TOKYO & BOTHELL, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (TSE: 4901, hereinafter: Fujifilm), a diversified technology company that operates in healthcare, highly functional materials, and document solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO, hereinafter: SonoSite), a pioneer and leader in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound technology, pursuant to [...]

Strike one up for the team from Warsaw, the “Orthopedic Capital of the World,” as Warsaw-based Zimmer Holdings, Inc. announced on November 10 that it has acquired Memphis-based ExraOrtho, Inc. Memphis is home to numerous orthopedic companies and enjoys a healthy competition with it’s neighbor to the north. ExtraOrtho makes an external fixation line called [...]

Medtronic, Inc. announced on July 7 that it was acquiring Salient Surgical Technologies Inc., of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Peak Surgical Inc. of Palo Alto, California. The two companies, in which Medtronic already holds an ownership stake, will join the company’s surgical technologies business. Net of Medtronic’s existing ownership, the deals are worth $480 million [...]

The regenerative medicine folks at Histogenics Corporation are generating some excitement as they move forward with a new company and a new person at the helm. Histogenics has announced that it has acquired ProChon BioTech Ltd. in a stock-for-stock exchange. Leading the new management team will be President & CEO Patrick O’Donnell, formerly CEO of [...]

Diagnostics company bioMerieux (PARIS:BIM) is acquiring French microbiological analysis company AES Laboratoire for $260 million.   France-based bioMerieux, which has its U.S. headquarters in Durham, North Carolina, gains AES’ expertise in analyzing microbiological samples in industrial settings. The acquisition is bioMerieux’s ninth in five years. BioMerieux’s strength is in medical diagnostics and some of the [...]

Investing in a medical device company these days does not come cheap. Venture capitalists said at a panel during Thursday’s MedTech Investing Conference in Minneapolis that the cost and risk of bringing medical device start-ups to market has gotten so expensive, it has caused at least one of them to change their business model. Jan Garfinkle, [...]

Premia Spine, Ltd. announced today that the company acquired Impliant, Ltd. assets, which include 16 worldwide patents. Premia intends to commercially launch the TOPS(TM) System and its adjunct Versalink(TM) Fixation System in third quarter of 2011.   “We are excited about the opportunity to provide patients with a clinically-proven, superior solution to lumbar fusion,” stated [...]

DUBLIN, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Shire plc (LSE:SHP.l – News), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire Advanced BioHealing, Inc.   – Creation of a new strategic platform based on tissue regeneration using cell-based therapies complements Shire’s existing specialty focus and biologics manufacturing capability   – Strong [...]

Orthopedic implant and surgical products maker Stryker Corp. said Monday it will buy rival Orthovita Inc. for about $304 million in cash. Orthovita’s products include Vitoss bone grafts and Cortoss bone augmentation material. It also sells Vitagel, which is designed to reduce bleeding. Stryker is offering $3.85 per share, a premium of 41 percent from [...]

Minneapolis, Minnesota April 27, 2011 and Tokyo, Japan April 28, 2011 — Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (“TMSC”) and Vital Images, Inc. (Nasdaq:VTAL – News) (“Vital Images”) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which a subsidiary of TMSC (“Merger Sub”) will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock [...]