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More IVD Mergers: Agilent Buys Resolution, Hologic Acquires Diagenode
Hologic made its third big acquisition of 2021 and Agilent agreed to pay up to $695m for Resolution Bioscience to extend its precision oncology capabilities.
Reimbursement For Long-Term Cardiac Monitoring Remains Uncertain, iRhythm Reports
Local Medicare carrier Novitas met with monitoring companies to discuss rates for long-term ECG monitoring, but no final decision on recently proposed rate cuts has been reached, iRhythm reported.
NuVasive Adds Artificial Cervical Disc By Acquiring Simplify For $150M
Simplify’s total disc replacement complements NuVasive’s C360 line of cervical repair surgery devices, addressing a market that could eventually be worth $2.6bn.
Medtronic Claims Share Gains In Cardiovascular And Neurostim
The company’s revenue was down just 1% year-over-year in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, despite the ongoing impact of the pandemic.
Exec Chat: Steven Mickelsen Helps Acutus Translate Science Into Improved Outcomes
Mickelsen, an electrophysiologist at the University of Iowa, recently joined the rapidly growing San Diego-area company as Chief Translational Science Officer and is helping to guide the company’s development of novel electrophysiology therapies to treat cardiac arrhythmias.
PAVmed Plans Spin-Off And Marketing Push For Lucid Diagnostics
Lucid, which markets the EsoGuard test for Barrett’s esophagus, will become a separate public company, either through an IPO or a business combination with a health care SPAC.