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Symbion and Surgery Partners sign definitive merger agreement

Surgery Center Holdings Inc. ("Surgery Partners" or "The Company"), a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, LLC ("H.I.G."), and Symbion Holdings Corporation ("Symbion"), a portfolio company of Crestview Partners, have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Surgery Partners will acquire 100% of the stock of Symbion for a total purchase price of $792 million.

16 Jun 2014

Arrowhead Research joins with broad-market Russell 3000 Index

Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR), a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted RNAi therapeutics, is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 27, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 13 on www.russell.com/indexes.

16 Jun 2014

Pavilion Financial announces acquisition of the business of Plan Sponsor Advisors

Pavilion Financial Corporation, an employee-owned, diversified global investment services firm, today announced the acquisition of the business of Plan Sponsor Advisors, an investment and retirement benefit consulting firm specializing in defined contribution plans. The transaction is expected to close on or around June 20th.

12 Jun 2014

Janssen, Viiv Healthcare to develop single tablet regimen for maintenance treatment of HIV

Janssen R&D Ireland Ltd announced today that they have entered into a collaboration with ViiV Healthcare to develop and commercialize a new single tablet regimen containing Janssen's Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor rilpivirine (marketed as EDURANT®) and ViiV's Integrase Inhibitor dolutegravir(marketed as TIVICAY®) as the sole active ingredients for the maintenance treatment of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

12 Jun 2014

Hills Health to deploy Lincor's patient care technology in Australian and New Zealand hospitals

Lincor Solutions has secured an exclusive distribution agreement with Hills Health Solutions to deploy Lincor's next generation interactive patient care technology in Australian and New Zealand hospitals and aged care facilities for the first time.

11 Jun 2014

InSite and Senju collaborate to develop and market azithromycin ophthalmic solution using DuraSite

InSite Vision Incorporated and Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced that they have entered into a collaboration and license agreement to develop and market InSite's azithromycin ophthalmic solution using DuraSite® including AzaSite® 1% and AzaSite XtraTM 2% ocular antibiotics in Japan. Senju has agreed to pay InSite an upfront license fee, additional development milestones fees, and a percentage royalty on net sales.

10 Jun 2014

Contacta to manufacture HLD large area hearing loop product platform in the USA

Contacta Inc. has today announced the HLD large area hearing loop product platform will be manufactured in the USA.

9 Jun 2014

Blue Sea Capital successfully closes debut fund with $327M of capital commitments

Blue Sea Capital LLC ("Blue Sea"), a private equity firm based in Palm Beach, Florida, and with an office in El Segundo, California, announced that it has successfully closed its debut fund with $327 million of capital commitments, of which approximately 10% comes from the General Partner and its affiliates.

9 Jun 2014

Stone Point Capital acquires LTCG

LTCG, the recognized leader in business process outsourcing for long-term care insurance, has been acquired by Stone Point Capital, a leading private equity firm focused on investing in the global financial services industry. This acquisition furthers Stone Point's strategy of backing innovative companies in the insurance and insurance services sectors.

9 Jun 2014

Seres Health closes $10 million Series B financing, signs research collaboration with Mayo Clinic

Seres Health, a clinical-stage therapeutics company developing novel products to treat a host of disease conditions based on scientific findings related to the human microbiome, announced today that it has closed its $10 million Series B financing that included existing investors Flagship Ventures and Enso Ventures, and included new investors, Mayo Clinic, Alexandria Venture Investments, and several private investors. The company has also entered into an exclusive research collaboration with the Mayo Clinic.

9 Jun 2014

UST Global enters burgeoning market of patient-centered healthcare, forms alliance with Amida

UST Global, a leading provider of information technology services and solutions for Global 1000 companies, today unveiled its plans to enter the burgeoning market of patient-centered health information. It will provide a palette of services based on the Blue Button initiative. UST Global also announced a strategic alliance with Amida Technology Solutions of Silver Spring, Maryland.

9 Jun 2014

Manchester announces multi-year sponsorship deal with Cho-A Pharm

Manchester United has today announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with Korean Pharmaceutical company Cho-A Pharm to become Manchester United's Official Pharmaceuticals partner of in South Korea and Vietnam.

9 Jun 2014

BIT Group opens new R&D Center of Excellence in the US

BIT Group has announced the opening of its new 22,500 sq. ft. "Center of Excellence for Life Science and IVD Products" for BIT USA.

9 Jun 2014

Cheetah Medical secures initial investment of $5M from growth equity firm, HighCape Partners

Cheetah Medical, Inc., a leader in non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring systems, today announced that it has secured an initial investment of $5 million from HighCape Partners, a firm co-founded by Kevin Rakin, who joined Cheetah Medical's Board of Directors in 2013.

9 Jun 2014

CFI and Group Lamerica sign new agreement

The Center for Innovation of Arlington (CFI) and Group Lamerica has established an agreement for the purpose of extending CFI business development efforts into the Latin American region.

9 Jun 2014

CAHF renews Preferred Provider deal with COMS Interactive

The California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF) has renewed its Preferred Provider relationship with COMS Interactive (COMS or Clinical Outcomes Management Solutions).

9 Jun 2014

Kush Creams to manufacture and distribute medical marijuana product, 5 Hour High

Alternaturals, Inc., Symbol (OTCPink:ANAS) today announced that it has chosen Kush Creams, a Washington based, medical marijuana grower and distributor with award winning strains and products, to manufacture and distribute its long awaited medical marijuana product, 5 Hour High©.

9 Jun 2014

Lapmaster Group Holdings acquires Peter Wolters

Lapmaster Group Holdings LLC, a leading supplier of high-precision equipment and services for lapping, polishing, grinding, and honing, announced today that it has acquired Peter Wolters GmbH, a provider of machine tools and systems for high-precision surface processing.

9 Jun 2014

USANA gets five Best of State medals and prestigious BOSS statue for innovative products

Being considered the best at something involves years of hard work and dedication. Remaining the best at it is even more challenging.

6 Jun 2014

Dendreon shareholders call for annual elections to increase board independence and accountability

Eighty-four percent (84%) of votes cast by shareholders at Dendreon voted in favor of a proxy proposal calling for annual election of board members, a strategy - which if enacted - would increase board independence and accountability.

6 Jun 2014

Business / Finance

Symbion and Surgery Partners sign definitive merger agreement

Arrowhead Research joins with broad-market Russell 3000 Index

Pavilion Financial announces acquisition of the business of Plan Sponsor Advisors

Janssen, Viiv Healthcare to develop single tablet regimen for maintenance treatment of HIV

Hills Health to deploy Lincor's patient care technology in Australian and New Zealand hospitals

InSite and Senju collaborate to develop and market azithromycin ophthalmic solution using DuraSite

Contacta to manufacture HLD large area hearing loop product platform in the USA

Blue Sea Capital successfully closes debut fund with $327M of capital commitments

Stone Point Capital acquires LTCG

Seres Health closes $10 million Series B financing, signs research collaboration with Mayo Clinic

UST Global enters burgeoning market of patient-centered healthcare, forms alliance with Amida

Manchester announces multi-year sponsorship deal with Cho-A Pharm

BIT Group opens new R&D Center of Excellence in the US

Cheetah Medical secures initial investment of $5M from growth equity firm, HighCape Partners

CFI and Group Lamerica sign new agreement

CAHF renews Preferred Provider deal with COMS Interactive

Kush Creams to manufacture and distribute medical marijuana product, 5 Hour High

Lapmaster Group Holdings acquires Peter Wolters

USANA gets five Best of State medals and prestigious BOSS statue for innovative products

Dendreon shareholders call for annual elections to increase board independence and accountability

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