Quidel Acquires Ortho Clinical Diagnostics to Form QuidelOrtho

Quanterix Completes Acquisition of Akoya Biosciences

July 8, 2025

Healthcare Services

Quanterix completed its previously announced acquisition of Akoya Biosciences under the amended merger agreement, issuing about 7.8 million shares and paying about $20 million in cash in the aggregate to Akoya holders. The companies positioned the deal as creating an integrated platform for measuring biomarkers across the blood and tissue continuum and expanding addressable markets.

Quest Diagnostics Acquires LifeLabs from OMERS for CAN$1.35B

July 8, 2024

Healthcare Services

Quest Diagnostics has agreed to acquire LifeLabs from Canadian pension fund OMERS for approximately CAN$1.35 billion (approximately USD $985 million), including net debt. LifeLabs will retain its brand, Toronto-area headquarters, and management, and Quest expects the acquisition to expand its diagnostic footprint in Canada while enhancing service offerings and data security.

LabGenomics USA LLC Acquires QDx Pathology

September 5, 2023

Healthcare Services

LabGenomics USA LLC, a subsidiary of South Korea–based LabGenomics Co., Ltd., has acquired QDx Pathology, a U.S. clinical and molecular pathology laboratory. The deal, signed in August 2023, is intended to accelerate LabGenomics' entry and expansion into the North American diagnostics market by combining QDx's lab services with LabGenomics' NGS-based molecular diagnostics capabilities.

Discovery Life Sciences Acquires QualTek Molecular Laboratories

May 5, 2019

Healthcare Services

Discovery Life Sciences (based in Huntsville, Alabama) has acquired QualTek Molecular Laboratories, a provider of CAP/CLIA-accredited and GLP-capable immunohistochemistry (IHC) laboratories in California and Pennsylvania. The acquisition expands Discovery's histopathology and IHC assay development capabilities and integrates QualTek's services with Discovery's biospecimen, sequencing, flow cytometry and multiomic annotation offerings to accelerate biomarker validation and drug/diagnostic development.

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Clario Holdings for $8.875 Billion

October 29, 2025

Healthcare Services

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced an agreement to buy Clario Holdings, a provider of digital endpoint data solutions for clinical trials, for $8.875 billion in cash plus up to $400 million in earnout payments. The acquisition is expected to close by mid-2026, subject to regulatory approvals, and will expand Thermo Fisher’s digital capabilities for pharma and biotech clinical research.

Hologic, Inc. Acquires Mobidiag Oy

June 17, 2021

Medical Devices

Hologic, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Mobidiag Oy, a Finnish developer of near‑patient molecular diagnostic instruments and tests, for approximately $808 million. The deal expands Hologic's diagnostics capabilities by adding Mobidiag's Amplidiag and Novodiag platforms for rapid, multiplexed acute‑care testing and broadens Hologic's global diagnostics footprint.