Medmarc Life Sciences has appointed Cathie Speakman to the underwriting team and will be located in Northern California to assist brokers and policyholders. In her new role, Speakman will be dedicated to servicing California, Oregon, and ...
Sectra, an IT and medical technology company, has purchased Burnbank Systems, an IT services company, in the UK. With the acquisition, whose financing will be covered by existing funds, Sectra aims to expand its medical systems operations ...
Medmarc Insurance (Medmarc) has signed an agreement to merge into ProAssurance for a $153.7m, all cash, sponsored demutualization that will provide Medmarc's eligible Members with cash payments of $146.2m and future policy credits of $7m. ...
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Accenture has received a contract from the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) to develop, build and maintain an integrated Medicine Evaluation System. The company will provide the national authority that approves new medicines with ...
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Netstal, a brand of the KraussMaffei Group has announced the expansion of its product range with the new ELION 3200, which will be unveiled at Fakuma 2012 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The new machine is used for manufacturing complex ...
Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) and (BIO.B) and the wholly owned subsidiary of Myriad Genetics (MYGN), Myriad RBM, have joined forces to develop and distribute immunoassay kits. As part of the agreement, Myriad RBM will provide Bio-Rad ...
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ProImmune has introduced B cell ELISpot assay as a service for the characterization of adaptive immune responses to infection, immune modulators, vaccines and therapeutic agents. B cell ELISpot enables the activity of ...
Medical technology company Smith & Nephew, through its subsidiaries, has entered into a definitive agreement to buy all the assets of Healthpoint Biotherapeutics for $782m in cash. Under the deal, Healthpoint in Texas which develops and ...
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Covidien, a provider of healthcare products, has opened a new China Technology Center (CTC) Research and Development (R&D) facility in Shanghai, China. The $45m facility focuses on identifying and developing products that meet the needs ...
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Transformational medical technology provider GE Healthcare has entered into an agreement with Core Sound Imaging for a cloud based ultrasound PACS and reporting solution. Under the agreement, GE's Ultrasound business will distribute Core ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Providence Medical Technology for its PMT Bone Screws, designed for use in bone reconstruction, osteotomy, arthrodesis, joint fusion, fracture repair, and fracture ...
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Demand for packaging machinery in China is forecast to rise 7.5% per annum to ¥40 billion in 2016. Advances will be led by growth in manufacturing output, as consumption of Chinese goods grows both internationally and domestically. The ...
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Cleveland Heart, a joint venture between Cleveland Clinic and TransWorld Medical Devices, has obtained $30m grant from Power Heart Consortium to develop its SmartHeart, continue international clinical trials, expand laboratory research and ...
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Engel Austria GmbH recently launched a new line of injection molding machine, the e-mac all-electric machine, for precise production of technical parts. Machines with clamping forces of 50, 75 and 100 are already available in the market, ...
Medical device research company Namsa has acquired The Integra Group, a preclinical and clinical research organization located near Minneapolis, US. The company with the acquisition of Integra aims to speed up the device research, ...