Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) said today it inked a $150 million strategic partnership deal with Humacyte through which Fresenius will gain exclusive rights to commercialize Humacyte’s Humacyl bioengineered blood vessel technology. Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based Humacyte is exploring the use of its Humacyl human acellular vessel as a conduit for hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal […]
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Medtronic taps former JP Morgan analyst Weinstein for strategy SVP | Personnel Moves – May 7, 2018
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it tapped former J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. analyst Mike Weinstein as its strategy senior VP. Prior to joining Medtronic, Weinstein served as a managing director for JP Morgan’s equity research healthcare team, holding positions within the unit for more than 20 years, the Fridley, Minn.-based company said. “We are excited to […]
Fresenius shares dip on Q1 EPS, sales miss
Shares in Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) have fallen slightly today after the dialysis-focused medical group missed expectations on Wall Street and saw sales and profits shrink in their first quarter earnings report. The Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany-based company posted profits of $292.3 million, or $1.09 per share, on sales of $4.8 billion for […]
Fresenius fires back at Akorn with counterclaims following failed merger
Fresenius (ETR:FRE) filed counterclaims against generic drugmaker Akorn Inc. (NSDQ:AKRX) this week in Delaware Chancery Court, alleging that Akorn tried to defraud the FDA with falsified testing data. Akorn filed suit against Fresenius one day after the company walked away from a $4.75 billion deal to acquire Akorn. Fresenius cited an investigation that found material breaches of FDA data […]
Fresenius to deal majority investment in Sound Inpatient Physicians to PE consortium for $2.2B
Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) said last Saturday it inked a deal to divest itself of its controlling interest in Sound Inpatient Physician Holdings in a deal worth approximately $2.2 billion (EU €1.8 billion). The company said it is divesting its holdings in Sound to a consortium led by Summit Partners, and that it expects to generate […]
Fresenius abandons $4.3B Akorn merger, citing data integrity probe
Fresenius (ETR:FRE) is walking away from a $4.3 billion merger with U.S. generic drugmaker, Akorn Inc. (NSDQ:AKRX), citing an investigation that found material breaches of FDA data integrity requirements relating to Akorn’s operations. Fresenius said in a statement that it offered to delay its decision to give Akorn time to compete its own investigation, but Akorn turned […]
Fresenius Medical pays $4m to settle HIPAA violations
Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights to settle five breaches of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy and Security Rules. Fresenius reportedly submitted five separate breach reports on Jan. 23, 2013 for separate incidents between […]
FDA’s Gottlieb updates on IV bag shortages after Hurricane Maria
FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb expects that the shortage of IV fluids caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico will improve in the coming weeks and months, according to a statement issued by the agency yesterday. The regulatory chief said that the FDA is working with manufacturers like Baxter (NYSE:BAX) and B. Braun to import products from foreign facilities into the […]
FDA wants Fresenius to hire a consultant to fix long-standing CGMP woes
The FDA issued a warning letter to one of Fresenius‘ (NYSE:FMS) drug manufacturing plants in India last week, citing concerns that the company has not adequately addressed a sterility problem noted during previous inspections. It’s not the first time that the Kalyani, India-based manufacturing firm has been hit with a warning. In its letter to Fresenius, […]
Fresenius Kabi to invest $100m in North Carolina manufacturing site
Fresenius (NYSE:FMS) business group Fresenius Kabi said today that it plans to invest more than $100 million over the next five years in a Wilson, N.C.-based manufacturing site. The company’s expansion project is designed to boost the facility’s capacity to produce generic medicines in pre-filled syringes, Fresenius reported. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery […]
Fresenius gets in on $3m Modulated Imaging Series A
Medtech imaging developer Modulated Imaging said today it closed a $2.9 million Series A financing round that was joined by dialysis giant Fresenius Medical Care‘s (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) Ventures arm. The round was led by Grey Sky Venture Partners and joined by Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Fresenius Medical Care Ventures and Hamamatsu Photonics’ Photonics Management Corporation, the […]