Deals Shaping the Medical Industry, January 2018

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 in December 2017.

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Oxford Immunotec Global PLC and Qiagen NV have settled patent infringement litigation surrounding Qiagen's QuantiFERON-TB Gold and QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus tests for tuberculosis. Under the settlement, Oxford received a payment of $27.5mm and granted Qiagen a royalty-free, non-exclusive license extending to current and future customers of the products. Qiagen gained the QuantiFERON in vitro diagnostic technology through its $355mm acquisition of Cellectis in 2011. The platform can provide information on the activity of the cell-mediated function of the immune system from whole blood samples. (Dec.)

Akers Biosciences Inc. (rapid in vitro point-of-care screening and testing products) netted $6.4mm through a follow-on public offering of...

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