Orthopedic Device Companies Are all the Rage in 2019
Stryker Corporation’s (NYSE: SYK) recently announced acquisition of OrthoSpace, Ltd., an Israeli based orthopedic company, for $110 million (with another $110 million in milestones), makes it tough to ignore 2019’s biggest trend in the medical device sector. Orthopedic companies, so far, have taken up nearly 40% of the medical device transactions this year. In the deal, Stryker gains OrthoSpace’s InSpace platform, a biodegradable sub-acromial spacer designed to realign the natural biomechanics of the shoulder. It expects the InSpace product will bolster its sports medicine portfolio in particular. The product has been used with 20,000 patients across 30 countries.... Read More »
Robotic Surgery Firm Auris Health Goes to Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced it will acquire Auris Health, Inc., a privately held developer of robotic technologies. J&J will pay $3.5 billion upfront and $2.35 billion in milestones under the terms of the agreement. This is J&J’s first acquisition in the medical device sector since 2016, when it bought Abbott Medical Optics from Abbott (NYSE: ABT). Auris Health’s technology focuses on lung cancer, with an FDA-cleared platform currently used in bronchoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This acquisition will accelerate J&J’s entry into robotics with potential to expand into other interventional applications. Robotic technology deals... Read More »
Medical Device Makers Upgrade with Digital Health Deals
This week BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT) purchased Geneva Healthcare, Inc. for $45 million, continuing the 2018 trend of medical device companies acquiring digital health groups. BioTelemetry provides cardiac monitoring device manufacturing and monitoring and wanted Geneva’s proprietary cloud-based platform. Its technology aggregates data from device manufacturers’ systems, enabling a company to remotely monitor a patient’s implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators and loop recorders. Geneva’s platform provides physicians with a single portal to order patient monitoring, view monitoring results and request routine device checks.... Read More »
2018’s Biggest Healthcare Deals by Sector
2018 isn’t quite in the rearview mirror yet. We’re still scouring the news feeds for straggling deal announcements, and that never stops, honestly. With approximately 1,850 deals reported so far for 2018, healthcare deal volume is 14% more than 2017. Before we nail the numbers down, it’s easy to spot the biggest deals (by disclosed price) in each of the 13 healthcare sectors we follow. Most should be familiar names, but you can’t follow every sector. That’s why we’re here. Enjoy. Read More »
Propeller Health Flies to ResMed
And Propeller Health makes three. Three deals in 2018, that is, for ResMed Inc. (NYSE: RMD), which picked up Propeller for $225 million on December 3. ResMed is a global medical device maker with more than 6 million cloud-connected devices for daily remote patient monitoring for conditions like sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory conditions. Propeller Health is a digital therapeutics company based in Madison, Wisconsin and backed by Aptar Pharma, Safeguard Scientifics, Social Capital, Hikma, 3M Ventures and SR One. Its products treat COPD patients in Stage 2 and 3 severity levels through connectivity, analytics and companion digital experiences.... Read More »Schedule a demo
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