Trends Impacting the Life Science Industry in 2017

Trends Impacting the Life Science Industry in 2017

Life Science 2017 3 Factors Impacting the Industry this Year 3 Factors Impacting the Life Science Industry in 2017 Following spending decreases in 2016 and recent regulation changes, pharmaceutical, biosimilar, and medical device companies will see many factors...

Abbott Agrees to Buy St. Jude Medical for $25 Billion

According to ChicagoTribune.com, “Abbott announced plans Thursday to acquire St. Jude Medical in a $25 billion deal, combining two of the larger players supplying products to patients with heart issues.”  For more information on this acquisition, please...

Analyzing Medtech’s M&A Impact on Jobs

PharmExec.com recently reported that “Thanks to its purchase of Covidien, Medtronic (Dublin, Ireland) is now the largest medtech company in terms of headcount, with more than 90,000 on the payroll at the end of its 2014 fiscal year. But, even discounting the...

ICYMI: Lima Corporate closes Zimmer Biomet acquisitions

In an article via MassDevice.com, “Lima Corporate said last Friday that it has completed its acquisition of knee and elbow assets from the merged Zimmer and Biomet. The Italian orthopedic company said it purchased Zimmer’s unicompartmental High Flex knee implant...

Integra to Acquire TEI Biosciences and TEI Medical

“Integra Lifesciences has entered into an agreement to acquire TEI Biosciences and TEI Medical in a transaction valued at $312 million,” according to an article from FDANews.com.  “The TEI buyout expands Integra’s portfolio of surgery and...