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CompanDX, CRL enter multi-year agreement to develop biomarker panels

CompanDX Ltd., bioinformatics partner for the life sciences industry, and Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc. (CRL), provider of laboratory testing services in molecular diagnostics and clinical trials, today announced they entered into a multi-year agreement to collaborate in the development and support of biomarker panels and companion diagnostic development for pharmaceutical, biotech and academic clients worldwide.

19 Feb 2011

Kaiser Permanente earns J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion distinction

Kaiser Permanente's National Pharmacy Programs and Services was recognized at the J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Roundtable in Las Vegas as a J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion — one of only 40 companies to have earned the distinction this year.

19 Feb 2011

Desert Physicians Association and Integra Physicians Network enter new marketing agreement

SilverTree Health, the premier provider of physician billing and practice management resources, is pleased to announce a new marketing agreement between Desert Physicians Association (DPA) and its affiliate, Integra Physicians Network (IPN). This new partnership leverages the strengths of both organizations: SilverTree's high-tech nature and profitability and DPA's membership base.

19 Feb 2011

Matrixx and H.I.G. announce expiration of subsequent offering period

Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. and H.I.G. Capital, LLC, a leading global private investment firm, today announced that the subsequent offering period of the tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Matrixx by Wonder Holdings, Inc. ("Wonder") and Wonder Holdings Acquisition Corp., both affiliates of H.I.G. formed for the purpose of acquiring Matrixx, for $8.75 per share in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, February 17, 2011.

19 Feb 2011

WTW announces fourth quarter earnings per share of $2.75 for 2011

Yesterday, Weight Watchers announced fourth quarter earnings that were 14% higher than expectations with earnings of $.64 compared to the consensus of $.56.

19 Feb 2011

MOCON declares quarterly cash dividend

MOCON, Inc. announced today that on February 17, 2011, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of ten cents ($0.10) per share, payable on May 20, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 6, 2011. This is a five percent increase over the previous rate of nine and one-half cents per share.

19 Feb 2011

AAOS partners with Gateway EDI for claims processing and revenue management services

Today, at its Annual Meeting, the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) announced a partnership with Gateway EDI to provide claims processing and revenue management services to its membership. The AAOS Revenue Management Program powered by Gateway EDI will help AAOS members submit their claims faster and more accurately to increase revenue and cash flow.

19 Feb 2011

Healthcare Realty Trust files shelf registration statement with Securities and Exchange Commission

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated, announced today that it has filed a universal shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a routine renewal of its existing shelf registration statement that was to expire on May 13, 2011.

19 Feb 2011

Fast Company ranks NovaBay 7th in biotech industry in 2011 annual list of world's most innovative companies

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class, anti-infective compounds for the treatment and prevention of antibiotic-resistant infections, has been ranked seventh in the biotech industry in Fast Company's annual list of the world's most innovative companies in 2011.

19 Feb 2011

Kaiser Permanente receives No. 1 customer loyalty ranking in health insurance sector

Kaiser Permanente received the highest customer loyalty ranking in the health insurance sector, based on the Satmetrix 2011 Net Promoter® industry rankings. A new addition to this year's benchmarks, Kaiser Permanente received a Net Promoter Score, or NPS® of 28 percent, more than 30 points higher than the industry average of negative 5 percent.

19 Feb 2011

Span-America declares quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share

Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. announced today that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share. The dividend is payable March 9, 2011, to shareholders of record on February 28, 2011.

19 Feb 2011

Patterson third quarter revenues grew 3% to $825.0 million

Patterson Companies, Inc. today said it is forecasting sales of approximately $825.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 ended January 29, compared to $820.1 million in the year-earlier quarter.

19 Feb 2011

Abbott increases company's quarterly dividend 9% to 48 cents per share

The board of directors of Abbott today increased the company's quarterly common dividend 9 percent to 48 cents per share.

19 Feb 2011

Angiotech executes Settlement and License Termination Agreement with Rex Medical

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has executed a Settlement and License Termination Agreement with Rex Medical, LP, providing for the full and final settlement and/or dismissal of all claims arising under the the License, Supply, Marketing and Distribution Agreement between Angiotech US and Rex, dated March 13, 2008.

19 Feb 2011

China Medical Technologies third quarter revenues increase 30.0% to RMB223.9 million ($33.9M)

China Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic ("IVD") company, announced its unaudited financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010 ("3Q FY2010") today.

19 Feb 2011

Merck Canada announces $6.8 million investment in AmorChem for biopharmaceutical research

Merck Canada announced today a $6.8 million investment in AmorChem, a Quebec life sciences venture capital fund. This is the latest investment made by Merck following a commitment made in 2010 to invest an incremental $100 million over five years in biopharmaceutical research and development in Quebec.

19 Feb 2011

Business / Finance

CompanDX, CRL enter multi-year agreement to develop biomarker panels

Kaiser Permanente earns J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion distinction

Desert Physicians Association and Integra Physicians Network enter new marketing agreement

Matrixx and H.I.G. announce expiration of subsequent offering period

WTW announces fourth quarter earnings per share of $2.75 for 2011

MOCON declares quarterly cash dividend

AAOS partners with Gateway EDI for claims processing and revenue management services

Healthcare Realty Trust files shelf registration statement with Securities and Exchange Commission

Fast Company ranks NovaBay 7th in biotech industry in 2011 annual list of world's most innovative companies

Kaiser Permanente receives No. 1 customer loyalty ranking in health insurance sector

Span-America declares quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share

Patterson third quarter revenues grew 3% to $825.0 million

Abbott increases company's quarterly dividend 9% to 48 cents per share

Angiotech executes Settlement and License Termination Agreement with Rex Medical

China Medical Technologies third quarter revenues increase 30.0% to RMB223.9 million ($33.9M)

Merck Canada announces $6.8 million investment in AmorChem for biopharmaceutical research

Apria Healthcare fourth quarter revenues decrease 1.6% to $527.7 million

LifePoint fourth quarter revenues decrease 5.5% to $36.3 million

Chelsea prices underwritten public offering of 8.75 million shares of common stock

HMS fourth quarter revenues increase 31.4% to $87.2 million

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