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Dasa opens largest genetic testing centre in LATAM

Brazil's biggest lab company Dasa has said it expects its genetic testing subsidiary to be worth more than its core routine testing business within ten years as it opens LATAM's "largest" sequencing facility.

Amended SOTE law more likely to go through

We hear a diluted version of Finland's SOTE reform remains on the cards, despite its failure to get voted through parliament in its original form. Consultancy Nordic Healthcare Group explains what this means for the private sector, and an expert in Finnish health and social care reform tells us what needs to happen next.

Cofinimmo acquires large Belgian portfolio

Belgian REIT Cofinimmo has bought a large portfolio of care home beds at an agreed rent. We speak to a market source who advises on real-estate deals who questions the level of rent.

Sonic divests ‘non-core’ asset

Pan-European lab provider Sonic Healthcare has divested its majority ownership of a Hamburg-based lab automation company, GLP Systems.

Advent puts cash into Vitaldent ahead of possible IPO

Advent International, the big-spending PE firm which has just bought franchise-focussed Spanish dental chain Vitaldent, is planning to put millions into the business with a view to floating, according to local reports. We speak to a well-placed operator source who is surprised by the speed with which Advent seems willing to splash the cash for its latest acquisition.

Terveystalo CEO quits

After overseeing a four-fold rise in revenue, a change in culture and a move to digitalisation, Yrjö Närhinen, 49, the CEO of Terveystalo, the listed Finnish outpatient group, has decided to step down after an 8-year stint at the helm. We talk to him about the future. It is a little known fact that compared to the size of the country, Terveystalo is the largest healthcare group in Europe, employing one in 400 of the working population.

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