Private equity firm TPG Inc. validated rumors circulating since August that it was seeking a buyer for Immucor Inc. with the announcement of an agreement to sell the diagnostics company for $2 billion to Werfen SA. Immucor offers transfusion and transplantation diagnostics making it a natural fit for Werfen, which develops specialized diagnostic instruments, reagents and data management solutions. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023. Read More
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (AHA) released new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of aortic disease just ahead of this year’s AHA Scientific Sessions, which start Nov. 5 in Chicago. The update is the first comprehensive revision to the guidelines since 2010. Key recommendations address screening and diagnostic testing, imaging, patient involvement in care decisions and when to consider surgery. Read More
The U.S. FDA held a two-day advisory hearing in the last week of October 2022 to address some lingering regulatory questions, including the question of whether therapeutic nail prostheses should be a class I device. The potentially more dramatic shift, however, would be the application of a class III risk designation to tissue expanders used in breast surgery. Read More
Predictive analytics startup Intus Care Inc. scooped up $14.1 million in a series A round led by Deerfield Management. The funds will be used to advance and scale its software platform for geriatric care. Read More
By pairing the expression of an inhibitory ion channel with an activity-dependent promoter, researchers have developed the first on-demand gene therapy that specifically silenced hyperactive cells and prevented epileptic seizures. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: ADI Health, Mast, Nanomix, Vitalhub. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Avita Medical, Neurosteer. Read More
