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Henry Schein acquires France dental distribution business of Sirona Dental Systems

Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, announced today that it has acquired Sirona Direct, the France dental distribution business of Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.

3 Jun 2014

Healthcare Trust of America to acquire six MOBs for $200 million

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. announced today that it was under contract to acquire six medical office buildings ("MOBs") located in major east coast markets, including Boston, Miami and Baltimore for a total consideration of $200 million.

3 Jun 2014

Spherix completes $20M equity financing round

Spherix Incorporated, an intellectual property development company committed to the fostering and monetization of intellectual property, today announced that it has completed a $20 million equity financing consisting of 10 million shares of Series J Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible into common stock) at $2 per share to raise gross proceeds of $20 million, before payment of placement agent fees and other expenses of the offering payable by us.

3 Jun 2014

AMRI agrees to acquire OsoBio for $110 million

AMRI today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding membership interests of Oso Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC for $110 million in cash.

2 Jun 2014

Endo International subsidiary sells pharmaceutical drug discovery platform to AsanaBioSciences

Endo International plc today announced that its Endo Pharmaceuticals subsidiary has completed the sale of its branded pharmaceutical drug discovery platform to AsanaBioSciences, LLC, an independent member of the Amneal Alliance of Companies.

2 Jun 2014

MESA, Curagita join forces to bring Diagnostic Imaging services to Germany

Medical Equipment Solutions and Applications, Europe's leader in multi-vendor service for Diagnostic Imaging systems, equipment and parts, and Heidelberg-based radiology management company Curagita are joining forces to bring new and broader solutions for a full range of Diagnostic Imaging services to the German healthcare market.

2 Jun 2014

Cherokee Health Systems selects NextGen Healthcare to provide RCM services

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today that Cherokee Health Systems has selected NextGen Healthcare to provide revenue cycle management (RCM) services to re-engineer its business processes, improve financial results and drive business growth.

2 Jun 2014

Pivotal Therapeutics reports reduced revenue in first quarter 2014

Pivotal Therapeutics Inc., ("Pivotal" or the "Company"), a specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on Omega-3 therapies for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and overall health, announced its operational highlights and financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

31 May 2014

Valeant, Pershing Square make revised proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Allergan

Allergan, Inc. ("Allergan" or the "Company") today acknowledged that Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. ("Valeant") and Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. ("Pershing Square") have made a second revised, unsolicited proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company for a combination of 0.83 of Valeant common shares, $72.00 in cash per share of common stock of the Company, and a Contingent Value Right (CVR) related to DARPin® sales (the "Re-Revised Proposal").

31 May 2014

MediNatura to purchase Heel Group's USA operation

MediNatura™ Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation headquartered in greater Philadelphia, today announced an agreement to purchase the Heel Group's USA operations, which is expected to be completed in late August 2014.

31 May 2014

Vitamix Laboratories opens new manufacturing facility in Commack, New York

Vitamix Laboratories, one of the most highly regarded vitamin manufacturers in the industry, recently announced a major milestone: the company has moved into a new 23,175 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Commack, New York.

31 May 2014

VMGI enters into MOU with Power Shark Capital for distribution of beauty and cosmetic products

Verde Media Group Inc. (OTC: VMGI) is pleased to announce that it has recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, through its subsidiary Beautyject Inc., with Power Shark Capital ("PSC") for the sale and distribution of its beauty and cosmetic products throughout North America.

31 May 2014

Agena Bioscience acquires Sequenom’s Bioscience business

Agena Bioscience, Inc., a portfolio company of Telegraph Hill Partners (THP), today acquired the Bioscience business of Sequenom, Inc., which sells the MassARRAY® System for mass spectrometry-based detection of nucleic acids in research and clinical laboratories.

31 May 2014

PGFX Patent Holdings acquires proprietary methods, devices, intellectual property from Orogen Biosciences

On Friday, April 18th PGFX Patent Holdings, operating as Heritage Biosciences, LLC made an asset acquisition of proprietary methods, devices and intellectual property from Orogen Biosciences, Inc.

31 May 2014

AEA Investors, Fitness Capital Partners, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan acquire 24 Hour Fitness

24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. announced that AEA Investors, a leader in the private equity industry; Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Canada's largest single-profession pension plan - and one of the world's largest; and Fitness Capital Partners, a fund organized by Dean Bradley Osborne and Global Leisure Partners have completed their acquisition of the Company from Forstmann Little & Co.

31 May 2014

Inovio Pharmaceuticals’ reverse stock split to become effective on June 5, 2014

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its previously announced 1-for-4 reverse stock split shall become effective at 5 P.M., Thursday, June 5, 2014, and trading of the Company's common stock on a post-reverse split basis shall commence on Friday, June 6, 2014.

30 May 2014

Echo Therapeutics proposes to file investor presentation with SEC

Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECTE), a medical device company developing its Symphony® CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced that it is filing an investor presentation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that comments on, among other things, the pending proxy contest by a dissident stockholder group led by Platinum Management (NY) LLC.

30 May 2014

TPP wins $500,000 grant from Biogen Idec to help students start and run own businesses

The Biogen Idec Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to The Possible Project (TPP), a non-profit organization that teaches high school students how to start and run their own businesses through a tailored curriculum, and access to technology and to mentors from the local business community.

29 May 2014

AMSURG acquires Sheridan Healthcare in cash and stock transaction valued at $2.35 billion

AMSURG Corp. and Sheridan Healthcare, a portfolio company of Hellman & Friedman, LLC, today announced that their respective Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which AMSURG will acquire Sheridan Healthcare in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.35 billion.

29 May 2014

Transgenomic signs license with Dana-Farber to develop multiplexed ICE COLD-PCR technology

Transgenomic, Inc., a global biotechnology company advancing personalized medicine in cardiology, oncology, and inherited diseases through advanced diagnostic tests and clinical and research services, today announced that it has signed a license with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for worldwide rights to develop and commercialize multiplexed versions of its ICE COLD-PCRTM technology (MX ICE COLD-PCR).

28 May 2014

Business / Finance

Henry Schein acquires France dental distribution business of Sirona Dental Systems

Healthcare Trust of America to acquire six MOBs for $200 million

Spherix completes $20M equity financing round

AMRI agrees to acquire OsoBio for $110 million

Endo International subsidiary sells pharmaceutical drug discovery platform to AsanaBioSciences

MESA, Curagita join forces to bring Diagnostic Imaging services to Germany

Cherokee Health Systems selects NextGen Healthcare to provide RCM services

Pivotal Therapeutics reports reduced revenue in first quarter 2014

Valeant, Pershing Square make revised proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Allergan

MediNatura to purchase Heel Group's USA operation

Vitamix Laboratories opens new manufacturing facility in Commack, New York

VMGI enters into MOU with Power Shark Capital for distribution of beauty and cosmetic products

Agena Bioscience acquires Sequenom’s Bioscience business

PGFX Patent Holdings acquires proprietary methods, devices, intellectual property from Orogen Biosciences

AEA Investors, Fitness Capital Partners, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan acquire 24 Hour Fitness

Inovio Pharmaceuticals’ reverse stock split to become effective on June 5, 2014

Echo Therapeutics proposes to file investor presentation with SEC

TPP wins $500,000 grant from Biogen Idec to help students start and run own businesses

AMSURG acquires Sheridan Healthcare in cash and stock transaction valued at $2.35 billion

Transgenomic signs license with Dana-Farber to develop multiplexed ICE COLD-PCR technology

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