BRIEF-Life Technologies acquires Compendia Bioscience

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Life Technologies Corp :

* Acquires compendia bioscience

* Says the financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed

* Says acquisition of compendia bioscience is expected to be neutral to 2012 earnings

* Sees deal to be accretive to the company's overall roic by 2015

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