GE Healthcare Technologies Inc. agreed to purchase medical imaging company Intelerad Medical Systems Inc. for $2.3 billion in cash, boosting its capabilities in cardiology and radiology. The deal, expected to close in the first half of 2026, advances GE Healthcare's dual strategies of expanding from primarily inpatient products to outpatient and ambulatory care settings and tripling its cloud-enabled products by 2028. Read More

Overture Life SLU secured CE mark certification for its Davitri system that automates the vitrification and thawing of oocytes and embryos, making the processes more efficient, consistent and cost-efficient. Davitri has the potential to transform IVF, giving women and families more control over their fertility timelines and ensuring every egg and embryo has the best possible chance of survival. Read More

Recent progress in redressing the historical underfunding and neglect of women’s health could be undermined by the backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, according to executives participating in the FT Global Pharma and Biotech Summit 2025 in London Nov. 11-12. Read More

The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is calling for unified standards to harmonize microbiome research, after revealing major inconsistencies in the results when labs around the world analyzed identical reference samples of gut bacteria. Read More

Changes to a U.S. CDC website regarding autism and vaccines has sparked a backlash from numerous scientific and other groups, placing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) in the spotlight once again for appearing to break promises made earlier this year to secure his nomination. Read More

Managing Editor Anette Breindl talks about covering research breakthroughs that later became industry defining. Read More

New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Celerion, Quanterix. Read More

Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Grameye, Revian. Read More

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Endtra Life Sciences. Read More

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Abionyx, Clearpoint,Cortechs, Irras, Neurogen Sebia, Paradromics, Philips, Picard, Syncardia, Tasso. Read More

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Spryte Medical. Read More