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DJO acquires Mathys AG Bettlach
Colfax Corp.’s DJO this week announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mathys AG Bettlach for an undisclosed amount. Mathys makes and distributes products for artificial joint replacement, synthetic bone graft solutions and sports medicine. The acquisition is expected to strengthen DJO’s patient-focused innovation pipeline and broaden its reconstructive portfolio. Get the full story […]
Private equity firms making majority investment in Medline
Medline Industries will stay a privately-held, family-run medtech giant after a majority investment from private equity firms. Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman are making the investment in Medline, which media reports peg at $34 billion. Get the full story on our sister site Medical Design & Outsourcing.
MedTech 100 roundup: Rebound hits a snag
Two weeks ago, medtech was on the rise following a rough stretch, but the past week brought the industry slightly back down to earth. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished the week (June 4) at 106.96 points, producing a -1.4% dip from the 108.5-point mark […]
Carbon Health acquires Steady Health and its diabetes platform
Carbon Health announced today that it acquired Steady Health and its platform for using continuous glucose monitoring to personalize diabetes care. San Francisco-based Carbon Health said in a news release that the acquisition accelerates its rollout of a new primary care model designed to integrate its clinic footprint with virtual and hardware-enabled capabilities to create […]
AliveCor purchases CardioLabs
Personal ECG tech company AliveCor is acquiring CardioLabs and its monitoring and cardiac diagnostic services. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in yesterday’s news release. “The acquisition of CardioLabs sets AliveCor on a course to becoming the premier provider of end-to-end cardiac diagnostic support,” AlilveCor CEO Priya Abani, said in the news […]
Abiomed buys PreCardia and its heart failure treatment system
Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) announced this week that it has acquired PreCardia and its catheter-based system to treat acute decompensated heart failure. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in the June 1 announcement. Abiomed officials say the deal complements the company’s product portfolio, expanding options for patients with acute decompensated heart failure. The […]
FTC drops Illumina-Grail court case, clearing the way for EU investigation
A U.S. judge has ruled in favor of an FTC petition to drop its case against the proposed merger between Illumina (NSDQ:ILMN) and Grail. The Financial Times reported that the ruling — with dropped the case without prejudice — allows the EU to investigate the merger while the deal remains blocked. In April the European Commission’s […]
