Finland-based Medix Biochemica is strengthening its presence in the in vitro diagnostic (IVD) market with the purchase of Bioresource Technology for an undisclosed sum. Read More

Boston Scientific will expand its stent manufacturing pipeline by acquiring Synergy Innovation’s majority stock holdings in M.I. Tech, a Korean company that created a family of specialty endoscopic and urologic stents that Boston Scientific has distributed in Japan since 2015. Read More

The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) has inked a patent-sharing agreement with South African pharmaceutical company Biotech Africa to accelerate the manufacturing and sale of a COVID-19 antibody test. Read More

Beckton Dickinson (BD) announced the $1.5 billion acquisition of Durham, N.C.-based Parata Systems, a purchase that will give BD access to Parata’s portfolio of pharmacy automation products, such as pouch and blister medication adherence packaging and high-speed robotic dispensing technologies. Read More

Novela Neurotechnologies, a digital health company that specializes in epilepsy care, has acquired a portfolio of seizure-monitoring devices through the purchase of Brain Sentinel’s intellectual property, including 58 patents and applications. Read More

Medtronic and DaVita have teamed up to form a new medical device group — provisionally named “NewCo” — that will focus on independent kidney care. Read More

Medtronic has completed its $1.1 billion acquisition of the ear, nose and throat (ENT) implant manufacturer Intersect ENT, picking up Intersect’s Propel and Sinuva drug-eluting sinus implant product lines and its Menlo Park, Calif., facility. Read More

Kansas-based Telememory, doing business as MoodSpark, has acquired Dthera Sciences, gaining the San Diego, Calif. company’s cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) technology for seniors suffering from confusion or memory loss. Read More

Adaptiiv Medical Technologies, a medical device software developer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has partnered with the 3D printing giant HP and the radiation oncology firm Varian to offer customized 3D printed devices for use in radiation treatments. Read More

Labcorp, one of the nation’s largest diagnostic test companies, has launched an at-home test collection service that combines the company’s diagnostic tests with Getlabs’ at-home phlebotomoy service. Read More