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AMAG enters definitive merger agreement with Allos Therapeutics

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger with a total equity value of approximately $686 million.

21 Jul 2011

SuperGen closes acquisition of Astex

SuperGen, Inc., a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel cancer therapies, announced it has closed the transaction to acquire Astex Therapeutics Limited, a privately held, UK-based biotechnology company developing targeted therapies.

21 Jul 2011

Pfizer enters definitive merger agreement with Icagen

Pfizer Inc. and Icagen, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Pfizer, which currently owns approximately 11% of Icagen's fully diluted shares, will acquire the remaining 8.3 million shares at a price of $6.00 per share.

21 Jul 2011

Quest Diagnostics second quarter revenues increase 1.5% to $1.9 billion

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced today that for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, adjusted income from continuing operations was $179 million, or $1.12 per share.

From Quest Diagnostics 20 Jul 2011

St. Jude Medical second quarter net sales increase 10% to $1.447 billion

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today reported sales and net earnings for the second quarter ended July 2, 2011.

20 Jul 2011

Ensign acquires nine skilled nursing, assisted living facilities from Careage Management

The Ensign Group, Inc. announced today that Ensign operating subsidiaries have acquired nine skilled nursing and assisted living facilities from Sioux City, Iowa-based Careage Management, LLC.

20 Jul 2011

ICON second quarter net revenue increases 4.2% to $233 million

ICON, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

20 Jul 2011

Dynacast announces completion of business acquisition from Melrose

Dynacast International Inc. (Dynacast) announced the completion of the acquisition of the Dynacast business from Melrose PLC.

20 Jul 2011

New report: Global cardiac catheters market to reach US$2.1B by 2015

The global cardiac catheters market is forecast to reach US$2.1 billion by 2015 at a CAGR of 12.9% during the analysis period 2009-2015, according to a new report available on companiesandmarkets.com.

20 Jul 2011

Major Hispanic marketing group, National Health Partners enter CARExpress agreement

National Health Partners, Inc., a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that it has entered into agreement with a major Hispanic marketing group for the sale of its CARExpress programs.

20 Jul 2011

Shinagawa LASIK Center expands commercial relationship with Avedro

Avedro, Inc announced today that Shinagawa LASIK Centers has made a significant investment in expanding its use of Avedro products.

20 Jul 2011

Community Medical Center to merge and integrate with Geisinger Health System

Geisinger Health System (GHS) and Community Medical Center (CMC) in Scranton announced today the signing of a definitive, comprehensive agreement to fully merge and integrate CMC and all of its entities into Geisinger Health System. Finalization of this arrangement is pending regulatory approval.

20 Jul 2011

Tyco reaches agreement to acquire Chemguard

Tyco International Ltd. announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire privately-held Chemguard, Inc., a leading provider of firefighting foam concentrates and equipment, foam systems, services and specialty chemicals. Chemguard will be integrated into Tyco's Fire Protection Products business unit.

20 Jul 2011

Main Street completes $6.5 million new portfolio investment

Main Street Capital Corporation announced today that it has completed a new portfolio investment totaling $6.5 million.

19 Jul 2011

Bound Tree acquires Alliance Medical

Bound Tree Medical, the nation's leading provider of emergency medical supplies and equipment to the pre-hospital market, today announced that it has acquired Alliance Medical, Inc.

19 Jul 2011

Johnson & Johnson second quarter sales increase 8.3% to $16.6 billion

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $16.6 billion for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 8.3% as compared to the second quarter of 2010.

19 Jul 2011

Nu Skin Enterprises declares quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. today announced that its board of directors has declared a19 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.16 per share, compared to the previous dividend of $0.135 per share.

19 Jul 2011

Almac's Clinical Services business unit receives ASQ certification

Almac's Clinical Services business unit was presented with the 'ASQ Philadelphia Section Large Company Member of the Year' award at the section's awards dinner held at the Timber Room at Wegmans in Malvern, PA on 22 June. The award is presented annually to the company with more than 200 employees with the leading participation in section activities.

19 Jul 2011

Sorin Group acquires cannulae product line from Estech

Sorin Group, a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, has purchased the cannulae product line from Estech.

19 Jul 2011

IMD, BioFocus enter marketing collaboration to offer enhanced natural product discovery

BioFocus, an integrated drug discovery service partner, and InterMed Discovery GmbH (IMD), a natural product lead-discovery company, today announced a marketing collaboration to offer enhanced natural product discovery to the pharmaceutical, animal health, and agrochemical industries. No financial details were disclosed.

19 Jul 2011