M&A: Page 19
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Smith & Nephew buys skin substitute maker for $660M
The company announced Wednesday it closed the acquisition of Osiris Therapeutics.
By Susan Kelly • Updated April 17, 2019 -
Hill-Rom strikes $180M Voalte takeover to boost connected care unit
The acquisition will give the hospital equipment maker a communications system to complement its portfolio of smart devices.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 13, 2019 -
Edwards deepens structural heart position with new investments
Deals with Corvia Medical and Mitralign could bolster the valve specialist's structural heart treatment abilities, where the company said it intends to remain focused.
By Susan Kelly • March 12, 2019 -
Philips nabs Carestream unit to boost informatics business
The healthcare electronics company hopes the takeover will strengthen its informatics presence outside of North America.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 8, 2019 -
Accenture to buy Irish manufacturing services firm ESP
ESP will join Accenture's digitally-focused unit and bring along its clients, which include Stryker and Boston Scientific.
By Kristin Jensen • March 7, 2019 -
Oral arguments in ACLA v. Azar appeal set for April 23
In a brief, HHS argued the American Clinical Laboratory Association does not have standing to bring a lawsuit over implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act.
By David Lim • March 7, 2019 -
Pharma strikes $220M deal for pain device player Myoscience
New Jersey-based Pacira is moving into the device sector to build a portfolio of pain products capable of reducing the need for opioids.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 6, 2019 -
Stryker buys Arrinex to expand ENT portfolio
The takeover gives Stryker's growing ENT business a chronic rhinitis device.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 26, 2019 -
GE selling off biopharma business in $21.4B deal
Danaher's massive buy bolsters its life sciences unit. GE, meanwhile, plans to strengthen its balance sheet with the cash infusion and is reportedly pausing IPO plans for GE Healthcare.
By Andrew Dunn • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Boston Scientific-BTG deal faces FTC holdup
The embolization beads businesses are at the heart of U.S. anti-trust regulators' concerns.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 15, 2019 -
HIMSS19: Digital health 'at peak investment cycle,' expert says
Last year's record level of investment into United States digital health companies came despite a lull in initial public offerings.
By David Lim • Feb. 14, 2019 -
Boston Scientific targets structural heart, international market growth in 2019
A near-constant stream of acquisitions defined the device giant's 2018. Now, it's looking ahead to product launches in the U.S., Europe and Japan.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 6, 2019 -
Zimmer Biomet narrowly beats Q4 expectations, looks to Rosa knee soft launch
RBC Capital Markets analysts predicted the company's second half of 2019 is primed for faster growth once Rosa and other new knee product launches kick in.
By David Lim • Feb. 1, 2019 -
Many health startups, like Theranos, lack peer-reviewed data to back claims
Of 18 current healthcare "unicorns," 10 had no highly cited published medical papers and three had no published papers at all, according to Stanford researchers.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 31, 2019 -
Medtronic buys Epix to boost cardiac ablation unit
Terms for the acquisition were not disclosed, but the device giant said the company is pre-revenue and the deal will be dilutive.
By David Lim • Jan. 25, 2019 -
As shutdown stalls IPOs, companies mull creative paths to market
Biotechs in the process of going public are considering legal workarounds to bypass a hamstrung SEC, but the Nasdaq appears to be proceeding warily.
By Andrew Dunn • Jan. 18, 2019 -
Abbott inks Cephea buyout to boost mitral valve pipeline
The takeover gives Abbott another valve replacement device to rival those owned by Edwards and Medtronic.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 17, 2019 -
LabCorp and Quest prepare for year of M&A as price cuts hit small labs
The laboratory testing giants expect reimbursement reductions to wipe out profits at smaller rivals, triggering a period of heavy consolidation.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 9, 2019 -
Wright Medical posts $9.5M in Cartiva revenue, beating expectations
The device maker's acquisition of Cartiva and its big toe arthritis implant boosted results.
By David Lim • Jan. 7, 2019 -
Boston Scientific strikes $325M Millipede mitral valve repair buyout
The takeover gives Boston Scientific a foothold in a market predicted to grow to $1 billion by 2021.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 3, 2019 -
Regulatory makeovers and international game changers: MedTech Dive's top stories of 2018
Hard looks at cybersecurity and digital health's hot streak also left their mark on the year.
By Maria Rachal • Dec. 22, 2018 -
3M completes acquisition of MModal's tech business for $1B
The manufacturer plans to use MModal's cloud-based, conversational AI technology in areas like population health, where 3M is already active.
By Meg Bryant • Updated Feb. 4, 2019 -
Medtronic launches spinal surgery system with Mazor technology
U.S. patients are now being treated with Medtronic's fully-integrated spinal surgery system, born from the 2018 buyout of Israel's Mazor Robotics.
By Maria Rachal • Updated Jan. 28, 2019 -
Smith & Nephew completes meniscus repair acquisition
The company said Tuesday its $50 million purchase of Ceterix Orthopaedics has closed, with additional payouts up to $55 million possible over the next five years based on the associated meniscal repair system's financial performance.
By Maria Rachal • Updated Jan. 23, 2019 -
Livongo names Cerner's Burke as new CEO
Current CEO Glen Tullman will take the title of executive chairman. Tullman told MedTech Dive in an interview before the move that revenue is set to more than double in 2018 to about $61 million.
By David Lim • Dec. 19, 2018