Siemens Inks $5.1 Billion Deal for Dotmatics

Siemens AG, a technology conglomerate, has acquired Dotmatics, an R&D scientific software company, from private equity firm Insight Partners for $5.1 billion.1

“By acquiring Dotmatics, we’re strategically strengthening our position in life sciences and creating a world-leading AI-powered PLM software portfolio as part of Siemens Xcelerator. Artificial intelligence has emerged as a transformative force across various industries, and its application in life sciences is becoming increasingly important,” said Roland Busch, president and CEO of Siemens AG. “The Dotmatics acquisition is part of our ONE Tech Company growth program, enhancing our leading position in industrial software and helping our customers to innovate even faster.”

According to the involved parties, the deal is expected to bolster both Siemens’ and Dotmatics' ability to embolden scientists, with the help of software that simplify a bit of that process via data contextualization, and artificial intelligence that can assist with research. The software company will now be able to utilize the additional infrastructure, and customer network that Siemens provides.

“Following an exciting journey with Insight Partners, where Dotmatics achieved remarkable growth and portfolio expansion, we are thrilled to announce our new chapter with Siemens,” noted Thomas Swalla, CEO of Dotmatics. “Combining our next-generation scientific intelligence platform and industry-leading scientific applications together with Siemens' digital twin and AI capabilities, we’ll drive a new wave of innovation in life sciences R&D. Together, we'll accelerate innovation cycles for our customers and help scientists make breakthrough discoveries faster than ever before shaping the future of scientific innovation.”

With the life sciences industry continuing to grow exponentially, leveraging Siemens' production and AI know-how with the scientific applications offered by Dotmatics has the capability—executives believe—to create an end-to-end digital thread that links research data all the way through to life sciences manufacturing.

“When we first invested in what is now Dotmatics in 2017, we recognized the enormous potential of the platform being developed and the impact the company’s technology would have on life sciences R&D,” commented Jared Rosen, managing director at Insight Partners. “It has been a privilege to collaborate closely with Thomas and the Dotmatics leadership team, actively supporting 14 strategic acquisitions and providing resources through our Onsite platform to fuel their impressive growth. The transition of Dotmatics from Insight Partners to Siemens represents a logical next step, empowering Dotmatics to further advance its mission of accelerating innovation within life sciences. This acquisition opens new avenues to seamlessly connect scientific discovery with manufacturing execution, enabling scientific R&D organizations to rapidly and confidently transition breakthroughs from molecule to market.”

Reference

1. Dotmatics Signs Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Siemens Advancing a New Era of AI-Driven Innovation in Life Sciences Dotmatics. April 2, 2025. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://www.dotmatics.com/news/dotmatics-acquired-by-siemens-ai-life-sciences