▁and ▁Company , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Smith ▁K line ▁& ▁French ▁Labor ator ies ▁as ▁it ▁focused ▁more ▁on ▁research . ▁Years ▁later ▁it ▁bought ▁Norden ▁Labor ator ies , ▁a ▁business ▁doing ▁research ▁into ▁animal ▁health , ▁and ▁Re cher che ▁et ▁Indust rie ▁Th éra pe ut iques ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁v acc ines . ▁The ▁company ▁began ▁to ▁expand ▁glob ally , ▁bu ying ▁seven ▁labor ator ies ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁it ▁bought ▁All er gan , ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁eye ▁and ▁sk inc are ▁products . ▁ ▁Smith K line ▁& ▁French ▁merged ▁with ▁Beck man ▁Inc . ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Smith K line ▁Beck man . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁it ▁bought ▁International ▁C lin ical ▁Labor ator ies , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁merged ▁with ▁Be ech am ▁to ▁form ▁Smith K line ▁Be ech am ▁P . L . C .. ▁The ▁headquarters ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁England . ▁To ▁expand ▁R & D ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁company ▁bought ▁a ▁new ▁research ▁center ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ; ▁another ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁in ▁England ▁at ▁New ▁Front iers ▁Science ▁Park ,