PerkinElmer to acquire diagnostics company Oxford Immunotec for $591m
PerkinElmer has reached an agreement to acquire UK-based diagnostics company Oxford Immunotec for approximately $591m or $22 for each of…
07 Jan 2021
Optum to acquire health technology company Change Healthcare
UnitedHealth Group's Optum is set to acquire Change Healthcare for $25.75 per share in cash for the latter’s common stock. According to media sources, Optum will acquire the healthcare technology…
06 Jan 2021
Hologic to acquire diagnostic tests provider Biotheranostics for $230m
Medical technology company Hologic has agreed to acquire US-based commercial-stage molecular diagnostic tests provider Biotheranostics for approximately $230m. The acquisition will help to fast-track Hologic’s entry into the oncology growth…
05 Jan 2021
Hologic acquires SOMATEX Medical Technologies for $64m
Medical technology company Hologic has acquired biopsy site markers and localisation technologies developer SOMATEX Medical Technologies in a deal valued at approximately $64m. E-Med Solutions, a group of investors led…
23 Dec 2020
Honeywell to acquire Sparta Systems for $1.3bn
Industry-specific solutions provider Honeywell has agreed to acquire Sparta Systems and its medtech and pharma quality management software for $1.3bn from New Mountain Capital. With this acquisition, Sparta’s AI-enabled software…
07 Dec 2020
Olympus to acquire Veran Medical Technologies for $340m
Olympus has signed an agreement to acquire medical device maker Veran Medical Technologies (VMT) through its subsidiary Olympus Corporation of the Americas (OCA) in a deal worth up to $340m.…
07 Dec 2020
Sherlock Biosciences and Tolo Biotech sign diagnostic technologies deals
Engineering biology firm Sherlock Biosciences and China-based Tolo Biotech have signed exclusive license agreements for their diagnostic technologies. Under the deal, Sherlock gained exclusive rights in the US to Tolo’s…