Thermo Electron set to sell the rest of Trex Medical:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Thermo Electron is to take private the dental imaging business of Trex Medical, based near Paris, France, with the aim of selling the business. The company is in discussions with potential buyers. Thermo sold the rest of Trex - the US business, comprising mammography imaging equipment and minimally invasive breast biopsy equipment - to Hologic for $55 million in August (see Clinica No 922, p 11). Thermo announced in February that it planned to exit the medical device industry.