
A radical strategy for Medtronic
The sellside expects the world’s leading medtech to be outpaced by its rivals. Divestments might allow the group to defy this destiny.

Healthineers scores big in the third quarter
Diagnostics companies enjoy notable uplift in sales; elsewhere, spinouts could shape the future.

The scramble to reinvent the ventilator
As Smiths Group delays its split partly so it can focus on ventilator production, the US FDA grants emergency authorisation to other breathing devices to treat Covid-19.

GE Healthcare float sunk in favour of Danaher deal
GE sells its Biopharma business for $21.4bn, but is its IPO cancelled or merely on hold?