CardioDx appoints president and CEO; FDA device review veteran joins Hogan Lovells; TransEnterix names new senior surgical office; and more personnel updates from around the industry.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Medical Device Deals Update column is a survey of recent medtech M&A, Alliance, and Financing activity.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’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.

Two private equity firms' acquisition of Pharmacia Diagnostics from Pfizer underscores private equity's growing but still selective interest in European health care and opportunities in a field overlooked by mainstream diagnostics companies, allergy testing. The new owners are paying nearly $600 million in a bet on Pharmacia Diagnostics' long-time management's ability to take advantage of the growth potential of this specialized field.