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Tenet prices private offering of senior secured notes due 2018

Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced today the upsizing and pricing of its previously announced private offering of senior secured notes maturing in 2018.

5 Nov 2011

Health Care REIT prices underwritten public offering of common stock

Health Care REIT, Inc. today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 11,000,000 shares of common stock at $50.00 per share.

5 Nov 2011

American Scientific Resources receives private label purchase order for VeraTemp

American Scientific Resources, Inc. announced that it received a private label purchase order for a Shoppers Drug Mart VeraTemp Non-Contact Thermometer.

5 Nov 2011

SCRIP honors Glenmark for business excellence and innovative R & D capabilities

SCRIP, a leading global pharmaceutical and biotech news publication, honoured Glenmark with two global recognitions, for its business excellence and innovative R & D capabilities.

5 Nov 2011

Global Pharm acquires Qingdao Likang

Global Pharm Holdings Group, Inc., a China-based, growing vertically integrated pharmaceutical company engaged in pharmaceutical-related products distribution, Traditional Chinese Medicine herbs cultivation and processing business through its subsidiaries in Anhui, Jilin, Guangdong and Shandong provinces, today announced that, on October 31, 2011, it completed the acquisition of the 100% equity interest of Qingdao Likang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, a city-level pharmaceutical distributor located in Qingdao, Shandong Province.

5 Nov 2011

KFH/HP reports total operating revenue of $11.9B for third quarter 2011

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries (KFH/HP) reported today a combined total operating revenue of $11.9 billion for the quarter ending September 30, 2011, compared to $11.1 billion in the same period in 2010.

5 Nov 2011

CPPIB, Apax and PSP Investments acquire Kinetic Concepts

A consortium comprised of funds advised by Apax Partners, together with controlled affiliates of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. for $68.50 per common share in cash.

5 Nov 2011

Opexa reports net loss of $1.30 million for third quarter 2011

Opexa Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing Tovaxin, a novel T-cell therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and provided an overview of recent corporate developments.

5 Nov 2011

Siemens Healthcare to acquire MobileMD

Today, Siemens Healthcare announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding equity of MobileMD, Inc., of Yardley, Pa., a provider of health information exchange (HIE) solutions.

From Siemens Healthineers 5 Nov 2011

HCA proposes to offer $500 million senior unsecured notes

HCA Holdings, Inc. today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, HCA Inc., proposes to offer, subject to market and other considerations, $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes.

5 Nov 2011

Tenet to sell $750 million senior secured notes due 2018

Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced today that it is offering to sell $750 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes maturing in 2018 through a private placement.

5 Nov 2011

EES closes transaction to acquire SterilMed

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES), a global leader in the development of innovative medical devices for minimally invasive and open surgical procedures, today announced the closing of the transaction to acquire SterilMed, Inc. (SterilMed), a leader in the reprocessing and remanufacturing of single-use medical devices in the United States.

5 Nov 2011

American Vanguard third quarter net sales increase 8% to $73.8 million

American Vanguard Corporation, today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine month period ended September 30, 2011.

5 Nov 2011

Idera raises $9.5M in convertible preferred stock offering

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced it has raised $9.5 million in a convertible preferred stock offering.

5 Nov 2011

Helix Biomedix third quarter revenue increases 321% to $395,000

Helix BioMedix, Inc., a developer of bioactive peptides, today announced financial results for the company's third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

5 Nov 2011

Osiris Therapeutics third quarter revenues decrease marginally to $10.6 million

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., the leading stem cell company focused on developing and marketing products to treat medical conditions in inflammatory and cardiovascular disease areas and wound healing, announced today its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

4 Nov 2011

GTx third quarter net loss increases to $9.3 million

GTx, Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2011. The net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 was $9.3 million compared with a net loss of $8.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, reflecting increased research and development costs in connection with the Company's Ostarine™ and Capesaris™ clinical development programs.

4 Nov 2011

Acorda third quarter GAAP net income increases to $18.9 million

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

4 Nov 2011

AMAG reports third quarter total revenues of $17.6 million

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

4 Nov 2011

Quanticel, Celgene and Versant enter collaboration to discover and develop first-in-class cancer drugs

Privately held biotechnology company Quanticel Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Celgene Corporation, together with Versant Ventures, today announced they have entered into an exclusive, strategic collaboration to discover and develop first-in-class cancer drugs.

4 Nov 2011