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Articles, news and analysis on growth businesses operating in the healthcare sector.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Halma makes medical acquisition

Health and sensor technology business Halma has acquired Swiss-based Medicel for CHF70 million (£46.6 million).

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Hybrid Biosystems and Myotec merge

Seed-stage investor The Mercia Fund has merged portfolio companies Hybrid Biosystems and Myotec to form PsiOxus Therapeutics in a deal that has attracted £3.6 million in funding.

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EKF Diagnostics buys Argutus Medical

German medical devices company EKF Diagnostics Holdings has acquired the Irish medical testing business Argutus Medical for £2.18 million.

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IBL to acquire EKF-diagnostic

International Brand Licensing has agreed to acquire German EKF-diagnostic for £11.8 million.

Growth Planning

A hip turnaround

New CEO Peter Huntley is determined to revive the fortunes of hip and knee transplant company Corin.

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Care UK considers acquisitions

Health and social care provider Care UK is acquisitive and could gain from public spending constraints after lifting annual profits 25 per cent.

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Optical measurement company raises £1 million

Lein Applied Diagnostics, a developer of non-invasive optical measurement technology, has raised £1 million from two investors.

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ImmuPharma sells shares

Drug discoverer ImmuPharma’s chairman and chief executive have sold £10.75 million of shares to M&G and other institutions.

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Neoss gets teeth into £5.5 million 

Privately owned Neoss, a developer of dental implants based in Harrogate, has secured £5.5 million to fund research and development and global sales expansion.

Entrepreneurs

Rising star: Marc Koska

Marc Koska spent 24 years working on his single-use syringe, which is designed to reduce the spread of disease in poor countries. His company Star Syringe is now profitable with revenues of £1.5 million

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Positive vision for healthcare deals

Whether the numbers are up or down, strategic buyers are still in the market for deals. Andrew MacLeod reports

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NeutraHealth’s Perrigo deal

NeutraHealth has become the UK's largest provider of private-label vitamins and supplements after buying one of its rivals.

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