Luminex bumps up offer for Nanosphere to $77M

Luminex ($LMNX) had offered to buy molecular microbiology and diagnostic company Nanosphere ($NSPH) for $58 million. But it was forced to raise its offer to about $77 million after an unsolicited third party offered $1.50 per share for the company. The original offer was for $1.35 and the current agreed-upon offer is for $1.70 per share. More