05-Oct-17 Chinese drug firm Fosun Pharma has acquired a 74% controlling interest of Hyderabad based Gland Pharma at a valuation of USD1.1 bn. The new owners intend to keep present management in charge of the day-to-day running of the company. [image: Gland Pharma Limited]

04-Oct-17 The largest independent health insurance company in India, Chennai based Star Health & Allied Insurance, has formally kicked off a sale process with an asking price of USD900 mn to USD1 bn. [image: ET Healthworld]

03-Oct-17 Beijing Hospital, one of China's leading public hospitals, is to implement OmniComm's phase I clinic trial automation solution, bringing the number of China clients for its TrialOne medical trial data management solution to seven. [image: OmniComm Systems Inc]

01-Oct-17 Jack Ma of Alibaba, Tencent Holdings' Pony Ma, and Peter Ma of PingAn Insurance - collectively known as the "three Mas" - are jointly looking to turn Ping An into a full-blown online health insurance and life insurance vendor. [image: Imagine China via AP images]

30-Sep-17 IvWatch LLC, which has developed technology that continuously monitors intravenous sites for early signs of leakage, announced that Terumo Corporation, a medical device manufacturer and distributor, will be the distributor of the ivWatch in Japan. [image: PlasticsToday]