Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life-sciences deals, the bimonthly Pacts In Medtech highlights notable technology alliances, R&D partnerships and commercial collaborations. In this edition, we look at industry pacts that were sealed in the final two months of 2017.
Industry collaborations to advance a technology are the life blood of the medtech sector. These partnerships are even more critical when one partner is a small player partnering with a bigger company to access its technological resources and commercial reach.
Among the list of medtech-related pacts that were signed and sealed in November and December, there was a notable one...
When a large medtech company sets up a venture fund, it typically invests in technologies that are adjacent to its pre-existing portfolio. Intuitive Surgical’s approach is different.
Spain has one of the highest incarceration rates in Europe, with 160 individuals imprisoned per 100,000 residents. In 2020, 43,494 people were incarcerated in facilities not managed by regional health authorities — essentially all regions except Catalonia, the Basque Country, and Navarra.
Biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has partnered with start-up “unicorn” Owkin to develop an AI-powered tool to prescreen for gBRCA mutations on the basis of morphological features in digitized pathology slides. Built on extensive, high-quality data sourced from the France-based PortrAIt consortium, the AI will help to prioritize patients for further testing, streamlining the diagnostic process, Owkin says.
This week, Establishment Labs Holdings announced the FDA gave it premarket approval for Motiva breast implant, Cologuard lands FDA approval for Cologuard Plus and GE HealthCare gets FDA nod for a new imaging agent. The FDA announces another expansion for TAP into ophthalmology and radiology. The AAMI and CTA will join forces to develop standards for AI and ML-enabled health care products.
