Versant Diagnostics Expands into Georgia With SouthEastern Pathology Deal
Versant Diagnostics has announced a strategic partnership with SouthEastern Pathology. SouthEastern Pathology is a College of American Pathologists-accredited provider based in Rome, Georgia. The company’s board-certified pathologists and staff have been providing personalized pathology services for physicians and patients throughout the Southeastern United States for more than 50 years. Founded in 2021 by Ven Aduana, M.D., Jim Billington and Brian Carr, Versant Diagnostics is an independent physician services company focused on anatomic pathology. Versant Diagnostics provides services for hospitals and physician practices. Versant Diagnostics is focused on rapidly advancing digital... Read More »
GE HealthCare to Acquire Brain Imaging Company Icometrix
GE HealthCare announced on September 10 that it entered into an agreement to acquire AI-powered imaging analysis company Icometrix. Founded in 2011, Icometrix is a healthcare technology company developing imaging analysis technology for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. GE Healthcare, a subsidiary of General Electric (GE), is an American multinational medical technology company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It was spun-off from GE on January 4, 2023, with GE retaining 13.5% ownership. GE HealthCare provides digital infrastructure, data analytics and decision support tools designed to help in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients. The deal remains... Read More »
Specialty Appliances Expands into Oklahoma with Brewer Dental Laboratory Acquisition
Specialty Appliances, based in Cumming, Georgia, announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Brewer Dental Laboratory. Brewer Dental Laboratory is a specialty dental lab that has served dentists throughout the Tulsa area and across the United States since 1970. The company provides practices with the latest removable and fixed technologies, and highest quality products for patients. Founded in 1981 and serving customers across the country, Specialty Appliances is an orthodontic laboratory focused on the manufacturing and development of customized orthodontic and specialty dental appliances and the distribution of consumable orthodontic products.... Read More »
French Genomic Analysis Firm SeqOne Acquires U.K.-Based Congenica
SeqOne announced on September 2 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Congenica, a British company spun out of the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Founded in 2012, Congenica services more than 25 private and public labs, including multiple NHS Genomics Laboratory Hubs and national programs such as Genomics England and the Hong Kong Genomic Program. SeqOne’s AI-powered genomic analysis platform, providing clinical decision-support tools that enable molecular laboratories to deliver fast, accurate and scalable analysis of genetic data for applications in oncology, rare and inherited diseases and infectious diseases. The company now serves a global customer base of... Read More »
