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Deals Shaping The Medtech And Diagnostics Industry, July 2022

 
• By Barnaby Pickering

Medtech Insight's Deal-Making column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics and Medical Devices – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced in July 2022. Data provided by Biomedtracker.

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This month, AbbVie gave iStar Medical an upfront cash payment to continue the development of its glaucoma devices, with the deal also granting AbbVie the option to purchase iSTAR outright for nearly half a billion dollars. (Also see "Minute Insight: AbbVie Bets Big On Glaucoma Market With iSTAR Purchase Deal" - Medtech Insight, 20 July, 2022.)

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