The global insulin pump market is expected to see double-digit growth, reaching $5.1bn in 2024, with product launches expected by Medtronic, Insulet, Tandem and smaller players in 2021. 

Following their asset swap last year, GSK handed over to Novartis complete ownership of the CD20 antagonist ofatumumab; Greatbatch acquired privately held Lake Region Medical Holdings for $1.74 billion in cash and stock. Biopharma financing decreased while device fundraising jumped.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced in August 2015.