AngioDynamics Scoops Up Navilyst for $372M - Jan. 31, 2012

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012  |   |   |   |  Major 2 - Part Lab Equipment Auction: February 7 - 9 The Branford Group will auction surplus assets to the continuing operations of Stryker Corp., a major orthobiologic R & D laboratory located in Hopkinton, Mass. The first auction will take place on February 7, with bidding available online and in person. The facility's primary capital assets will be auctioned including a 2010 Thermo Fisher LTQ Orbitrap Velos ET9 Mass Spec and a 2010 Waters nanoAcquity UPLC, both brand New and still in their boxes. The second auction will take place electronically with bidding opening on February 8 and closing on February 9. Included in this sale are lab instruments and support equipment. Visit The Branford Group's website for more info. Register to Bid!   •  AngioDynamics (ANGO) Scoops Up Navilyst Medical for $372 Million More... •  Health Warning Over DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. (JNJ)'s Hip Implants More... •  Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW) Inserted Straight Into Heart Has Improved Results in Study More... •  Avedro, Inc. Announces Canadian Approval for Lasik Xtra(TM) More... •  Symmetry Medical Inc. (SMA) Execs Settle SEC Charges Over UK Unit's Accounting More... More Top News EuroMedtech 2012 Fourth Annual International Medtech Partnering Conference May 31 - June 1, 2012 World Trade Center Grenoble Grenoble, France EuroMedtech™ 2012 brings together the myriad sectors of the medtech industry, creating a forum dedicated to forging partnerships between large companies and innovators, public and private companies and investors, institutes and industry. 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FDA Approves Boehringer, Lilly Diabetes Drug - Jan. 31, 2012

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012  |   |   |   |  PPD Central Labs Combine the expertise of a leading contract research organization (CRO) with global central laboratories that are among the world's largest dedicated exclusively to clinical trials. We offer: • Comprehensive range of central lab services • Extensive reach • High level of accuracy Please click here for more information.   •  FDA Approves Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) Diabetes Drug More... •  Transparency Life Sciences, LLC Launched as World's First Drug Development Company Based on Open Innovation More... •  FDA Panel Wants Suicide Risk on Novartis AG (NVS) ADHD Drug Label More... •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE) to Seek OK for Long-Stalled Menopause Drug More... •  Orexo AB, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K. Axe Preclinical-Stage Deal in Respiratory Diseases More... •  GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Said to be Interested in Turkey's MN Pharma More... •  AssureRx Secures $8 Million Financing With Silicon Valley Bank to Support Growth More... •  Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Shakes Up McNeil Consumer Healthcare Unit Again More... More Top News CARBOGEN AMCIS Seamless Drug Development from Bench to Market CARBOGEN AMCIS is a leading provider of drug development and commercialization services to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, at all stages of drug development. The integrated services of CARBOGEN AMCIS provide innovative, timely and safe drug development solutions that allow customers to make the best use of their available resources. For more information, please visit: http://www.carbogen-amcis.com/. •  Could a Club Drug Offer "Almost Immediate" Relief From Depression? 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