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Pacts In Medtech: November/December 2016

 
• By Beth Allan, Deanna Kamienski, and Maureen Riordan

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life-sciences deals, this new bimonthly Pacts In Medtech column pulls up notable technology alliances, R&D partnerships and commercial collaborations. This month we highlight deals announced in November and December 2016.

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Medtech co-operation and collaboration • Source: shutterstock.com

The final two months of 2016 spelled a busy time for deal-making and forging alliances. Google's life-sciences division, Verily, which has been busy partnering up with health-care companies throughout the year, managed to squeeze another agreement in before the year was out.

This time, Verily's partner was with Optos, the UK-based retinal imaging specialist that was acquired by Japanese group Nikon in 2015. Optos and Verily will collaborate to develop technology and solutions for improving screening for diabetic-related eye diseases – diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema

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