Pharmalicensing.com: PR Newswire: Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers http://pharmalicensing.com/rss/ Latest market and business intelligence from the leading publishers worldwide. en-us Pharmalicensing.com: PR Newswire: Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers http://pharmalicensing.com/rss/ http://pharmalicensing.com/images/pharmalicensing_logo.gif 144 Menicon to Acquire David Thomas Contact Lenses Ltd., Major U.K. Custom Lens Manufacturer NAGOYA, Japan, November 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Menicon Co., Ltd. (Menicon) and David Thomas Contact Lenses Ltd. (DTCL) announced on November 19 that the two companies reached agreement on November 16,... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/4019 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/4019 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Novartis to Acquire Majority Stake in Hard to Treat Diseases' (HTDS.PK) China Subsidiary H1N1 Vaccine Partner for US$125 Million SHENZHEN, China, November 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard To Treat Diseases (OTC: HTDS) http://www.htdsmedical.com, announced today that Novartis, a US$41 billion international healthcare company,... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3952 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3952 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:30:00 +0000 Warner Chilcott Completes Acquisition of P&G's Global Branded Prescription Pharmaceuticals Business ARDEE, Ireland, October 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Chilcott plc (Nasdaq: WCRX) announced today it has completed the acquisition of The Procter & Gamble Company's global branded... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3902 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3902 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:00 +0000 Cell Biosciences Completes Acquisition of Alpha Innotech SANTA CLARA, California, October 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Biosciences, Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Alpha Innotech Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: APNO). The stockholders... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3888 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3888 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:30:00 +0000 eBioscience Acquires Bender MedSystems; Business Combination Adds Cutting-Edge Product Lines and Expands International Operations SAN DIEGO and VIENNA, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- eBioscience Corporation today announced that it has acquired privately held immunoassay technology pioneer Bender MedSystems GmbH in an all... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3872 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3872 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Potentia Pharmaceuticals Enters into Licensing and Purchase Option Agreements with Alcon LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, October 23 /PRNewswire/ -- -- Alcon takes over development of POT-4 as a treatment for patients with age-related macular degeneration -- Deal provides path for Alcon to... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3858 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3858 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000 Essilor - 2009 Third Quarter Report CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Essilor International, the world leader in ophthalmic optics, today announced its consolidated revenue for the nine months ended September 30,... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3846 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3846 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:25:00 +0000 Czura Thornton Announces Intention to Acquire Global Central Laboratory Business of MDS Pharma Services LONDON, October 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Private investment firm Czura Thornton today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the global central laboratory ('GCL') operations of MDS Pharma Services,... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3786 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3786 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:52:00 +0000 ResMed Acquires Laboratoires Narval SAN DIEGO, October 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ResMed Inc. (NYSE: RMD), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of sleep and respiratory medical equipment, announced today that it has acquired... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3760 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3760 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:00:00 +0000 Hospira Acquires Worldwide Rights to Biogeneric Version of Filgrastim and Manufacturing Facility From PLIVA LAKE FOREST, Illinois, September 30 /PRNewswire/ -- -- Expands Biologics Manufacturing/Commercial Capabilities -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3738 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3738 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:05:00 +0000 Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. and TorreyPines Complete Merger NOVATO, California, September 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Raptor") (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP) and TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. ("TorreyPines") (Nasdaq: TPTX) announced... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3733 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3733 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:30:00 +0000 Raptor Pharmaceuticals and TorreyPines Therapeutics Receive Stockholder Approvals to Merge NOVATO, California, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP), today announced that its stockholders approved the proposals... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3728 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3728 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:05:00 +0000 Abbott to Acquire Solvay Pharmaceuticals Business ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott today announced a definitive agreement with the Solvay Group for Abbott to acquire Solvay's pharmaceuticals business for EUR 4.5... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3724 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3724 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:43:00 +0000 New Collaborations and Breakthrough Advancements in RNA-Based Drug Development Programs Lead Santaris Pharma A/S to Establish US Operations HOERSHOLM, Denmark and SAN DIEGO, California, September 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Santaris Pharma A/S, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing RNA-based drugs targeted to... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3652 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3652 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:15:00 +0000 Fountain Healthy Aging Inc Announces Agreement to Acquire Natural Planet USA LOS ANGELES, September 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Fountain Healthy Aging Inc. announced on September 14 2009 that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued stock of Natural Planet USA... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3630 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3630 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:45:00 +0000 Cell Biosciences Signs Agreement to Acquire Alpha Innotech SANTA CLARA, California, September 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Biosciences, Inc. and Alpha Innotech Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: APNO) today announced that they have entered into a definitive... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3594 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3594 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:30:00 +0000 Partnership Between Celesio and Panfarma Sealed VITORIA, Brazil, August 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, on Sunday 30 August, the partnership between Celesio and Panfarma was sealed in a joint communiqué in the presence of the German and the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3541 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3541 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:44:00 +0000 Raptor Pharmaceuticals Raises US$5 Million NOVATO, California, August 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP), today announced that it has raised an aggregate US$5 million... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3509 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3509 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:30:00 +0000 Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. and TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. Announce Merger Agreement NOVATO, California and LA JOLLA, California, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP) and TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc.... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3416 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3416 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:06:00 +0000 Celesio Acquires Majority Stake in Number One Brazilian Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Panpharma STUTTGART, Germany, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The supervisory board of Celesio AG has today approved the majority holding of 50.1 per cent in pharmaceutical wholesaler Panpharma. This step into one... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3347 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3347 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:19:00 +0000 Essilor: Essilor Forges New Strategic Partnerships Around the World PARIS, France, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Essilor is pursuing its external growth strategy through a number of recent transactions in Europe, North America and the Middle East. Essilor has acquired... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3333 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3333 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:25:00 +0000 Novasep Acquires Bioprocess Development Specialist and Contract Manufacturer Henogen POMPEY, France, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Novasep, a leading producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and purification technologies for the life science industries, announces today the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3328 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3328 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:58:00 +0000 Gerresheimer Sells Technical Plastics Business DUSSELDORF, Germany, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerresheimer AG, a leading manu http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3313 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3313 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:43:00 +0000 Quotient Bioresearch Acquires Radiochemical Custom Synthesis Operations From GE Healthcare CAMBRIDGE, England, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3282 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3282 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:08:00 +0000 Watson to Acquire Arrow Group MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Arrow Group... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3233 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3233 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:30:00 +0000 Dutch Medical Equipment Producer Nucletron Strengthens Leading Position in Cancer Radiation Therapy Market VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucletron BV, the innovative cancer radiation solutions company, today announced the creation of an exclusive partnership and plan to merge... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3145 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3145 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:00:00 +0000 Aircraft Medical Enters Anaesthesia Monitoring Market With Acquisition of Morpheus Medical, S.L. EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircraft Medical (Aircraft), the UK medical devices company, today announces that it has entered the emergent Depth of Anaesthesia monitoring market with... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3101 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3101 Tue, 26 May 2009 07:00:00 +0000 Merck Serono Committed to Investing in Innovation in the Fertility Area GENEVA, Switzerland, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, confirms its commitment to investing in the therapeutic area of fertility, after Merck KGaA... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3065 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3065 Mon, 18 May 2009 14:32:00 +0000 Teikoku Pharma USA Acquires Travanti Pharma Inc. SAN JOSE, California, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Teikoku Pharma USA Inc., the international specialty pharmaceutical company today announced that it has acquired effective May 8, 2009; Minneapolis area... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3025 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/3025 Fri, 08 May 2009 08:00:00 +0000 Bright Horizons Acquires Teddies Nurseries from Bupa RUSHDEN, England, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education, back-up care, and work/life solutions,... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2987 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2987 Fri, 01 May 2009 10:00:00 +0000 Chiltern Acquires Brazil-Based Clinical Research Organization Vigiun LONDON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Chiltern International Limited (Chiltern), a global Clinical Research Organization (CRO) providing clinical development and staffing services in Europe, the Americas... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2902 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2902 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:11:00 +0000 GSK and Pfizer Innovative Agreement Creates Specialist HIV Company LONDON, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer today announced an "innovative agreement" to pool their HIV assets creating a new world-leading, specialist HIV... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2892 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2892 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:48:00 +0000 Gen-Probe Completes Acquisition of Tepnel Life Sciences SAN DIEGO, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- -- Transaction Brings Growth Opportunities in Transplant Diagnostics, Genetic Testing and Pharmaceutical Services, Accelerates European Expansion Strategy -- ... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2860 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2860 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:52:00 +0000 Vanguard Healthcare Secures Management Buy Out From Nuffield Health BROCKWORTH, England, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard Healthcare, which operates the UK national fleet of mobile operating theatres, has been acquired by its management from Nuffield Health, the UK's... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2823 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2823 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:18:00 +0000 Sun Pharmaceutical Extends Tender Offer for Taro MUMBAI, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUN PHARMA, BSE: 524715) today announced its subsidiary, Alkaloida Chemical Company... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2743 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2743 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:26:00 +0000 Shire Withdraws European Application for DAYTRANA(TM) (Methylphenidate Transdermal System) DUBLIN, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that it has decided to withdraw the European Marketing Authorization... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2712 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2712 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:34:00 +0000 NeuroFocus Expands Into the UK and Europe Through Acquisition of Neuroco BERKELEY, California, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroFocus, the world's leading company in the rapidly-expanding field of neuromarketing, announced that it has concluded an agreement to... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2703 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2703 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:00:00 +0000 Hot on DNA's Trail: Prionics Acquires Product Line for DNA Sampling in Criminal Investigations ZURICH, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Prionics, a world leader in farm animal diagnostic products, has broadened its sampling device range through the acquisition of forensiX. The forensiX product line... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2656 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2656 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:46:00 +0000 ConvaTec Announces Divestiture of Unomedical Wound Care and Ophthalmics Business SKILLMAN, New Jersey, February 27 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced today that it has... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2634 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2634 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:45:00 +0000 Shire to Enter European ADHD Market With the Acquisition of EQUASYM(R) IR and XL PHILADELPHIA and DUBLIN, February 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that it has signed an agreement with UCB to acquire... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2586 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2586 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:00:00 +0000 Gen-Probe to Acquire Tepnel Life Sciences, Fast-Growing European Molecular Diagnostics Company, for 92.8 Million Pounds Sterling (US$132.2 Million) in Cash SAN DIEGO, January 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO), a pioneer and leader in nucleic acid diagnostics for human disease, announced today that it has offered to acquire all the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2497 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2497 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:47:00 +0000 Helsinn Announces the Acquisition of Sapphire Therapeutics Inc., USA to Establish Helsinn Therapeutics (US) Inc. LUGANO, Switzerland, January 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn announced the acquisition, of the US biopharmaceutical company, Sapphire Therapeutics Inc. with... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2489 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2489 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:01:00 +0000 Further Acquisition for (London Based) Schofield Healthcare Media CHICAGO and LONDON, January 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Schofield Healthcare Media Ltd (SHML), a division of Schofield Media Europe Ltd, announced on the 16th January that it has acquired Medical Education... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2462 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2462 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:01:00 +0000 Phidea Srl and Marvin Research Srl Announce Completion of Merger MILAN, Italy, January 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Phidea S.r.l. a full service and leading clinical research organization (CRO), today announced that it has completed the merger with Marvin Research S.r.l., a... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2450 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2450 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 +0000 Elsevier Acquires William Andrew Publishing BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, January 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2440 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2440 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:46:00 +0000 Essilor Agrees to Acquire Signet Armorlite CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, January 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Essilor International announced today that its US subsidiary, EOA Holding Co. Inc., has signed a share purchase agreement whereby it has offered... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2418 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2418 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:52:00 +0000 Health Robotics Announces Partnership in the People's Republic of China With The Devon International Group BOZEN, Italy, December 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with the Devon International Group (DIG), whereby DIG has acquired the exclusive... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2348 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2348 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Biomonitor Acquires the Irish Theranostic Company Neutekbio COPENHAGEN, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomonitor A/S has completed the acquisition of the Irish company Neutekbio Ltd. on 27 November 2008. Neutekbio's technologies and products complement perfectly... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2237 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2237 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:14:00 +0000 Sun Pharma Augments Presence in Controlled Substances MUMBAI, India, November 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUN PHARMA, BSE: 524715) today announced that its fully owned US subsidiary,... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2201 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2201 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:26:00 +0000 Health Robotics Announces $60M Investment by Devon International Group and ITOCHU Inc. in the CytoCare(TM) and i.v.Station(TM PENDING) Robots BOZEN, Italy, November 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Devon International Group (DIG) and its strategic partner... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2184 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2184 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000 E6 Ventures Wins Investment for Spin Out Company, Diamond Detectors ASCOT, England, November 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Detectors Ltd, a subsidiary company set up by Element Six to manufacture innovative diamond detectors and sensors for radiation... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2142 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2142 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:07:00 +0000 Cepheid Accelerates Direct Sales Channel in UK With Pending Acquisition of Medical Distributor Stretton Scientific SUNNYVALE, California, November 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stretton Scientific Limited, a privately... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2043 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2043 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000 DAIICHI SANKYO Acquires Merck Serono's Cardio-Metabolism Sales Force and Products in Turkey ISTANBUL, November 3 /PRNewswire/ -- DAIICHI SANKYO ILA http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2039 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/2039 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:00:00 +0000 Credit Suisse Repurchases Auction Rate Securities (ARS) From Rosetta Genomics REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (Nasdaq:ROSG), a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics, today... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1993 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1993 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:52:00 +0000 Menicon Acquires Rose K, the World's Largest Brand for Keratoconus NAGOYA, Japan, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Menicon Co., Ltd. and Rose K International Limited announced that the two companies reached an agreement for Menicon to acquire 100% of the ownership of Rose... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1921 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1921 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Essilor Finalizes Satisloh Agreement CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Following fulfillment of all the conditions precedent, Essilor has now completed the acquisition* of all outstanding shares of Satisloh Holding... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1901 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1901 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:52:00 +0000 CPA Acquires Renowned German Patent Research Specialist, SVPG LONDON, October 8 /PRNewswire/ -- CPA, the world's top intellectual-property management specialist and a leading provider of outsourced legal support services, announced today that it has acquired... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1882 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1882 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Alcan Packaging Acquires Pharmaceutical Flexible Packaging Facility in India PARIS, October 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging - a division of Alcan Packaging, a business unit of Rio Tinto Alcan - has acquired the Chakan flexible packaging plant from... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1859 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1859 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:29:00 +0000 Filtrona Acquires Lendell Manufacturing RICHMOND, Virginia, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Filtrona plc ("Filtrona") today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the business and assets of St. Charles, Michigan based... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1853 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1853 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:10:00 +0000 Excalibur - 'Transforming' Biotech Deals can Still be Achieved LONDON, October 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Excalibur, the international investment house specialising in medical sciences, said today 'transforming' deals could still be achieved in the UK biotech sector... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1839 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1839 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:27:00 +0000 Essilor Steps Up its Development in Eastern Europe CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, September 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Essilor is pursuing its growth strategy in Eastern Europe's markets by acquiring a majority stake in Omega Optix. The company is a leading... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1690 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1690 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:28:00 +0000 Schofield Publishing Enters the Newsletter Market BOSTON, CHICAGO, LONDON, NEW YORK, NORWICH, England and ONGAR, Ireland, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Schofield Publishing, a division of Schofield Media Europe Ltd, announced on the 29th August that... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1637 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1637 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:27:00 +0000 After Their U.S. Purchase, Algorithme Pharma Gains a Foothold in Europe Through the Acquisition of a New Clinical Research Location in the United Kingdom LAVAL, Canada, August 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Laval-based firm Algorithme Pharma is pleased to announce that it has achieved its goal of securing a European facility through its acquisition of... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1567 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1567 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:15:00 +0000 Hoya Vision Care Expands in Czech Republic UITHOORN, the Netherlands, August 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoya Corporation's Vision Care Division, a key player in the global market for ophthalmic lenses, announced today that it acquired Dioptra... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1549 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1549 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Shire Announces Holding of 81% in Jerini AG and Publication of Offer Document BASINGSTOKE, England and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, August 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire Limited (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that since July... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1517 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1517 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:25:00 +0000 Shire Announces Holding of 81% in Jerini AG and Publication of Offer Document BASINGSTOKE, England and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, August 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire Limited (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that since July... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1531 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1531 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:25:00 +0000 Global Med Technologies Announces Acquisition of eDonor(R): One of the Industry's Premier Technology Platforms for Donor Recruitment, Scheduling and Retention DENVER, August 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. ("Global Med" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: GLOB), an international e-Health, medical information technology company, today... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1478 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1478 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000 ThromboGenics Announces Private Investors Acquire 8% Stake in the Company LEUVEN, Belgium, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biotechnology company focused on eye disease, vascular disease and cancer, today announces that a group of... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1462 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1462 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Rosetta Genomics Completes Acquisition of Parkway Clinical Laboratories Inc. REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (Nasdaq: ROSG), a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics, announced... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1443 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1443 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +0000 Roche Proposes to buy Full Stake in Genentech - Interview With Chairman LONDON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche, the healthcare company, announced today that it has proposed to acquire the outstanding publicly held interest in biotech company Genentech for US$89.00 per... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1418 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1418 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:17:00 +0000 SmoothToe Diabetic Socks Acquired by Lifestyle Medical Group SAINT CHARLES, Minnesota, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- SmoothToe, the only brand of diabetic socks available anywhere in the world with a Lifetime Blister Free Guarantee as well as a Five Year... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1373 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1373 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:47:00 +0000 Gen-Probe Does Not Intend to Increase Offer to Acquire Innogenetics SAN DIEGO, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced today that the Company does not intend to increase the value of its conditional tender offer to acquire 100% of the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1369 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1369 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:07:00 +0000 t+ Medical Acquires Vivatec Ltd OXFORD, England, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- t+ Medical is delighted to announce the acquisition of Vivatec Ltd. Following a period of rapid expansion including a successful launch of t+ Clinical into the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1363 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1363 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +0000 Johnson & Johnson Nordic AB Acquires Amic SOLLENTUNA, Sweden, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson Nordic AB, a Johnson & Johnson company, today announced the acquisition of Amic, a privately held Swedish developer of in... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1245 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1245 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:43:00 +0000 Essilor Agrees to Acquire Satisloh The World Leader in Optical Manufacturing Solutions CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Essilor and the Swiss company Schweiter Technologies AG announced today that they have signed a share purchase agreement whereby Essilor will... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1210 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1210 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:11:00 +0000 Gen-Probe Launches Cash Tender Offer to Acquire Belgian Molecular Diagnostics Company Innogenetics SAN DIEGO, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO), a pioneer and leader in nucleic acid diagnostics for human disease, announced today that it has launched a conditional tender... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1139 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1139 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:22:00 +0000 Quintiles Signs Agreement to Acquire Eidetics RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles Transnational Corp. today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Eidetics, a privately held decision-analytics... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/948 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/948 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:30:00 +0000 Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. Acquires ABR Invent and ABR Development CORAL GABLES, Florida, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., the world's largest independent pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology, announced today that it has acquired ABR... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/928 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/928 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:09:00 +0000 vision4health Acquires MOLIS From SYSMEX WILEN, Germany, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective immediately, vision4health has acquired the MOLIS laboratory information system division from the Japanese SYSMEX Group. The company, set up in 2007... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/904 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/904 Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:00 +0000 Agreement Executed for Amneal Pharmaceuticals to Acquire the Assets of Interpharm Holdings PATERSON, New Jersey, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC is pleased to announce the execution of an Asset Purchase Agreement for Amneal's wholly-owned subsidiary,... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/863 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/863 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:06:00 +0000 Shire Enhances its Orphan Drug Pipeline With the Acquisition of a New Clinical Candidate for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy BASINGSTOKE, England and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces the acquisition of... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/853 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/853 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:00:00 +0000 TopoTarget Successfully Buys Back Full Control of Belinostat COPENHAGEN, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- TopoTarget A/S (OMX: TOPO) today announced that the company has successfully gained full control of belinostat so that global rights are now wholly owned by the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/831 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/831 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:42:00 +0000 Excalibur Celebrates PIramed Sale With 'Substantial Cash Return' to Investors GLASGOW, Scotland, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Excalibur, the new international investment house launched by Sir Christopher Evans, today (Tuesday) welcomed the sale of PIramed to Roche. (Photo:... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/798 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/798 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:29:00 +0000 Galderma Completes Acquisition of CollaGenex LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Galderma Pharma S.A., a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology, today announced that its U.S. holding company,... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/774 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/774 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:32:00 +0000 Molecular Vision and Acrongenomics Unable to Reach Agreement on the Acquisition of Molecular Vision LONDON, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Molecular Vision today announces that discussions with Acrongenomics on the proposed acquisition of Molecular Vision have now ceased. Acrongenomics has... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/747 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/747 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:45:00 +0000 Galderma Completes Tender Offer for CollaGenex LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Galderma Pharma S.A., a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology, today announced that its U.S. holding company,... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/739 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/739 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:00:00 +0000 Essilor Strengthens its Positions in Italy - Three New Acquisitions in the United States CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Essilor is pursuing its external growth strategy in Italy and the United States. The Group has stepped up its development in Italy with... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/728 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/728 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:07:00 +0000 VWR International, LLC Acquires Jencons (Scientific) Ltd, UK WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply company, today announced that it has acquired Jencons (Scientific) Limited, a UK... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/658 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/658 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:26:00 +0000 Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. Signs Purchase Agreement to Acquire Inlog, SA, a European Medical Software Firm DENVER, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. ("Global Med" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: GLOB), an international e-Health, medical information technology company, today... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/638 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/638 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:00:00 +0000 Galderma Announces HSR Clearance for Its Proposal to Acquire CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Galderma Pharma S.A., a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology, today announced that its U.S. holding company,... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/598 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/598 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:18:00 +0000 Hikma - 2007 Preliminary Results Interviews With CEO and CFO LONDON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In video interviews Said Darwazah, CEO, and Bassam Kanaan, CFO, discuss Hikma's 2007 performance, financing and acquisitions, plus what they are expecting from the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/586 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/586 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:33:00 +0000 Genmab and PDL BioPharma Close Sale of Antibody Manufacturing Facility COPENHAGEN, Denmark and REDWOOD CITY, California, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - Summary: Genmab's Acquisition of PDL BioPharma's Antibody Manufacturing Facility has Closed. http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/705 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/705 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:07:00 +0000 EUSA Pharma to Acquire US Specialty Oncology Company Cytogen DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania and OXFORD, England, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- - Acquisition of US Infrastructure Completes Build of EUSA's Transatlantic Commercialization Platform http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/683 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/683 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:18:00 +0000 Acrongenomics Acquires Equity Stake in Molecular Vision GENEVA, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Acrongenomics, Inc. (OTC: AGNM) is pleased to announce that they have acquired a 10.9% interest in Molecular Vision Limited, on a fully diluted basis. The cash... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/580 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/580 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:22:00 +0000 2007 Another Record Year in Terms of Sales and Earnings for Gerresheimer DUSSELDORF, Germany, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- According to provisional figures, Gerresheimer AG has just completed another record year. In 2007 the company achieved sales of EUR957.7m, up by 48.1%;... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/576 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/576 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:01:00 +0000 2007 Another Record Year in Terms of Sales and Earnings for Gerresheimer DÜSSELDORF, Germany, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- According to provisional figures, Gerresheimer AG has just completed another record year. In 2007 the company achieved sales of EUR957.7m, up by 48.1%;... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/574 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/574 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:57:00 +0000 Chiltern Announced Today That it has Acquired the Business of Drug Development Solutions (DDS) LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Chiltern, the global contract research organization, announced today that it has acquired the business of Drug Development Solutions ('DDS'), a leading Phase 1 unit... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/569 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/569 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:18:00 +0000