The Walden Group advised JoViPak Corporation and arranged for its sale to BSN Medical GmbH & Co. KG,, a $850m manufacturer of products for wound care, vascular disease, lymphology and non-invasive orthopaedic conditions. JoViPak pioneered the market for night-time lymphedema garments to manage lymphatic disorders, an underserved, yet...
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The recent $3.2b healthcare M&A purchase of Synageva BioPharma Corp. by Alexion Pharmaceuticals again put the spotlight on the high cost of specialty drugs. Synageva's lead candidate, Kanuma, is designed to treat lysosomal acid lipase deficiency, a genetic disease in which people do not produce enough of a certain enzyme. Infants with...
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After several years of government reimbursement pressure, headwinds are beginning to abate. Given the aging population, the significant positive impact in vitro diagnostics have on the medical care and controlling costs, the diagnostics market is expect to grow. This is especially the case in regard to molecular diagnostics and genetic...
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In June 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the Affordable Care Act in King v. Burwell. While the Republicans may continue to try to change some provisions, the Court clarified much of the uncertainty surrounding the fate of the ACA. The ACA provides for a major expansion in the number individuals entitled to insurance...
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Composition
The U.S. clinical testing industry consists of two segments: (a) hospital inpatient and outpatient testing (40%) and (b) commercial clinical laboratories, physician-office laboratories and other locations, as well as hospital outreach testing (60%).Hospital-based and affiliated laboratories account for ~60% of the total industry;...
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