Heska acquires Lacuna Diagnostics

LOVELAND — Veterinary diagnostics equipment maker Heska Corp. (Nasdaq: HSKA) continued its months-long acquisition spree by purchasing Fort Collins-based Lacuna Diagnostics Inc.

The acquisition is Heska’s first foray into specialty clinical services after mainly focusing on developing tools for diagnostics, radiography and a few allergy treatments. It comes months after it spent $110 million to acquire a European diagnostics provider with large market shares in France, Germany, Spain and other countries on the continent.

Founded in 2018 by a group of Colorado State University students, Lacuna gives veterinarians the option to send digital…