Fullerton-based Beckman Coulter Inc. said Wednesday that it bought the remaining 80% of NexGen Diagnostics LLC, a Southfield, Mich.-based company, for $36 million.
Beckman makes medical testing gear and supplies.
NexGen is a spinoff of Lumigen Inc., which Beckman bought for $185 million in 2006. Lumigen spun off NexGen before Beckman bought it.
The deal’s set to close in the fourth quarter. Beckman said in a statement that it expects to take a $36 million charge in the fourth quarter for costs related to NexGen’s research and development.
Lumigen already was a Beckman vendor when it was bought in 2006. It supplied chemicals used on Beckman machines.
