MALVERN Instruments, the materials characterization company based on the town's Enigma Business Park, has acquired US-based Viscotek Corporation.

Viscotek is a leading prov-ider of chromatography solutions - techniques for the separation of mixtures of substances - used in studying natural and synthetic polymers and proteins. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Malvern Instruments is a world-class supplier of systems for the characterization of particulate materials. The acquisition of Viscotek brings new and complementary technologies and expertise into the company, extending the range of materials characterization solutions that Malvern offers.

Malvern Instruments develops, manufactures and markets advanced analytical systems.