1. Raleigh, N.C.-based Precision Diabetics and Korea-based DxGen entered a partnership Aug. 22 to launch a diabetes point-of-care analyzer in the U.S.
2. Imagen Medical, an Auburndale, Mass.-based oncology company, acquired a precision ablation device used in prostate cancer procedures from Belgium-based TROD Medical. Imagen set up a $7.25 million convertible note to finance the product, according to an Aug. 22 news release.
3. Prescott’s, a surgical microscopes repair company, acquired Louisville, Ky.-based Heartland Medical Sales & Service Aug. 22. The acquisition is Prescott’s first step into the anesthesia specialty service and support sector.
4. Global drugmaker GSK sealed a deal with UNICEF Aug. 17 to supply 18 million doses of its malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, for the next three years.
5. Perigee Medical, a medical equipment manufacturer based in Tracy, Calif., partnered with device company Powered by MRP, the exclusive distributor for Jeisys Medical products, on Aug. 16.
