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3. Tough times for Siemens mean up to 2,000 jobs cut
Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) may cut as many as 2,000 positions from its diagnostics and radiation treatment divisions, shifting its focus to lower-cost countries and reducing costs.
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2. Chinese price controls will hurt U.S. companies, says Lugar
Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.), the head Republican on the Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee, warned Chinese officials that its proposed price controls for medical products would hurt American companies and Chinese patients.
1. Bard nabs angioplasty balloon maker for $325M
C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) doles out $325 million for Lutonix and its drug-coated angioplasty balloon devices, the only such devices with IDE clearance in the U.S.acquired.