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Danaher to acquire Iris International for $19.50 per share

Monday, September 17, 2012 02:52 PM

Danaher, a science and technology company, has agreed to acquire Iris International, a manufacturer of automated in vitro diagnostics systems and provider of personalized medicine solutions, for $19.50 per share in cash, representing an approximate 45% premium over the closing price of Iris's common stock on September 14, 2012.

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UCB expands biotechnology base in Belgium

Monday, September 17, 2012 02:02 PM

In line with its strategy, and in preparation for the growing demand for biological medicines, UCB, a biopharma focused on the central nervous system and immune system, has opened its new pilot biotechnology plant at its Braine-L’Alleud site in Belgium.

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Life Technologies, BMS to partner on diagnostics development

Monday, September 17, 2012 01:17 PM

Life Technologies, a global biotech, has entered into a master development agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb for current and future companion diagnostics projects.

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C-Path and CDISC launch CFAST

Friday, September 14, 2012 12:35 PM

The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), a global non-profit charitable organization, and Critical Path Institute (C-Path), a Tucson, Ariz.-based non-profit organization committed to improving human health and well-being, have launched their joint Coalition For Accelerating Standards and Therapies (CFAST), a follow-up to the partnership agreement signed earlier this year.

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U.S. gov awards CSL Biotherapies contract for influenza pandemic preparedness

Friday, September 14, 2012 12:07 PM

CSL Biotherapies, a King of Prussia, Penn.-based subsidiary of CSL Limited, a manufacturers of influenza vaccines, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to supply pre-pandemic and pandemic vaccine antigens and related services to the U.S. national stockpile.

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KCI expands operations in Brazil

Friday, September 14, 2012 11:44 AM

KCI, a global medical technology company, is expanding existing operations in Brazil.

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Report: Healthcare, regulatory and reimbursement landscape - Mexico

Friday, September 14, 2012 11:28 AM

Industry analysis specialist GlobalData has released its new report, Healthcare, Regulatory and Reimbursement Landscape – Mexico, which identifies the key trends in the Mexican healthcare market, as well as providing insights on the demographic, regulatory and reimbursement landscape, and the healthcare infrastructure of Mexico.

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Pfizer, Hisun launch joint venture Hisun-Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

Friday, September 14, 2012 11:13 AM

Pfizer, the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company, and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceuticals, a Chinese pharmaceutical company, have launched their joint venture Hisun-Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, to develop, manufacture and commercialize off-patent pharmaceutical products in China and global markets.

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Vascular Pharma completes $16M equity financing, signs agreement with Janssen

Thursday, September 13, 2012 08:00 AM

Vascular Pharmaceuticals, a drug discovery company developing a product to treat patients with complications arising from diabetes, has successfully completed a $16 million Series A equity financing.

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StemCells awarded $20M from CIRM for Alzheimer's program

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:52 AM

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), which awards grants and loans for stem cell research, has approved an award to StemCells, a cell-based therapeutics company based in Newark, Calif., for up to $20 million under CIRM's Disease Team Therapy Development Award program (RFA 10-05).

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