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Sanofi appoints two new members to executive committee

Friday, May 3, 2013 12:22 PM

Global healthcare company Sanofi is creating two new units, global commercial operations and global divisions and strategic commercial development, to replace the former global operations unit. Peter Guenter, currently senior vice president, Europe, will be appointed executive vice president of global commercial operations. Pascale Witz, currently president and CEO of medical diagnostics at GE Healthcare, will join Sanofi as executive vice president of global divisions and strategic commercial development. Both Guenter and Witz will join the executive committee.

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Merck, GE Healthcare collaborate on imaging biomarkers for BACE inhibitor program

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 01:18 PM

Merck and GE Healthcare have formed a clinical study collaboration, license and supply agreement for use of [18F]Flutemetamol, an investigational positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent, to support Merck's development of MK-8931, a novel oral beta amyloid precursor protein site cleaving enzyme (BACE) inhibitor and Merck's lead investigational candidate for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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AMRI, GE Healthcare extend long term supply relationship

Monday, December 10, 2012 01:16 PM

AMRI, a global contract research and manufacturing organization, has extended its commercial supply relationship with GE Healthcare for Aminobisamide Hydrochloride (ABA).

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Merit Medical to acquire Thomas Medical for $167M

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:19 AM

Merit Medical Systems, a manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire Thomas Medical Products from GE Healthcare in a $167 million all-cash transaction, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.

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GE Healthcare launches modular biopharmaceutical factory, KUBio

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 10:26 AM

GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of GE, has launched KUBio, an innovative off-the-shelf, modular factory designed to save manufacturers of biopharmaceuticals both time and money.

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GE Healthcare and iBio form new global alliance

Thursday, July 26, 2012 02:34 PM

GE Healthcare and iBio, a Newark, Del.-based provider of pharmaceutical product applications, have formed a new global alliance to commercialize plant-based technologies for the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals and vaccines.

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Merge releases eClinical OS platform

Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:33 AM

Merge Healthcare, a Chicago-based provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, has released Merge eClinical OS, a new clinical trial operating solution that provides first-of-its-kind, end-to-end study support for trials of all sizes through one interface, one consistent experience, one platform.

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GE Healthcare and Karolinska University to advance cell therapy

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 09:38 AM

Karolinska University Hospital Sweden, one of Europe's largest teaching hospitals, and GE Healthcare Life Sciences have formed a research collaboration to drive advances in technologies and workflows for use in the rapidly emerging field of cell therapy.

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GE Healthcare launches Centricity EDI Services 5.4

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:15 AM

GE Healthcare IT has launched the newest version of Centricity EDI Services (5.4), a proven eligibility, claim and remittance clearinghouse for hospitals and physician practices.

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GE Healthcare acquires SeqWright, boosts Clarient unit

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 03:01 PM

GE Healthcare has acquired SeqWright, a provider of nucleic acid sequencing and other genomic services, adding complementary genomics capabilities to Clarient, a molecular diagnostics GE unit.

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