Fortis Life Sciences Acquires International Point of Care

Fortis Life Sciences Acquires International Point of Care

Fortis Life Sciences, backed by Boston-based private equity firm Summit Partners, has acquired Toronto-based International Point of Care (IPOC). IPOC specializes in developing and manufacturing diagnostic components. IPOC serves many of the leading global diagnostic companies enabling the commercialization of new immunodiagnostic and molecular diagnostic technologies. Fortis Life Sciences partners with diagnostics and life sciences companies to custom-design, validate and manufacture proprietary solutions to solve their most difficult development problems. Fortis serves a global customer base and has offices worldwide including four R&D sites and three GMP and ISO 13485 compliant... Read More »
ResMed Acquires Somnoware to Expand Sleep Management Offerings

ResMed Acquires Somnoware to Expand Sleep Management Offerings

ResMed announced its acquisition of Somnoware, a Sunnyvale, California-based provider of sleep and respiratory care diagnostics software. Somnoware is a cloud-based platform for enhanced respiratory care management. Somnoware designed its software to streamline the processes of physicians and sleep and pulmonary function testing labs as they diagnose and evaluate sleep and respiratory care test results. Through the platform, positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy can run more efficiently. The software can electronically provide PAP information directly into a patient’s electronic health record. ResMed develops, manufactures and markets medical equipment for the diagnosis, treatment and... Read More »
PE-Backed Capitol Imaging Acquires Two Texas Radiology Groups

PE-Backed Capitol Imaging Acquires Two Texas Radiology Groups

Capitol Imaging, backed by private equity firm Clearview Capital, announced its acquisition of two radiology groups in Texas. The acquisitions include the Houston Premier Radiology Center and Alliance MRI. The two groups offer a range of diagnostic imaging services and combine to a total of 10 locations in the Houston MSA. Alliance MRI also has several locations in the San Antonio MSA. Metairie, Louisiana-based Capitol Imaging provides outpatient diagnostic services through more than 40 facilities across Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. It offers multi-modality capabilities including MRI, CT and mammography. According to the press release, Capitol Imaging and Clearview... Read More »
Biosynex Acquires ProciseDx

Biosynex Acquires ProciseDx

Biosynex SA announced on June 13 that it entered an agreement to acquire ProciseDx for an undisclosed price.  According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this transaction represents the 68th Laboratories, MRI and Dialysis acquisition of 2023, and the 33rd in the diagnostic subsector.  ProciseDx is an in vitro diagnostics company with a proprietary instrument platform and portfolio of point-of-care diagnostic tests. It is based in San Diego, California. Biosynex is a French market leader specializing in the design and distribution of rapid tests. Biosynex designs, manufactures and distributes Rapid Diagnostic Tests, as well as diagnostic equipment for healthcare... Read More »
Avacta Group Acquires Coris BioConcept for $9.2 Million

Avacta Group Acquires Coris BioConcept for $9.2 Million

Avacta Group plc has acquired Coris BioConcept for £7.4 million, approximately $9.2 million USD, with an earnout based on future business performance, payable in cash, of up to £3 million. According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this marks the 63rd Laboratories, MRI and Dialysis transaction of the year and the 31st in the diagnostic subsector. Coris BioConcept is a middle-sized company specialized in developing, manufacturing and marketing rapid diagnostic test kits, mainly lateral flow tests, for use by healthcare professionals. Coris BioConcept was established in 1996 and is based in Gembloux, Belgium. Avacta Group plc is a life sciences company. The company is focused on... Read More »
healthŌme Acquires Kailos Genetics

healthŌme Acquires Kailos Genetics

healthŌme™ Inc. announced earlier this week its acquisition of Kailos Genetics, LLC for an undisclosed price. Kailos Genetics is a CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited genetic testing laboratory and supplier of clinical grade laboratory reagents for next-generation sequencing. healthŌme is a leading genomics-based, health navigation company based at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama. healthŌme, in partnership with Hannover Re US, the reinsurer for healthŌme’s new first-of-its-kind, patent pending cancer program, designs, develops and delivers its health management solutions through a network of life and critical insurance carriers. With the acquisition, Kailos... Read More »