PPD to Go Private in $3.9 Billion Deal - Oct. 3, 2011

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Register here today or call 800-390-4078.  •   Viropro Inc. (VPRO) Appoints Michelle Peake to Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Biologics Sdn Bhd (ABSB) Subsidiary Based in Penang, Malaysia More... •   AxoGen, Inc. (LECT) Announces Completion of Merger, Name Change and Executive Team Changes More... •   Novella Clinical Names Elizabeth Edwards Vice President of European Operations More... •   Basilea Pharmaceutica (BSLN.SW) Announces Change in its Management Structure More... •   Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Release: Council of State Bioscience Associations Announces New Board Leadership More... More Personnel News •   BioLife Solutions, Inc. (BLFS.OB) Q3 2011 Revenue Up 36 Percent Year Over Year at $715,000; Up 15 Percent Over Q2 2011 More... •   Covidien plc (COV) to Report Fourth-Quarter Results on November 15, 2011 More... More Earnings Report News •   Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MNTA) Files for Preliminary Injunction Against Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI) and International Medical Systems, Ltd. to Halt Blood Thinner Launch More... •   The Medicines Company (MDCO) Settles Angiomax(R) (Bivalirudin) Patent Litigations With Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc. (TEVA) More... More Legal News   Office and Laboratory Space Available For Lease 500 West Cartier Boulevard Laval, Quebec Canada • Availability: Immediate occupancy • Over 900 linear feet of laboratory work stations with attendant built-in services distributed throughout chemistry and biology labs • Biological safety cabinets/fume hoods of assorted sizes, (including walk-ins) More Real Estate Listings Hot Company SGS Life Science Services 201 Route 17 North Rutherford, New Jersey 07070 U.S.A. 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