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Cephalon intends to make takeover bid for ChemGenex

Cephalon, Inc. and ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited today jointly announced that Cephalon's wholly-owned subsidiary, Cephalon CXS Holdings Pty Ltd, intends to make a takeover bid for ChemGenex.

29 Mar 2011

Lotus fiscal year revenue increases 28.7% to $72.7 million for 2010

Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a fast-growing, profitable developer, manufacturer and seller of medicine and drugs in the People's Republic of China, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

29 Mar 2011

EpiCept enters agreement with institutional investor to purchase 7.1 million shares of common stock

EpiCept Corporation announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an institutional investor for the purchase of approximately 7.1 million shares of its common stock at $0.65 per share, and five and one half year warrants to purchase up to approximately 5.3 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.72 per share that are not exercisable for six months following the closing date of the offering.

29 Mar 2011

GTCR completes Sterigenics acquisition

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, today announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Sterigenics International, Inc., the leading global provider of contract sterilization and ionization services for medical devices, food products, and advanced applications, from Silverfleet Capital and PPM America Capital Partners.

28 Mar 2011

Alpha II, PCIS Gold enter integration contract

Alpha II, a leader in healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement, announced today a new integration contract with PCIS Gold, a provider of single-source medical group practice software. Alpha II's ClaimStaker software will enhance coding reliability, while increasing professional and institutional claim validity for PCIS Gold's customers.

28 Mar 2011

Concord Medical fourth quarter total net revenues increase 30.1% to RMB112.9 million

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited, the operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

28 Mar 2011

Graymark Healthcare 2010 net revenues increase 30% to $22.8 million

Graymark Healthcare, Inc., the nation's second largest provider of diagnostic sleep services and an innovator in comprehensive care for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), reported financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

28 Mar 2011

Quest Diagnostics subsidiary initiates tender offer for Celera acquisition

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced today it has commenced a tender offer through its wholly owned subsidiary, Spark Acquisition Corporation, for all of the outstanding shares of common stock (the "Shares") of Celera Corporation (Nasdaq: CRA), one of the world's pioneers in genetic diagnostics discovery and development for $8.00 per share in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes.

From Quest Diagnostics 28 Mar 2011

Biotectix acquires Chameleon BioSurfaces technology

Biotectix, LLC announced today the acquisition of all significant assets owned by Chameleon BioSurfaces Ltd. (Cambridge, United Kingdom). Financial terms were not disclosed.

28 Mar 2011

Helix BioMedix 2010 total revenue increases 118% to $852,000

Helix BioMedix, Inc., a developer of bioactive peptides, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2010.

28 Mar 2011

SHOM selects Scott & Co to audit Company's financials for past two years

Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc., a Holding Company providing healthcare services, healthcare professionals and equipment to medical institutions, has selected Scott & Company, a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board approved accounting firm in Columbia, SC, to audit the Company's financials for the past two years and provide additional accounting services to the Company.

28 Mar 2011

Medwell acquires ownership and control over 6,449,501 common shares of Spectral

Spectral Diagnostics Inc., a Phase III company developing the first theranostic treatment for severe sepsis and septic shock, and Medwell Capital Corp., today jointly announced a non-brokered agreement whereby Medwell and a consortium of buyers purchased in private transactions 12,449,501 common shares and 962,500 common share purchase warrants of Spectral from GrowthWorks Canadian Fund Ltd., representing 15.6% of the issued and outstanding shares.

28 Mar 2011

A.P. Pharma fourth quarter revenue decreases to $1.6 million

A.P. Pharma, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010 and provided a corporate update.

28 Mar 2011

Precise Biometrics announces SEK 54 million financing through rights offering

The Board of Directors of Precise Biometrics has resolved, subject to approval of the AGM on April 27, to undertake an issue with preferential rights for Precise Biometrics' shareholders that will raise a maximum of SEK 54 million before deduction of issue related costs.

28 Mar 2011

Anergis SA closes funding round for allergy vaccines

Anergis SA announced today that it has closed a Series A financing round raising CHF 18 millions from European biotech funds and private local investors.

28 Mar 2011

AccentCare relocates corporate headquarters to Dallas

AccentCare, one of the nation's leaders in home healthcare, is relocating its corporate headquarters from Irvine, California, to Dallas, a move that will create more than 100 new jobs locally.

25 Mar 2011

XTL announces MinoGuard acquisition

XTL announced on March 24, 2011, it entered into a term sheet to acquire the activity of MinoGuard Ltd. by obtaining an exclusive license to use MinoGuard's entire technology in return for royalties on sales and milestone payments throughout the clinical development process.

25 Mar 2011

MedCAREERS GROUP announces Nurses Lounge professional network

MedCAREERS Group, Inc. today provided an overview of Nurses Lounge, which was acquired by the Company on November 19, 2010.

25 Mar 2011

Isotechnika fourth quarter consolidated net loss increases to $2.42 million

Isotechnika Pharma Inc. has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010 and provided a review of the Company's operational and financial progress for 2010 and to the current date.

25 Mar 2011

HealthSpring prices underwritten public offering of common stock

HealthSpring, Inc. announced today that it has priced its underwritten public offering of 7,500,000 shares of its common stock. The shares were resold by the underwriters at a price of $35.95 per share. The Company has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,125,000 shares of common stock.

25 Mar 2011