Akoya Biosciences gains on merger deal with Quanterix

Quanterix

10/01/2025 12:39

** Shares of life sciences tech co Akoya Biosciences
 AKYA.O  rise 52.63% to $4.06 premarket
    ** Quanterix Corp  QTRX.O  to acquire AKYA in an all-stock
transaction
    ** QTRX shares up 11.59% at $13.09 before the bell
    ** Akoya shareholders will receive 0.318 shares of Quanterix
common stock for each share of Akoya common stock owned
    ** Following the close of the transaction, Quanterix
shareholders will own about 70% of the combined company and
Akoya shareholders will own about 30%
    ** Last year, AKYA stock fell ~53% while QTRX declined ~61%

 (Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)
 ((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))