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vitaMedMD launches newest prescription prenatal multivitamin, vitaPearl

TherapeuticsMD, Inc., a women's healthcare company and parent company of vitaMedMD, announced today the launch of vitaMedMD's newest prescription prenatal multivitamin, vitaPearl, adding to its successful prenatal line consisting of vitaMedMD One Rx, vitaMedMD Plus Rx, and vitaMedMD RediChew™ Rx.

19 Mar 2014

Augmedix receives $3.2 million in venture funding from DCM and Emergence Capital Partners

Today, Augmedix announced that it has received venture funding from DCM and Emergence Capital Partners. The funding closed on 31-Aug-2013. Founded by CEO Ian Shakil and Chief Product Officer Pelu Tran, Augmedix -- a service powered by Google Glass -- reclaims the hours physicians spend on the computer entering or retrieving data from electronic health records and refocuses them on what matters most: patient care.

19 Mar 2014

Horizon Pharma secures $250 million in acquisition financing from Deerfield Management

Deerfield Management Company announced today that it has provided up to $250 million in acquisition financing to Horizon Pharma, Inc. for the acquisition of Vidara Therapeutics International Ltd.

19 Mar 2014

Cardiome enters into agreement with Logista to distribute BRINAVESS within Spanish market

Cardiome Pharma Corp. today announced that the company has entered into a distribution agreement with Logista Pharma S.A., headquartered in Madrid, Spain, to distribute BRINAVESS™ (vernakalant IV) within the Spanish market.

19 Mar 2014

PAREXEL International expands global Clinical Logistics Services capabilities

PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced the expansion of its global Clinical Logistics Services (CLS) capabilities. A new, state-of-the-art distribution center in Singapore and the recent expansion of the Company's facilities in Billerica, Mass., will help PAREXEL more effectively manage clients' global clinical trial supply requirements.

From Parexel 19 Mar 2014

Primco Management agrees to acquire Seattle based Suzie Q's

Primco Management Inc., a fully integrated multi-media entertainment and real estate development company, today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement to acquire Seattle based Suzie Q's, a medical marijuana collective fully licensed by the City of Seattle.

19 Mar 2014

Majority of individuals leave decision to computer than to their business partner

When individuals engage in risky business transactions with each other, they may end up being disappointed. This is why they'd rather leave the decision on how to divvy up jointly-owned monies to a computer than to their business partner.

19 Mar 2014

Cannabis and NTRR poised to outpace expansion of global smartphone market

Cannabis is among the fastest-growing markets in the U.S., poised to outpace the expansion of the global smartphone market—and Neutra Corp. (OTCBB: NTRR) is readying a diverse product line to capitalize on that growth.

19 Mar 2014

RaySearch signs distribution agreement with AlphaXRT for RayStation

RaySearch Laboratories AB has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with AlphaXRT (formerly CMS Alphatech) based in Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. The agreement means that AlphaXRT will be fully responsible for marketing, sales and service of RaySearch's proprietary treatment planning system RayStation in Australia and New Zealand from April 1, 2014.

19 Mar 2014

Alberta collaborates with Janssen to advance early-stage technologies related to diabetes

The Alberta Diabetes Institute at the University of Alberta has announced a new collaboration with Janssen Inc. in Canada to advance early-stage technologies related to Type I and Type II diabetes. Janssen is part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.

19 Mar 2014

Sparton completes all-cash transaction to acquire Aubrey Group

Sparton Corporation announces that it completed an all-cash transaction to acquire Aubrey Group, Inc., an $8 million revenue business, on March 17, 2014. Aubrey will continue to service its current and future customers out of its Irvine, CA location.

18 Mar 2014

CorTechs secures new Series B financing

Medical software developer CorTechs Labs, Inc. is pleased to announce it has secured new Series B financing to support the company's rapid growth. The round was led by Genting Berhad via its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Dragasac Limited, a company incorporated in the Isle of Man.

18 Mar 2014

Merck Millipore announces joint development agreement with Sysmex Corporation

Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, today announced a clinical research, licensing and joint development agreement with Sysmex Corporation of Japan.

From Sysmex America, Inc. 18 Mar 2014

Formation Capital, Safanad agree to sell $1.05 billion of healthcare buildings to NorthStar Realty Finance

Formation Capital and Safanad Limited today announced that they have entered into an agreement to sell a $1.05 billion healthcare real estate portfolio comprised of 43 primarily private-pay senior housing facilities and 37 skilled nursing facilities (the "Portfolio") to NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

18 Mar 2014

Emdeon's fourth quarter 2013 revenue increases 8.7% to $320.1 million

Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013

18 Mar 2014

Trovagene reports net loss of $1 million for fourth quarter 2013

Trovagene, Inc., a developer of cell-free molecular diagnostics, today reported its financial results for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2013.

18 Mar 2014

Sensient Technologies files definitive proxy materials with SEC, sends letter to shareholders

Sensient Technologies Corporation announced today that it filed definitive proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in connection with its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on April 24, 2014.

17 Mar 2014

AMN Healthcare makes strategic investment in PipelineRx

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and largest provider of staffing services in the nation, announced today it has made a strategic investment in PipelineRx, a leading clinical telepharmacy company.

17 Mar 2014

Yongye’s revenue increases 49.4% to $661.9M in fourth quarter 2013

Yongye International, Inc.("Yongye" or the "Company"), a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of crop nutrient products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013.

17 Mar 2014

Chindex revenue increases 12% to $48.8M in fourth quarter 2013

Chindex International, Inc., an American healthcare company providing premium quality healthcare services in China through the operations of United Family Healthcare ("UFH"), a network of private primary care hospitals and affiliated ambulatory clinics, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2013 ended December 31, 2013.

17 Mar 2014