Forget the lazy days of summer–lab companies have been moving forward with deals. Here’s a look at key activity from mid-July through the third week of August.
M&A
Roche acquired an additional 12.5 million shares of Foundation Medicine at $137 per share, valued at $1.72 billion, moving the company closer to its total purchase price of $2.4 billion. When the deal closes, Foundation Medicine will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Roche.
Another notable deal was the closing of Myriad Genetics’ acquisition of Counsyl. In addition to the M&A deals listed in the chart, there were three new strategic product and technology asset acquisitions worth noting:
- Svar Life Science, formerly Euro Diagnostica, agreed to transfer its radioimmunoassay portfolio and Neolisa chromogranin A ELISA assay to Diasource ImmunoAssays;
- Waters acquired the exclusive rights to Prosolia’s desorption electrospray ionization technology for mass spectrometry applications; and
- Interspace Diagnostics acquired most of the equipment from the Philadelphia laboratory of Rosetta Genomics, which filed for bankruptcy in June.
Strategic Alliances
Exact Sciences and Pfizer agreed to copromote Exact’s Cologuard colorectal cancer screening test Cologuard. Wall Street liked the news as shares of Exact soared on the announcement.
Meanwhile, 23andMe made a four-year deal making GlaxoSmithKline its sole drug discovery collaborator.
The period was also notable for new alliance activity in Asia, including:
- Oxford BioDynamics’ strategic alliance with GL Capital Group to help it establish a footprint in China;
- Genetic Technologies’ partnering with Zishan Health Consultancy to facilitate expansion into the Chinese market;
- Clearbridge Health Limited’s exclusive partnership with Hunan, China-based Agen Medicine Laboratory Technology Company.
- Qiagen’s non-exclusively collaboration with SRL, the largest clinical testing lab in Japan.
Here’s a summary of key diagnostic deals from mid-July through the third week in August:
MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & ASSET SALES | ||
Acquiring Company | Target(s) | Deal Summary |
Roche | Foundation Medicine |
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Myriad Genetics | Counsyl |
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Hologic | Faxitron Bioptics |
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Caprion Biosciences | Primity Bio |
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Tecan | NuGen |
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Bio-Techne | Exosome Diagnostics |
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Diagenode | Nxt-Dx |
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STRATEGIC ALLIANCES, PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS | ||
Partner 1 | Partner 2 | Deal Summary |
Exact Sciences | Pfizer |
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PerkinElmer | Agena Bioscience |
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Natera | Fox Chase Cancer Center |
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23andMe | GlaxoSmithKline |
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HTG Molecular Diagnostics | Oncologie |
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Oxford BioDynamics | GL Capital Group |
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Genetic Technologies | Beijing Zishan Health Consultancy |
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Orig3n | ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance |
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Clearbridge Health Limited | Agen Medicine Laboratory Technology Company |
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Qiagen | SRL |
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Qiagen | Hamilton Robotics |
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Qiagen | The Scientific Group (TSG) |
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Exagen Diagnostics | CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield |
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GeneNews | LifeX |
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Genedrive | Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) |
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Chembio Diagnostics | Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) |
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Shivom | eMQT |
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Mapmygenome | Digital DNAtix (DD) |
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Sonic Healthcare USA | ProMedica Health System |
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10X Genomics | BioLegend + Immudex |
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InterSystems | Rhodes Group (subsidiary of TriCore Reference Laboratories) |
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Beckman Coulter | US Arkray |
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Lucence Diagnostics | National Cancer Center Singapore (NCCS) |
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Ibex Medical Analytics | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) |
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Biocept | UCSD Moores Cancer Center |
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DISTRIBUTION, SALES & MARKETING AGREEMENTS | ||
Property Owner | Distributor | Deal Summary |
EKF Diagnostics Holdings | McKesson Medical-Surgical |
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Sienna Cancer Diagnostics Shaanxi GaoYuan | Shaanxi GaoYuan |
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Curetis | Future Horizon Scientific |
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Curetis | Biko |
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Curetis | Quimica Valaner |
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Streck | Cromoion SRL |
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HalioDx | Pronto Diagnostics |
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Genetic Technologies | Swisstec Health Analytics |
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Namocell | MDxK |
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Namocell | Bioké |
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Advanced Instruments | Sysmex America |
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Lucence Diagnostics | Bangkok Molecular Genetics |
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LICENSES | ||
Licensor | Licensee | Deal Summary |
MDNA Life Sciences | LabCorp |
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SUPPLY, SERVICE & TESTING AGREEMENTS | ||
Supplier/Servicer | Client/User | Deal Summary |
Dynex Technologies | Zeus Scientific |
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