On Sept. 18, 2006, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) announced the acquisition of RNA-TEC, based in Leuven, Belgium. The acquisition broadened IDT’s capabilities in the specialized large-scale RNA synthesis and purification areas and added RNA-TEC’s team, led by Dr. Brian Sproat, to IDT’s strong pool of scientists.

The acquisition of RNA-TEC, a spin-off company of the University of Leuven, also facilitated IDT’s planned expansion into Europe.