A Covid-19 threat to business acquisitions
20 key healthcare transactions, most struck before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, have yet to be formally completed.
Thermo Fisher buys Qiagen after all
Despite insisting last year that it was no longer for sale, Qiagen falls to Thermo Fisher for $10bn.
2019 was all about execution for smaller device makers
New products and strategic execution buoyed mid and small-cap medtechs, while safety worries took down one former high-flier.
Corporate and regulatory developments over the Christmas period
On the corporate front Astellas continued to buy, while Qiagen decided that it was not, after all, up for sale.
Antitrust watchdog plunges Illumina’s megamerger into darkness
Even if the sequencing giant doesn't suffer in the short term from the death of its bid for Pacbio, long-read tech is nipping at its heels.
Who will buy Qiagen?
The Dutch group is ripe for a takeover, and while Thermo Fisher has to be the likeliest candidate for acquirer there are a number of potentially interested parties.
Diagnostics specialists win the US device approval race
The speediest device developer is Roche, but a look at companies’ strategies shows the perils of relying on bought-in tech.
Storm-tossed Qiagen plots a course to higher growth
A shift to higher-growth systems and a tie-up with Illumina are sensible moves, but will take time to pay off.
