ResMed Buys UCD Spin-Out in All Cash Deal - July 6, 2011

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Wednesday, July 06, 2011  |   |   |  The Master of Science (MS) in Medical Product Development Management (MPDM) is a comprehensive, master's degree program and can be completed in either 2 or 3 years. The emphasis of the program is on the management of products undergoing clinical research and clinical development, i.e. clinical trial stages I, II, III and IV or other testing as required by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or international regulatory authorities. The curriculum includes customized courses from the Colleges of Science and Business, and was designed in consultation with biomedical industry employers in the greater San Francisco Bay area. The MPDM program continues to have interaction with the industry and provides expert industry speakers in the classroom, in order to present the latest advancements to students. For more information, please visit: http://www.medproddev.sjsu.edu/   •  ResMed Inc. (RMD) Buys UCD Spin-out in All Cash Deal More... •  CareFusion Corporation Grabs Germany's Rowa for About $150 Million More... •  Olympus Corporation (OCPNF) to Acquire Spirus Medical, Inc.; Deal Could be Worth as Much as $60 Million if Milestones Are Met More... •  Sonitus Medical Receives Second FDA Clearance for SoundBite(TM) Hearing System More... •  MyoPowers Medical Technologies SA Closes $19 Million Series B More... More Top News DIA Webinar: Speaking Up About Devices: Preview and Help Develop Newly Proposed Device Standards July 14, 2011 Online Webinar This webinar will provide a brief summary of the project background and accomplishments, orient attendees to the draft domains, explain horizontal versus vertical data structures, and how these domains fit in with other CDISC standards. 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