Capsule Technologies

Royal Philips buys connected med device company Capsule Technologies

By Laura Lovett 02:35 pm January 19, 2021

This morning Royal Philips announced its plans to acquire med tech Capsule Technologies for a whopping $635 million from Francisco Partners. Capsule is best known for its suite of connected medical devices and its data integration platform that can combine device integration, vital signs monitoring and clinical surveillance services. The tool was designed to link up medical devices and EHRs via a...

Qualcomm Life acquired by PE firm Francisco Partners, will spin off under new name

By Jonah Comstock 07:39 am February 11, 2019

Private equity firm Francisco Partners has acquired Qualcomm Life, the Qualcomm subsidiary focused on medical device connectivity. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Qualcomm Life will spin out as a new company under the name Capsule Technologies — the name of a clinical data management company that Qualcomm acquired in 2015. The new Capsule Technologies will continue to use the...