Roche considering divesting $1.9 billion cancer data startup, FT reports

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

(Reuters) – Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is considering divesting cancer data specialist Flatiron Health, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Roche had paid $1.9 billion for New-York based Flatiron Health in 2018.