Aitia and Servier collaborate on AI-driven drug discovery
Key Insights and Signals – Hospital & Healthcare
Centre Setup and Expansion New NHS Medical Centre Set to be Built in South Essex The new site aims to cut waiting lists and will offer patients a wider range of tests, including CT and MRI scans, closer to home and help patients avoid visiting a hospital. Read More>> HonorHealth Breaks Ground on State-of-the-art Cardiovascular CoE The $60 million project will involve the construction of a new state-of-the-art Cardiovascular Center of Excellence dedicated to treating patients with heart conditions of all complexities. Read More>>Deal VA Renegotiates Tougher EHR Modernization Contract with Oracle Cerner The updated contract dramatically increases its ability to hold Oracle accountable for outages, responsiveness to clinician requests, and interoperability with other health systems. Read More>>Merger and Acquisition ArisGlobal Acquires Leading Regulatory Data Solution SPORIFY The acquisition enhances its solutions with robust data governance capabilities, matching, maintaining, synchronizing, and integrating SPOR data for life sciences customers. Read More>>Layoff 700 Hospital Employees Laid Off at Ochsner Health The layoffs will save the hospital system between $125-150 million dollars per year. All laid-off employees received a severance package of full pay with benefits for 65 days. Read More>> CommonSpirits Operating Losses Swell, Sparking Job Cuts The company stressed several initiatives to improve operating efficiency and announced it had cut several leadership, administrative, and other non-patient-facing roles. Read More>>Partnership Philips And Vanderbilt University Medical Center Unite The project with the radiology department focuses on measuring and addressing the energy consumption of VUMC’s diagnostic imaging devices, including MR, CT, ultrasound, and X-ray. Read More>>Executive Movements CentraCare Appoints Two New Executives The company has promoted Ryan Engdahl to Vice President of Ambulatory Care and Rachael Lesch to Vice President of Population Health and Performance Excellence. Read More>> Jenny Hardee named CEO of McLeod Health Dillon This is an opportunity to see McLeod’s relationships evolve, with Hardee focusing on the values and mission of McLeod and alignment with the community. Read More>> Cleveland Clinic Akron General Names New Chief Nursing Officer Kelli Saucerman-Howard brings 34 years of experience in nursing, regulatory compliance, and patient safety, having served at large academic health systems for over a decade. Read More>>
Key Insights and Signals in Medical Devices
Centre Setup and Expansion Terumo To Build New Manufacturing Facility In Japan The company will invest about $372 Million in the facility and expects to complete construction by 2025. It’s located on the premises of the Kofu Factory in Yamanashi, Japan. Read More>> Siemens Healthineers Opens Education And Development Center In Germany The company invested $64 Million in this three-year project to address a projected talent shortage. The center will provide medical device training to both customers and in-house specialists. Read More>>Deal Lifecore Biomedical Enters into a New Financing Agreement with Alcon The agreement includes a six-year senior secured term facility and a sale-leaseback of hyaluronic acid fermentation equipment, totaling a substantial $150 million. Read More>>Partnerships Avantor And Labguru Collaborate To Drive More Efficient Lab Buying Experience The collaboration aims to integrate Avantor’s Inventory Manager and e-commerce channel into Labguru’ s Lab Information Management Software and Electronic Lab Notebook. Read More>> SynPhNe and Indegene partner to launch Synergistic Physio-Neuro Platform SynPhNe’s new wearable solution, claimed to be a first-of-its-kind device, trains the brain and the muscles in one system facilitating the recovery of body-and-brain function. Read More>>Mass Hiring Boston Scientific To Add 400 Jobs In Ireland The company is planning an $86.3 million investment in Ireland, creating over 400 jobs. It aims to expand its manufacturing and R&D capabilities at its Clonmel site while increasing office and manufacturing space. Read More>>Layoff Cala Health and Cue Health Lay Off Employees In California Cala Health and Cue Health recently filed with the state of California to confirm reductions in their workforces. Cala laid off 107 employees while Cue Health laid off 329 people. Read More>>Product Launch Olympus Expands Partnership With Endoclot To Launch Hemostatic Agents Olympus is launching three Endoclot products, two hemostatic agents, and a submucosal injection agent in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Read More>>Executive Movements Vyaire Medical Appoints John Bibb As Group CEO Bibb has more than 20 years of experience in the medical device industry and most recently led Vyaire as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Human Resources. Read More>> Cepheid Announces Vitor Rocha as President Vitor brings more than 20 years of experience as a global leader in the medical devices industry, along with a passion for patient care to his new role at Cepheid. Read More>>
Key Insights and Signals in Pharmaceutical
Centre Setup and Expansion Lupin Diagnostics Launches Satellite Laboratory in Vijayawada The move is part of Lupin Diagnostics’ ongoing expansion aimed at enhancing access to high-quality testing services and increasing the diagnostics network across the country. Read More>>Deal Egypt Inks Agreement With GSK To Enhance Health In The Country The agreement encompasses several areas, including public awareness campaigns and specialized training for professionals in the field of child and elderly immunizations. Read More>>Partnerships Gilead Sciences and Arcus Biosciences Expand Research Partnership Arcus will receive $35 million upfront and will research up to four jointly selected targets for inflammatory diseases. Read More>> KSQ and Takeda expand partnership for new tumor-intrinsic targets This partnership will focus on the identification and validation of new targets to inform treatment developments that address resistance mechanisms in cancer patients. Read More>> Aitia and Servier collaborate on AI-driven drug discovery for pancreatic cancer The companies aim to discover, validate, and develop novel drug targets and candidates using Aitia’s Pancreatic Cancer Digital Twins and Servier’s pre-clinical assays and expertise. Read More>>Executive Movements Gilead Appoints Cindy Perettie as Executive VP of Kite She will oversee the cell therapy business and will become a member of Gilead’s senior leadership team. She brings with her extensive experience in oncology and improving patient care. Read More>> Dr. Peter Mugyenyi resigns as Independent Director of Cipla Cipla has announced that the cause of his resignation is his age. Dr. Peter Mugyenyi does not hold directorships and/or committee memberships in any other listed entity. Read More>> Fulcrum Therapeutics Appoints Alex C. Sapir as CEO Mr. Sapir will also join Fulcrum’s board of directors. Interim CEO and president Robert Gould Ph.D. will continue to serve as a member of the board following the transition. Read More>>
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Key Funding Alert
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