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Subsequent Events [Text Block]	17. SUBSEQUENT EVENT On August 1, 2016 we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of iLab Solutions LLC ("iLab"), a cloud-based solutions provider for core laboratory management. iLab Solutions' offerings enables customers to easily and accurately book time in shared facilities, to bill and invoice for projects, to manage studies, to generate reports and business intelligence, and to schedule instrument reservations across multiple projects. The purchase price was $26 million in cash. We have not yet finished allocating the purchase price to the net assets acquired. The financial results of iLab will be included within our results from the beginning of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016.

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