Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Clario for $8.9 Billion to Accelerate Digital Transformation of Clinical Research

30 October 2025 | Thursday | News

The acquisition, expected to be immediately accretive to adjusted EPS, expands Thermo Fisher’s leadership in clinical trial data solutions, integrating Clario’s high-growth digital endpoint platform to deliver faster, more informed drug development for pharma and biotech customers.

Expected to be immediately accretive to Adjusted Earnings Per Share (EPS)¹ after close

Attractive return profile given high growth and strong margin profile of Clario, and meaningful synergies - reflecting the company’s disciplined approach to capital deployment

Further strengthens Thermo Fisher’s position as the trusted partner to pharma and biotech customers, delivering important customer benefits

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science,  announced a definitive agreement to acquire Clario Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of endpoint data solutions for clinical trials, from a shareholder group led by Astorg and Nordic Capital, Novo Holding and Cinven, for $8.875 billion in cash at close plus potential additional earnout and other payments in the future, largely dependent on performance.

Clario integrates clinical trial endpoint data from devices, sites and patients enabling pharma and biotech customers to collect, manage and analyze clinical evidence digitally across every phase of drug development, supporting faster, more confident trial decisions. The company’s platform has supported approximately 70% of FDA drug approvals over the past decade.

Clinical trial endpoint data refers to the specific outcomes or events that are measured to determine whether the treatment or intervention being studied is effective and safe. Pharma and biotech customers increasingly depend on high-quality endpoint data to evaluate therapeutic safety, efficacy, and value—both during drug development and after approval. This data is essential for regulatory success, evidence-based pricing and reimbursement decisions, as well as R&D pipeline development.

The industry-leading solutions offered by Clario include electronic clinical outcome assessments (eCOA), medical imaging, cardiac solutions, respiratory assessments, and wearable data capture technologies designed to ensure the scientific integrity and regulatory compliance of clinical trial outcomes. Clario operates globally and has approximately 4,000 colleagues. For the full year 2025, Clario is expected to generate approximately $1.25 billion of revenue.

“Clario is an outstanding strategic fit, enabling faster, more informed drug development through differentiated technology and data intelligence solutions,” said Marc N. Casper, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific. “At Thermo Fisher, we come to work every day thinking about how we can further advance our customers’ important work, and by adding these high-growth capabilities, we will deliver even deeper clinical insights to our customers and further accelerate the digital transformation of clinical research.”

Casper added, “We’ve long admired Clario and this acquisition underscores our disciplined capital deployment strategy, which has an outstanding track record of creating shareholder value. We look forward to welcoming Clario’s colleagues to Thermo Fisher.”

”This strategic transaction will power the continued expansion of Clario’s differentiated digital endpoint platform and proprietary suite of AI tools,” said Chris Fikry, M.D., chief executive officer at Clario. “Thermo Fisher Scientific’s global scale and extensive relationships with key decision makers across large pharma and biotech will fuel expansion of our comprehensive clinical trial platform. We are certain this will benefit our clients and, ultimately, patients.”

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