Diagnostics
Merck Serono bets on precision medicine
March 11, 2015Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Diagnostics, FDA, Illumina, Merck Serono, opexa, personalised
Merck Serono is looking to expand further into personalised medicine as the company enters into an agreement with Illumina to …
J&J to sell division for $4.1 billion
January 20, 2014Sales and Marketing Diagnostics, J&J, JJ, carlyle, ocd, ortho-clinical
Johnson & Johnson has been offered $4.15 billion by private equity firm The Carlyle Group to buy its Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics …
Roche buys blood testing firm for $220m
July 2, 2013Sales and Marketing CMI, Diagnostics, Roche
Roche has acquired Boston-based Constitution Medical Investors in order to buy into its haematology testing system. The cancer drug specialist …
Roche plans €200m investment in diagnostics facility
December 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production Diagnostics, Roche
Roche has said it intends to invest more than €200 million ($260m) in the construction of a new production plant …
Roche earmarks $300m for diagnostics HQ
June 26, 2012Manufacturing and Production Diagnostics, Illumina, Roche, US, manufacturing
Roche has said it intends to invest $300 million over the next 10 years at its diagnostics headquarters in Indianapolis, …
Roche abandons Illumina takeover bid
April 19, 2012Sales and Marketing Diagnostics, Illumina, Roche, mergers and acquisitions
Roche has conceded defeat in its bid to buy Illumina, after shareholders of the diagnostics firm blocked the takeover – …
Roche launches $5.7 billion hostile bid for Illumina
January 25, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Diagnostics, Illumina, Roche
Roche has launched a hostile takeover bid for US diagnostics company Illumina. The Swiss manufacturer appears tired of waiting for …
GSK moves into diagnostics with Enigma
August 12, 2011Sales and Marketing Diagnostics, GSK, infectious diseases
GlaxoSmithKline has signed a deal to develop new tests with Enigma Diagnostics, extending a 2009 agreement with the Salisbury-based company. …
Roche investing $180m on US diagnostics facilities
October 18, 2010Research and Development Diagnostics, Roche, Ventana, personalised medicine
Swiss drugmaker Roche is planning to invest $180 million and boost staff at its diagnostics subsidiary Ventana Medical Systems, as …
Roche to acquire digital pathology specialists
August 23, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Diagnostics, Roche
Roche has added to its portfolio of diagnostics products by acquiring US company BioImagene. The privately held Californian company specialises …
Roche buys insulin patch company
April 13, 2010Research and Development Diagnostics, Roche, diabetes
Roche has acquired insulin delivery specialist company Medingo to consolidate its presence in the diabetes care market. Medingo, formerly a …
AstraZeneca continues personalised healthcare push
January 19, 2010Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Dako, Diagnostics, Iressa
AstraZeneca and cancer diagnostics specialist Dako Denmark are to develop companion diagnostics for a number of the pharma company’s oncology …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
January 15, 2010Medical Communications Diagnostics, Novartis, Roche, digital pharma, malaria
In this week’s roundup: Roche answers cancer testing questions, Novartis uses SMS in fight against malaria, UCB goes to Facebook …
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