The Russian government may expand the favourable legislation surrounding the multi-billion dollar Moscow International Medical Cluster (MIMC) and foreign investment in it to expand beyond the Moscow region. Meantime, Israeli and South Korean operators have agreed to open branches, says Mikhail Yugay, CEO of IMC Foundation.
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Switzerland-based diagnostics group Unilabs appears on track to meet its target to become a €2bn giant, after buying four companies based in three continents in just 48 days. CEO Jos Lamers tells us why it is becoming increasingly important to diversify internationally.
August 22, 2017
Fullerton continues expansion into Aussie primary care
Singapore-based Fullerton Health, which provides a range of healthcare services to corporates, has bought 48 facilities from Australia’s second biggest hospital chain Healthscope for S$59.4m (US$43.6) – becoming the third largest primary care business in the country.
August 22, 2017
Why is India scrapping its medical education regulator – and what effect will it have?
Over the past year, the Indian government has started implementing a series of reforms targeting the healthcare sector. Its latest ruling is to scrap the country’s medical education regulator and to slash the price of certain medical equipment and procedures. But what is it trying to achieve?
August 21, 2017
Interview: Yngvar Tov Herbjørnssønn, CEO of Norlandia
It is one year since Nordics company Norlandia, which runs nursing homes and social care units in Norway, Sweden and Finland, appointed its new CEO Yngvar Tov Herbjørnssønn. Healthcare Europa chats with him about the group's relationship with municipalities, international expansion and changes in the long-term care market in the region.
August 20, 2017
Interview: Jos Lamers, CEO of laboratory and imaging diagnostics group Unilabs
Switzerland-based diagnostics group Unilabs appears on track to meet its target to become a €2bn giant, after buying four companies based in three continents in just 48 days. CEO Jos Lamers tells Healthcare Europa why it is becoming increasingly important to diversify internationally.
August 16, 2017
Chinese genetic testing firm receives US$20m investment
Chinese genetic testing company Nuhui Health, which specialises in cancer screening, has received US$20m from five different investors in order to launch AI-based early screening technology.
August 15, 2017
Aster DM refiles for IPO with a lower offer size as revenues decrease
GCC-based healthcare provider Aster DM has refiled for an IPO with a lower offer size, according to its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP).
August 11, 2017
MedLife makes a hospital acquisition as net profit rises three-fold
Romania’s largest private healthcare operator MedLife is buying 55% of Valdi Medica, which owns the Humanitas hospital in the Western city of Cluj-Napoca. The group also released its H1 2017 results showing net profit had tripled.
August 10, 2017
Unilabs acquires Peruvian lab group
Swiss clinical laboratory testing chain Unilabs is to buy Peruvian lab group Blufstein for an undisclosed amount.
August 9, 2017
Dr Lal PathLabs buys in Bangladesh as results show decline in revenue growth
Indian lab diagnostics chain Dr. Lal has acquired a lab-buying company, and says it is planning rapid growth in the country. The group’s Q1 2018 results show that revenue growth nearly halved year-on-year.
August 9, 2017
Quironsalud acquisition proves a success for Fresenius
The successful integration of Spain's largest hospital chain Quironsalud bolstered the 2017 first half results of German healthcare giant Fresenius, with Q2 showing strong growth for hospital division Helios. But it wasn't all good news, with renal care division Fresenius Medical Care proving a lot less successful.
