- Siemens Healthineers (OTC:SEMHF) is in advanced talks to buy Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) in a deal that could value the company at ~$15B, Bloomberg reports.
- Varian shares have edged 0.5% higher this year, while Healthineers, a spinoff from Siemens in 2018, has risen 2.7% YTD.
- Healthineers said two months ago its coronavirus antibody test received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA, which would allow users to identify recent or prior infection.