HEALTHCARE
Medtronic Jerusalem unit to lay off 60
Medical device giant Medtronic, which has 1,000 employees at eight development centers in Israel, is set to lay off 60 employees at its Jerusalem Oridion development center.
Roche to buy 89bio for up to $3.5b
The company, which was founded in Israel, has a drug for treatment of fatty liver in phase III trials, which was initially an asset of Teva.