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Wipro Healthcare scouting for niche buys in US
Acquisition in the healthcare and life-sciences space for IT service providers seems to be the flavour of the season with another information technology major, Wipro, scouting for a niche player in the segment based out of the US.
GE Healthcare to invest $1 billion in oncology solutions
GE Healthcare, the health business of General Electric, announced its plans to dedicate $1billion of its total R&D budget over the next five years to expand its advanced cancer diagnostic and molecular imaging capabilities, as well as its world-class technologies for the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals and for cancer research.
Nova Medical to expand its network of surgeries
Ambulatory or same- day surgery provider Nova Medical is raising fresh capital of $50 million to expand its network of surgeries in the country.
Cerma creates spin-off company cermavein to commercialise steam vein sclerosis
French emerging medical technology company CERMA, specialised in the development of innovative and minimally invasive devices in phlebology and oncology, announced the creation of spin-off CERMAVEIN.
Kindred Healthcare acquires professional healthcare for $51 m
Kindred Healthcare Inc. announced that its subsidiary has acquired the equity of Professional HealthCare, LLC, a portfolio company of Mainsail Partners, for a purchase price of $51 million in cash.
HP unit gets $72.3M contract renewal for Medicare
A subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Co. has received a $72.3 million, five-year contract renewal for claims processing for home medical equipment and other services under the federal government’s Medicare program.
Prognosis health acquiring medical records company
Houston-based Prognosis Health Information Systems Inc. is acquiring Creative Healthcare Systems Inc., based in Springfield.
Siemens to deliver Biograph mMR to private radiology practice
Bremen Central, a German private radiology practice offering MRI, nuclear medicine and PET/CT, has ordered a Siemens Biograph mMR.
QuickMedical launches QM-Elite brand
QuickMedical now offers products through their new QM-Elite brand that can help meet the needs of health care, industrial, environmental, long-term care, dental and more.
Dell Ranked No. 1 Global Healthcare Information Technology Services Provider
A recent Gartner industry report says, Dell is the leading provider of healthcare IT services globally according.
Maxivision merges with Medfort Hospitals
Medfort Hospitals Pvt. Ltd (Medfort), India
Abbott launches ‘Healthy Mother Healthy Baby’ programme
Abbott is launching
