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3. Abiomed swings to 2011 black on record Q4 revenues
Abiomed marks its 1st profitable year in the last 15 years, touting record Q4 sales of its Impella heart pump and setting off a Wall Street roller coaster.
2. Agilent’s $2.2B all-cash bid for Dako is largest in company history
Agilent Technologies pays $2.2 billion for Dako, a Denmark-based cancer diagnostics developer, marking the largest deal in Agilent history.
1. Medical device tax: MITA battles “windfall” rhetoric
“Only in Washington could paying a $30 billion tax over the next 10 years be viewed as a windfall opportunity,” Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance executive director Gail Rodriguez says.
