A new period of consolidation for diagnostics
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Consolidation in the diagnostics sector is gathering pace. The number of deals has been steadily increasing over the last three years, from 31 in 2009 to 45 in 2011. In just the first four months of 2012, 15 deals were announced. Average deal value shot up from around $180m in 2009 to almost $700m so far in 2012, according to figures in a yet-to-be released study from the publishers of Clinica.