Alere, a Waltham, Mass.-based operator of diagnosis, monitoring and health information technologies, said it acquired Epocal, a Canadian diagnostics firm that developed a point-of-care blood analysis system.
The companies had first announced plans in 2009 for Alere to acquire Epocal's issued and outstanding equity securities for $166 million in cash, according to an Alere news release (PDF). The definitive agreement required certain financial milestones be met by Oct. 31, 2014.