COVID-19 LAB TESTS RECEIVING FDA EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION ((s) = Serology Test (a) = Antigen Test (t) = Total Antibody Test (m) = Multi-analyte Test) Date Manufacturer(s) Test … [Read more...]
Agency Greenlights First Over-the-Counter, At-Home COVID-19 Testing Kit
Nearly 250 COVID-19 diagnostic tests have gotten Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA since the pandemic started. Almost all of them have been prescription products. In addition, 25 test … [Read more...]
2020 M&A Year in Review: Deal Making Was Low in Volume but High in Impact
Not surprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic exerted a pronounced chilling effect on M&A activity in the diagnostic space as both buyers and sellers adopted a wait-and-see attitude. But the decline in … [Read more...]
CompuGroup Medical Makes Major LIS Play by Acquiring Schuyler House
It seems fitting that the pandemic year of 2020 should end not with a bang but a whimper. December was the slowest month in M&A deal making of not only this year but many years in recent memory … [Read more...]
Abbott and Quidel Stake Out Early Claims for Leadership of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Testing Market
What COVID-19 antigen assays lack in accuracy with regard to RT-PCR testing is offset by their speed, low cost and scalability. In the long term, these advantages make point-of-care COVID-19 antigen … [Read more...]
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Look for Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions to Resurge in 2021
Last year at this time, the expectation was that 2020 would be an unusually active year for health care mergers and acquisitions. But the pandemic forced deal makers to shelve their plans and await … [Read more...]