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Mylan Announces Pricing of Add-On Offering of Senior Notes
July 30, 2010 12:40 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsPITTSBURGH , July 30 /- Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL ) today announced that it priced $300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2020 at an issue price of 105.5% with a coupon of 7.875%, or an effective yield to maturity of 7.087%. The notes are being offered as additional...
WuXi PharmaTech RESCHEDULES Second-Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call
July 30, 2010 12:39 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSHANGHAI , July 30 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX ), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device R&D outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States , today announced that it will release financial results for the second...
Conatus Pharmaceuticals Acquires Pfizer's Idun Subsidiary
July 30, 2010 12:39 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSAN DIEGO , July 30 /- Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that Conatus acquired the Idun Pharmaceuticals subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. Conatus Pharmaceuticals is a privately-held drug development company focused on liver disease and...
CareFusion Will Host an Earnings Conference Call on Aug. 10 to Discuss the Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2010
July 30, 2010 12:39 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSAN DIEGO , July 30 /- CareFusion Corporation (NYSE: CFN ) today announced plans to release fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 results on Tuesday, Aug. 10 following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company will host a webcast and conference call on Aug. 10 at 2 p.m....
Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine Report Stolen Laptop
July 30, 2010 12:38 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | CommentsOn May 13, 2010, a physician from Baylor College of Medicine and affiliated with Texas Children's Hospital had his password-protected laptop stolen from an office at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. Electronic files on the laptop contained demographic and clinical information...
Nutraloid Labs ejaculoid XXTREME and stimuloid II: Undeclared Drug Ingredient
July 30, 2010 12:31 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThese products, marketed as dietary supplements, contain sulfoaildenafil, which may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs and lower blood pressure to dangerously low levels.
Corporate dividends, name changes, new listings
July 30, 2010 11:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsChanges announced in corporate dividends July 26-30:INCREASED DIVIDENDQuarterly unless noted otherwiseAlliance Hldg GP .4825 from .465Alliance Res Ptrs .81 vs .79Amer Water Works .22 from .21A.O. Smith .21 from .195Boardwalk Ppln Ptrs .51 from .505BreitBurn Energy .3825 from .375Community Trust...
Volcano turns 2Q profit as disposable sales rise
July 30, 2010 9:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsVolcano Corp. said Friday it turned a profit in the second quarter as sales of products used in vascular testing increased.Volcano reported a profit of $5.4 million, or 10 cents per share, compared with a year-ago loss of $5.3 million, or 11 cents per share. Revenue climbed 36 percent to $73.5...
STMicroelectronics and digi-key encourage engineering with the launch of design contest for students
July 30, 2010 9:38 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsProjects to be built around ST?s iNEMO? multi-sensor inertial measurement unit
Dalsa reports second quarter 2010 financial results
July 30, 2010 9:38 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsDalsa Corporation, an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors, reported revenue from continuing operations of $52.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 and net income from continuing operations of $5.5 million or $0.30 per share, diluted.
MEMS startup aims picoprojectors at 3-D modeling
July 30, 2010 9:38 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsAccording to EETIMES, structured light illumination (SLI) can automatically build a three-dimensional model of any object, replacing the tedious process of measurement that is usually required. Stripes of light are projected onto objects as a digital camera records their deformation,...
Stoughton's Medical Specialties Distributors bought
July 30, 2010 9:37 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsChicago-based private equity firm Water Street Healthcare Partners announced today that it has acquired Stoughton-based Medical Specialties Distributors LLC, which provides infusion products, supplies, biomedical services and technology solutions to the home infusion therapy market.
Zoll gets FDA OK for compact military device
July 30, 2010 9:37 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsThe good news continues for Zoll Medical Corp. One day after posting solid Q2 2010 number, that Chelmsford company reported it has won approval to sell a new combined monitor and defibrillator unit.
NEHI gets grant for remote patient monitoring tests
July 30, 2010 9:36 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsThe New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) announced today that it was awarded a grant to test home-based monitoring equipment for elderly patients with chronic illnesses.
The Future of Manufacturing is in the Third Grade
July 30, 2010 8:35 am | by Society of Manufacturing Engineers | CommentsDEARBORN, Mich., July 26, 2010 — The world admires the United States for our education system. Students from China, India, Russia and a host of other countries fill our colleges and universities. However, after degrees and work experience are secured, unless they are offered...
