Metropolis (India) eyes 60% stake in London path lab chain
Mumbai-based Metropolis Health Services is in advanced talks to acquire a 60% stake in a London-based path lab chain.
Indian Pharmacists to start retail biz to keep MNCs away
Druggists and chemists across India have decided to get their fragmented retail business more organised in order to check the incresing presence of MNCs in the domestic market.
e4e offers software for health insurance sector
e4e plans to launch an on-demand type software solution targeted at small overseas commercial health insurance plans covering less than one-lakh individuals.
Flying Doctors of Austrailia to access medical records
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will have ready access to the medical records of more than 750,000 residents in remote Australia under a new project backed by the federal government.
Polymed to buy US medical device firm for $20 mn
Disposable medical device manufacturer Polymed is reportedly set to acquire a US-based medical device company for around $18-20 million.
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Asian Healthcare IT market Riding High on India : Dipanjan Banerjee, eHealth
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Asian healthcare IT market is sizzling. Big investments are pouring in and much more is yet to come.
The University of California, Merced eyes telemedicine
The University of California at Merced, is planning to set up a telemedicine centre in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, where many disadvantaged patients lack access to medical specialists.
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GE Healthcare’s increasing focus on domestic market
Growing at 18-20 per cent a year already, and with sales of $475 million, including both domestic and exports. They have now raised their targets even further.
Wipro’s BPO arm poised to buy MarketRx
According to sources, Wipro BPO is likely to buyout MarketRx, a pharma focused market analytics company, bolstering its analytics practice, which at present accounts for less than 10% of its revenues.
Bluewater plans healthcare foray; to invest Rs 500 cr
UK-based private equity firm Bluewater International Investment Ltd plans to invest Rs 500 crore in India to tap the lucrative healthcare sector by setting up a multi-speciality hospital with a medical training centre.
