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Airgas, Steris field FDA warnings

December 16, 2010 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Airgas Inc. (NYSE:ARG) and Steris Corp. (NYSE:STE) were both slapped with Food & Drug Administration warning letters.

Radnor, Pa.-based Airgas Inc.’s violations included the company’s failure to adequately expand an investigation of a contaminated nitrogen cylinder and filling batches of medical gas products without completing production records, according to the the watchdog agency’s letter.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Airgas Inc., Gift Bans, Steris Corp.

Boston Scientific takes pain management unit off the auction block

December 15, 2010 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) is still stuck with its pain management business.

The Natick, Mass.-based medical device giant was rumored to be looking to offload its neuromodulation unit for about $1.5 billion over the summer, with Stryker Corp. (NYSE:SYK) said to be a leading suitor.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Neurological, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation, News Well, Pain Management Tagged With: Boston Scientific, Johnson and Johnson, Stryker

Riverside buys orthodontics supplier

December 15, 2010 By MedCity News Leave a Comment

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Leveraged buyout company The Riverside Co. purchased an Indiana-based maker of orthodontics equipment.

A statement from Riverside didn’t reveal the purchase price for Franklin-based G&H Wire Co. G&H sells springs, wires, bonding products and other orthodontics equipment. The company operates out of a single facility that’s used for production and distribution, as well as a corporate office.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Dental, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: G&H Wire Co., The Riverside Co.

Endologix closes Nellix takeover

December 13, 2010 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Endologix Inc. (NSDQ:ELGX) closed its acquisition of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Nellix.

The all-stock deal, which Endologix announced Oct. 27, expands its aortic disorder treatment devices. The Irvine, Calif.-based company said the merger is designed to increase its share of the aortic repair market.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Endologix, Nellix Inc.

Report: PE firms eye up Beckman Coulter

December 13, 2010 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Several private equity firms are weighing a buyout of medical device and diagnostics maker Beckman Coulter Inc. (NYSE:BEC), according to news reports.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Diagnostics, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Beckman Coulter Inc.

Thermo Fisher reels in Dionex Corp. for $2 billion

December 13, 2010 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) today announced a deal to take over Sunnyvale Calif.-based Dionex Corp. (NSDQ:DNEX).

The Waltham, Mass.-based lab instruments maker plans to pay about $2.1 billion in cash for Dionex, or $118.50 per share, a 21 percent premium over DNEX’s last closing price of $98.16.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Diagnostics, Lab Instruments & Supplies, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Thermo Fisher Scientific

Report: Beckman Coulter is for sale

December 10, 2010 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Beckman Coulter Inc. (NYSE:BEC) is up for sale for as much as $5 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Diagnostics, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Beckman Coulter Inc.

Caliper captures CRi for $20 million

December 9, 2010 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Caliper Life Sciences Inc. (NSDQ:CALP) agreed to buy Woburn, Mass.-based Cambridge Research & Instrumentation Inc.

The $20 million deal will see Caliper acquire all of CRi’s outstanding equity securities in exchange for common stock valued at about $10.5 million and $7.5 million in cash plus the assumption of $2 million in debt.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Lab Instruments & Supplies, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Caliper Life Sciences Inc., Cambridge Research & Instrumentation Inc.

NaviNet merges with Prematics

December 9, 2010 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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NaviNet Inc. plans to expand its healthcare IT products with the buyout of mobile healthcare service provider Prematics Inc.

The Cambridge, Mass.-based healthcare communications company said the acquisition of Prematics will enable it to offer its patient information management system to healthcare provider’s handheld devices.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Digital Health, Health Information Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Software / IT Tagged With: NaviNet Inc.

SBi sloughs shoulder-related assets to French firm

December 7, 2010 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Small Bone Innovations Inc. sold its shoulder-related assets to French orthopedics firm Fx Solutions for an undisclosed amount.

The New York-based company said it plans to focus on arthroplasty and trauma reconstruction technology and treatments for the small bones & joints. Proceeds from the sale are earmarked for streamlining “product management efforts and accelerate product introductions and launches” — especially its Star total ankle replacement, according to a press release. SBi will also “dedicate additional resources to fund clinical studies of key products,” according to the release.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Orthopedics Tagged With: Fx Solutions, Small Bone Innovations Inc.

India’s Opto Circuits closes Cardiac Science buyout

December 7, 2010 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Opto Circuits (India) Ltd. (BSE:532391) closed its short-form merger with Cardiac Science Corp. (NSDQ:CSCX).

The Bangalore, India-based medical device developer acquired Cardiac Science in two steps: An all-cash tender offer for $2.30 per share, under which it bought a 77 percent stake; and a short-form merger by which it snapped up enough of the remaining shares to forego stockholders’ formal approval under Delaware law.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Cardiac Sciences Corp., Opto Circuits Ltd.

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