BioLife Solutions has entered into an agreement to acquire Astero Bio, a privately-held innovator in the design, development and commercialization of novel automated thawing devices, for $8 million.   This transaction is expected to further strengthen BioLife’s position as a supplier of disruptive, enabling solutions used in the manufacture, storage and distribution of cell and gene therapies. Astero’s ThawSTAR product line broadens BioLife’s bioproduction tools portfolio and i...