Deals Shaping The Medical Industry, March 2014

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’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. This month’s column covers deals announced January through February 2014.

Becton Dickinson & Co. acquired its privately held point-of-care testing partner Alverix Inc. (optoelectronics) for $40mm cash. (Jan.)

Alverix was spun out of Alvago Technologies in 2007, and teamed up with BD in 2008 to design and develop...

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