Laboratory supplies distributor VWR International LLC, Radnor, PA, has acquired Prolab Laboratuar Teknolojileri Ltd., a distributor of scientific laboratory supplies headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Terms were not disclosed.

Prolab is an independent distributor of laboratory consumables, chemicals and equipment, supplying product to customers in the pharmaceutical, analytical, industrial, education and research industries. The company has served as a distributor of VWR products in Turkey for several years.

"In alignment with our recent acquisitions in China and Latin America, Prolab will allow VWR to further expand our geographic reach to better serve our global customers in an increasingly important market for VWR,” Manuel Brocke-Benz, president and CEO, said.