Stryker to acquire medical communications firm Vocera for $2.9bn
The medical devices maker will launch a tender offer to acquire all the shares of the publicly-listed Vocera…
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Core xRM to acquire healthcare technology startup WeCare
04 Jan 22With Core xRM’s technology solutions, WeCare is expected to gain an immediate strategic market advantage
NASA launches Webb telescope to explore first galaxies
27 Dec 21Launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, South America, the Webb observatory is…
Maersk Drilling launches Horizon56 for digitalisation of offshore drilling
22 Dec 21The digitally-focused company has been established to further develop Maersk Drilling’s RigFlow solution for offshore drilling processes
Oracle to acquire health technology provider Cerner for $28.3bn
21 Dec 21By utilising Oracle’s infrastructure, resources, and cloud capabilities, the Missouri-based Cerner is expected to expedite product and technology…
Oracle in talks to acquire electronic health record firm Cerner for $30bn
20 Dec 21The deal, if executed, is touted to become the largest ever for Oracle with the tech major offering…
TeleRay, Radiobotics partner to offer radiology AI on telehealth platform
20 Dec 21The partnership adds AI to TeleRay’s pre-existing integrated medical image and patient information distribution platform
Recursion signs AI drug discovery deal with Roche, Genentech
08 Dec 21The multibillion-dollar deal is aimed at identifying novel targets and advancing medicines in the neuroscience and oncology areas
AI drug discovery firm BenevolentAI to merge with Odyssey in €1.5bn deal
07 Dec 21The deal will enable the UK-based BenevolentAI to go public with a listing on Euronext Amsterdam
Fortive to buy healthcare workflow software provider Provation for $1.4bn
06 Dec 21The industrial technology company expects the acquisition of Provation Software to accelerate the strategy of its advanced healthcare…