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Boston Scientific Announces Acquisition of EMcision

Medical Devices & Procedures

On March 5, 2018, Boston Scientific announced its acquisition of EMcision, a privately held company in the United Kingdom and Canada. According to Boston Scientific, this acquisition will expand its range of medical devices in the field of minimally invasive endoluminal procedures as alternatives to conventional surgery. According to Art Butcher, Senior Vice President and President of the Endoscopy Division of Boston Scientific:

As we continue to search for ways to treat pancreaticobiliary cancers, we also seek to improve the quality of life for patients living with a cancer diagnosis today. We are committed to exploring innovative options to help increase the chance of earl diagnosis, improve treatment and advance the ability to remove cancers located in challenging areas of the gastrointestinal tract.

According to EMcision, EMcision was founded by an internationally renowned surgeon and medical device inventor, Professor Nagy Habib, and has developed proprietary medical devices utilizing RF technology for applications such as percutaneous procedures, and open, laparoscopic, vascular, and endoscopic surgeries. EMcision’s devices help patients with advanced cancers located in challenging areas of the gastrointestinal tract for whom surgery is not an option.

EMcision’s website states that EMcision’s flagship product, the Habib™ EndoHPB, is a novel endoscopic bipolar radiofrequency (RF) probe that was the world’s first endoscopic device for tumour ablation via ERCP. The Habib™ EndoHPB has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and received CE mark from the EU. EMcision devices are currently being sold in 38 countries around the world and used in most of the top cancer centers in the United States.

With regards to the acquisition, Cherif Habib, EMcision’s outgoing CEO, stated: “By partnering with Boston Scientific, we will continue delivering on our mission of improving the quality of life of cancer patients on much larger scale. Boston Scientific has the resources and the know-how to further improve our technology, expand clinical indications and make it available to may more patients.” According to Yahoo Finance, Boston Scientific’s Endoscopy division revenues rose 14.8% year over year to $436 million in the last reported quarter.