Deals Shaping The Medical Industry, December 2012

Derived from Strategic Transactions, EBI’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment –In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals– and then categorized by type –Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing.

Abaxis Inc. has licensed fellow POC blood analysis systems company Abbott Point of Care exclusive rights to distribute and sell its Piccolo Xpress clinical chemistry system and product line of single-use reagent discs in the US, China, and Hong Kong for the next five years, renewable for one-year periods. (Oct.)

Abbott will market Piccolo Xpress and related consumables to the human health care marketplace, and is subject to annual minimum purchase and sales requirements. Abaxis retains its current customer Catapult...

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