AUDUBON, Pa., Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED), a leading musculoskeletal technology company, today announced the acquisition of Higgs Boson Health, a digital healthcare experience company based in Durham, NC and incubated out of Duke University. With a mission to transform healthcare experience through digital innovation, Higgs Boson will position Globus Medical to shape patient and provider experience throughout the full episode of care.
"Higgs Boson employs highly experienced teams of software developers and AI scientists who will be joining our team to power our vision of a seamless digital healthcare environment to simplify a patient's journey through our healthcare system while enhancing real-time information and surgical intelligence available to healthcare providers with the ultimate goal of getting to 95% good outcomes at 10 years for all musculoskeletal surgeries," said David Paul, Founder and Executive Chairman.
"The acquisition of Higgs Boson and its digital solutions represents the next step in our strategy of enhancing the Globus ecosystem," commented Keith Pfeil, President and Chief Executive Officer. "As we continue to build out the ecosystem, the Higgs Boson technology will be part of our surgical intelligence pillar, bringing together outcomes and analytics in a closed-loop manner that fosters continuous learning, integrating along the full patient journey with the goal of improving patient outcomes."
About Globus Medical, Inc.
Globus Medical, Inc. is a leading global musculoskeletal technology company dedicated to solving unmet clinical needs and changing lives. We innovate with inspired urgency, provide world-class education and clinical support, and advance care throughout spine, orthopedic trauma, joint reconstruction, biomaterials and enabling technologies. Additional information can be accessed at www.globusmedical.com.
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Brian Kearns
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Phone: (610) 930-1800
Email: investors@globusmedical.com
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