Consolidation lowers operating expenses, a factor crucial in remaining competitive. But it cannot directly offset the losses that stem from the ongoing decline in the volume of inpatient testing as more health care services move to the ambulatory clinic arena. Networking, in contrast, allows laboratories to exploit the fixed cost aspects of their business by increasing volume, but it cannot bring down operating expenses enough to make members competitive with highly efficient independent reference la
by Wendy Diller and Deborah Erickson
When St. Louis neighbors Barnes Hospital and Jewish Hospital merged nearly four years ago, forming the foundation of what has...
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During Q2, biopharma merger and acquisition deal value reached $24.6bn and drew in $60.7bn in potential deal value from alliances. Device company M&A values reached $223m, while in vitro diagnostics and research tools players’ M&A activity totaled $802m.
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As gene therapy advances and regulations tighten, biopharma companies face growing pressure to design diagnostic assays that are both flexible and future ready. Strategic early investment in assay development can prevent costly delays and rework as therapies progress toward approval.
In the latest episode of the In Vivo Podcast, Jeremy Skillington, CEO of Poolbeg Pharma, discussed the company’s ambitious pipeline and strategic direction.
