BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Edwards Lifesciences' Critical Care product group, which will be renamed as BD Advanced Patient Monitoring.

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Genetron Holdings Limited (“Genetron Health” or the “Company”, Nasdaq: GTH), a leading precision oncology platform company in China that specializes in offering molecular profiling tests, early cancer screening products and companion diagnostics development, announced today the completion of its merger (the “Merger”) with Genetron New Co Limited (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to the previously announced agreement and plan of merger, dated as of October 11, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), among the Company, New Genetron Holding Limited (“Parent”) and Merger Sub. As a result of the Merger, the Company has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and will cease to be a publicly traded company.

Scientific instruments maker Agilent Technologies has promoted Padraig McDonnell to CEO-elect and chief operating officer. He will become president and CEO in May, and will also join the company’s board of directors at that time.

QuidelOrtho announced today that it terminated President and CEO Douglas Bryant, effective immediately.

Today, Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced that the company will divest GRAIL.

Hologic reported after the close of the market Thursday that its non-COVID fiscal fourth quarter organic revenues grew 17 percent compared to one year earlier on a constant currency basis with double-digit organic growth across all its divisions.

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Not long after acquiring Resolution Bioscience in a deal worth more than half a billion dollars, Agilent Technologies has resolved to shutter the business, which was developing liquid biopsy tests that were powered by next-generation sequencing technology and meant to be used as companion diagnostics for cancer patients.

Mirxes Holding Company Limited, a Singapore-headquartered RNA technology company that is making diagnostic solutions for the early detection of diseases accessible on a global scale, announced today the successful completion of its Series D funding round, securing a total of US$50 million.