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In recent years, the country has promulgated centralized bulk-buying policy for high value medical consumables in the field of medical devices.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of Biocare Medical, a global leader in clinical pathology, from an investor group led by Excellere Partners and GHO Capital Partners LLP. Following the close of the transaction, Biocare is now part of Agilent’s Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets Group.

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, and Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH), a Minneapolis-based global provider of life science tools, analytical technologies, and consumables, today entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, will, subject to customary closing conditions, acquire Bio-Techne for US$73 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately US$11.3 billion (EUR 9.9 billion), a 36% premium to Bio-Techne's one-month volume weighted average trading price.

Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA and precision medicine, today announced that Signatera has received regulatory approval from Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA).

Quest Diagnostics® (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that the New York State Department of Health's (NYSDOH) Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program (CLEP) has approved the company's Haystack MRD® test, a circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) liquid biopsy test, for use in identifying residual or recurring disease in patients with a range of solid tumor cancers.

Revvity, Inc. (NYSE: RVTY) announced the continued evolution of artificial intelligence across its Revvity Signals software business with new and expanding AI capabilities. Built natively into the Signals One™ platform, new capabilities from Signals AI help scientists transform connected R&D data into understanding, decisions and action using natural language within their existing workflows.

Masimo, a Danaher company and a specialty diagnostics solutions innovator of pulse oximetry and other patient monitoring solutions, today announced FDA 510(k) clearance for an opioid-induced respiratory depression detection capability integrated into the Radius VSM® wearable continuous patient monitor. Enabled by Masimo’s next-generation smartSET™ pulse oximetry sensor platform, the new feature uses advanced pattern recognition that analyzes continuous physiologic data to help clinicians identify early signs of respiratory compromise in hospital patients receiving opioid therapy.

French biopharma Sanofi has inked a partnership deal with Pangaea Data to use its AI platform that helps detect Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD), which will be distributed to select healthcare systems and low-income community care clinics.

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Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX) ("Co-Dx" or "the Company"), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, today announced that a delegation from CoMira Diagnostics ("CoMira"), the Company's joint venture with partners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ("KSA"), visited Co-Diagnostics' Salt Lake City headquarters ahead of a planned technology transfer to CoMira. The visit included a tour of the Company's facilities and unveiling a future automated manufacturing line at a technology and innovation event also attended by state officials, trade representatives, and community leaders.

Diasorin (FTSE MIB: DIA) announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance and CLIA waiver from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Group A Streptococcus (GAS) assay, to be used on the LIAISON NES Point-of-Care (POC) molecular diagnostics platform. This milestone follows the FDA clearance of the LIAISON NES FLU A/B, RSV & COVID-19 assay in December 2025, further expanding the platform’s menu and clinical utility.