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MedTech 100 roundup: Largest slide for industry in 2021
The medtech industry’s 2021 performance has been all over the place and the past weekend highlighted its topsy-turvy nature. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — had been on the rise since the beginning of April, with its mark of 112.25 on April 16 representing an all-time best and […]
GE Healthcare acquires Zionexa and its FDA-approved PET imaging agent
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced today that it has acquired Zionexa and its molecular imaging agent that could enable more targeted treatment for metastatic breast cancer patients. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Zionexa (Aubière, France) has had its FDA-approved PET imaging agent Cerianna on the U.S. market since December 2020, but it’s […]
SeaSpine rises after hours on Street-beating Q1
SeaSpine (NSDQ:SPNE) shares ticked up after hours today on first-quarter results that beat the consensus forecast. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company posted losses of -$12.7 million, or -46¢ per share, on sales of $42 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, for a -1.3% bottom-line slide on sales growth of 16.2%. Adjusted to exclude […]
Hologic earnings miss Wall Street expectations for Q2
Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) posted second-quarter results today that trailed the consensus forecast, but the company forecasts a strong third quarter fueled by robust COVID-19 test revenue. The Marlborough, Mass.-based company posted profits of $1.09 billion, or $2.38 per share, on sales of $1.54 billion for the three months ended March 27, 2020. Sales growth in the […]
DJO acquires MedShape and its ortho materials tech
Colfax Corp.’s DJO today said it has acquired MedShape for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition expands DJO’s foot and ankle business as MedShape develops a superelastic nickel-titanium shape memory alloy, as well as shape memory polymer technologies. Other technologies in the deal include devices for fracture fixation, joint fusion and soft tissue injury repair that […]
MedTech 100 roundup: New heights reached again
One week after recording its all-time best performance, the medtech industry again topped itself, storming even further ahead. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — has been on the rise since April began, with last week’s mark of 112.25 (April 16) representing an all-time best, topping the […]
EU to look into Illumina’s proposed acquisition of Grail
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition announced today that it will review Illumina’s proposed $8 billion acquisition of Grail. The move, covered in media reports, comes weeks after the companies delayed the deal until after Sept. 20 while the U.S. Federal Trade Commission challenges the deal. Grail is one of several companies competing to develop […]
