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We outline the key medtech takeaways from the Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference held in January, as well as the medtech trends that we will be...

The industry faces challenges from inflation to labor shortages, according to an annual report from EY. However, there are grounds for optimism and areas to focus on, such as patching up supply chains.

From 2020 to 2021, the medtech industry's revenues grew and the industry entered a period of recovery and renewal. However, as 2022 begins and we...

Many medtech supply chains hold a significant amount of redundant inventory, from orthopedic spare parts to unutilized loose instruments. If the...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Life sciences mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity totaled US$159b in 2020, down from US$306b in 2019, reaching one of the lowest levels since 2014, according to the 2021 EY , launched today. A single megadeal – AstraZenecas December purchase of Alexion Pharmaceuticals – accounted for a quarter of the annual life sciences M&A spend. Setting aside the challenges of doing diligence and closing deals virtually du...

10:00 – 11:00 am 2020 was a year like no other as the annual biopharma M&A total fell to the lowest level since EY began publishing its annual M&A Firepower report in 2013. In the first half of the year, the specter of COVID-19 deterred deals; as economies started to reopen, persistently high valuations were another reason many buyers remained on the fence. In the midst of such uncertainty, an innovation narrative emerged, with growing evidence of the power of new technologies, from antibody ...