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Siemens mulls reducing Healthineers stake to minority, Siemens Healthineers continues to mull diagnostics unit sale

German multinational medtech firm Siemens Healthineers is reviewing strategic options for its diagnostics division, including a possible sale. The company stated that its laboratory unit, which supplies a range of technologies to diagnostic labs including equipment and reagents, is being developed under several scenarios and may no longer be the best fit within the group.

Former 23andMe CEO makes bid with sale reopened

The sale of genetics-led consumer healthcare and biotech company 23andMe has taken an unexpected turn, with bidding reopened and its co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki putting in a nearly $50 million higher offer than the previously confirmed buyer. 

‘Saudization’ kickstarts in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector

The first phase of ‘Saudization’ in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector is now underway, effective from 17 April. Saudization is a government policy to increase the number of Saudi nationals employed and reduce the reliance on expats in the workforce. 

Diagnostyka IPO launches

Diagnostyka, Poland’s largest for-profit laboratory provider, has become a public company after listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

TritonLife and Synlab enter strategic partnership

TritonLife Labs, part of Hungarian private healthcare provider TritonLife Group, has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with SYNLAB, European provider of laboratory diagnostic services. The two companies will work together to serve the entire network of TritonLife Group, both individual and corporate clients, from the beginning of February 2025. 

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