
Morning Read: Affymetrix mulls new bid, SCOTUS hears ACA contraception case
Plus, Paul Allen puts $100 million into high-risk biotech research, more California hospitals hit by ransomware and Roger Daltrey pushes 21st Century Cures legislation.
Plus, Paul Allen puts $100 million into high-risk biotech research, more California hospitals hit by ransomware and Roger Daltrey pushes 21st Century Cures legislation.
Also, the latest hospital cyber attack (a ransomware attack), Zika gets political, a poll on the best kind of HIMSS keynotes, and the Valeant obituaries are rolling in.
The new company, called Origin Technologies, are making this play about a week before Affymetrix shareholders plan to vote on the Thermo Fisher deal. The new bid will offer shareholders $16.10 per share in cash, up from Thermo Fisher's offer of $14 per share, as the New York Times points out.