GI & Endoscopy

Actavis will acquire Auden Mckenzie for approximately £306 million, or $460.6 million, in cash as well as a two-year royalty on a percentage of gross profits of one of Auden Mckenzie's products. 

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates has added four new gastroenterologists to its team, according to a North Atlanta Business Post report. 

Montreal-based biotechnology company enGene has closed an $11.5 million Series B investment round that will fund the development of an intestinal gene delivery platform.

The Endoscopy Division of FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. widens the potential of endoscopic imaging with the following products:

Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, is a gastroenterologist providing care at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He also provides care at the Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care in Danvers. He is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology.

Use of postoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs resulted in a significantly increased risk for anastomotic complications among some patients undergoing nonelective colorectal resection, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

The world of medicine is without a doubt complex and, physicians just entering the field have many paths to choose from when beginning a practice. An established gastroenterologists offers insight into them most important considerations for GI fellows.

A recent report linked duodenoscopes, used for ERCP, to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections. The American Gastroenterological Association has responded to the potential infection risk.

A bill addressing colorectal cancer screening coverage has been introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives, according to a Louisville Business First report.

Here is a stock report on five publicly traded GI/endoscopy companies for Jan. 15 to Dec. 22.