Roman Didkivskyi
Siemens Healthineers (OTCPK:SEMHF) is wanting to pay greater than €200M ($224M) to purchase a Novartis (NYSE:NVS) business centered on producing radioactive chemical compounds for cancer scans, The Financial Times reported Saturday, citing folks conversant in the matter.
The transaction for the diagnostic arm of Advanced Accelerator Applications, which Novartis (NVS) acquired in 2017, is predicted to shut in This autumn 2024, pending regulatory opinions and discussions with Novartis’ (OTCPK:NVSEF) works council.
AAA runs Europe’s second-largest community of cyclotrons, that are used to manufacture radioactive compounds that assist in cancer detection by positron emission tomography (PET) scans.
Siemens Healthineers (OTCPK:SMMNY) mentioned that the transaction will assist increase its US-based PET radiopharma business in Europe. With radioactive compounds having a brief half-life, the German MedTech highlighted the significance of bringing manufacturing nearer to sufferers.
Novartis (OTCPK:NVSEF) determined to sell AAA’s diagnostics business final 12 months following a $3.9B deal to purchase the French cancer specialist.
Source: Seekingalpha