Lantheus Holdings Inc. is making waves in M&A with its second big deal of the month – and year – the acquisition of Evergreen Theragnostics Inc. for $250 million in cash up front and up to an additional $752.5 million in contingent payments. The transaction follows announcement of a definitive agreement to acquire Life Molecular Imaging Ltd., a subsidiary of Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd., on Jan. 13 for $350 million in cash at closing and a further $400 million in milestone payments. Read More
A new bioprinting platform to create tissues that can change shape as a result of forces generated by the cells, similar to what happens naturally during organ development, was developed by researchers from the University of Galway, Ireland. Read More
Litigation against companies in the life sciences has far too often covered those who were not injured by the device or drug, but there are signs that this tide is shifting. Read More
With positive results from a phase III study, ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE said it has reached a landmark. The clinical trial of ITM-11, a synthetic, targeted radiotherapeutic agent for treating inoperable, progressive grade 1 or grade 2 gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, met its primary endpoint of prolonging progression-free survival when compared to the mTOR inhibitor everolimus, a targeted molecular therapy and a standard of care. Read More
False Claims Act litigation in the U.S. spiked significantly according to a new report by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, at least in terms of the number of cases brought to the courts. Read More
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Artivion, Neurocode, Revivemed, Trinity Biotech. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Ignite Proteomics, IMAC Holdings, Intelligent Bio, Ivy Diagnostics, Lucia Health, Paragonix Technologies, Polarean Imaging, Simonmed Imaging, Royal Philips. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: AI Optics, Beckman Coulter, Claritas, Fresenius Kabi, Instylla, Modella. Read More
