Siemens Healthineers announced today that it completed the acquisition of Advanced Accelerator Applications Molecular Imaging from Novartis. The newly acquired unit is a European manufacturing and distribution network of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography (PET) scans. According to a news release, it will be known as “Advanced Accelerator Applications, a Siemens Healthineers company.” Reports first…
How medtech and pharma are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Medtech and pharma companies continue to support Ukraine relief efforts following Russia’s invasion. Previously, the World Health Organization announced that it was sending “essential medical supplies” to Ukraine — including its first shipment of 36 metric tons of supplies for trauma care and emergency surgery and other health supplies — to meet the needs of more than…
Siemens Healthineers to produce 50m antibody tests per month against COVID-19
Siemens Healthineers (ETR: SHL) said today that it has started worldwide shipments of its COVID-19 antibody test, with a goal of producing 50 million tests per month as the pandemic evolves. The German medtech giant boasts that it has 20,000 systems worldwide to run the tests, including what it describes as the largest analyzer installed base in the…