Sartorius Stedim Biotech has acquired MKS Instruments AB (Umetrics) based in Malmö, Sweden, for $72.5 million. Umetrics specializes in data analytics software for modeling and optimizing biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing processes. The companies have been working together for approximately five years and, in 2017, plans to generate annual sales of around $15 million and a double-digit operating profit.   In addition, Sartorius has completed the acquisition of U.S.-based Essen Bi...