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Walmart and Memomi | June 30, 2022

Walmart and Memomi, an augmented reality optical tech companyannounced they have entered into an agreement for Walmart to acquire Memomi. This reinforces Walmart’s commitment to frictionless and omnichannel optical care. Since 2019, Memomi has enabled digital measurements for all Walmart and Sam’s Optical customers, across more than 2,800 Walmart Vision Centers and 550 Sam’s Clubs, and also powers the Optical eCommerce experience on SamsClub.com. Acquiring Me...

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Resonetics LLC | April 12, 2022

EaglePicher Technologies' Medical Power division, a prominent developer of implanted batteries for vital medical equipment situated near Vancouver, British Columbia, was bought by Resonetics. For almost 25 years, EaglePicher Medical Power has designed and manufactured batteries for medical devices, including one of the key lithium-ion cells for a medical device for implantation. A contemporary 60,000 square foot facility with robust application engineering resources and manufacturing expe...

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Invitae | September 07, 2021

Invitae, a leading medical genetics company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ciitizen, a patient-centric consumer health tech company. Backed by a16z, Section 32 and Verily, Ciitizen is working to build a global platform to help patients collect, organize, store and share their medical records digitally. The acquisition would enhance Invitae's platform by providing patients an easy-to-use, centralized hub for their genomic and clinical information, wh...

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Optum | April 06, 2022

Optum, a diversified health services company, and Change Healthcare a health care technology leader, have agreed to extend their merger agreement to December 31, 2022. “The extended agreement reflects our firm belief in the potential of our combination to improve health care, and in our commitment to contesting the meritless legal challenge to this merger.” In a joint statement, the ...