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Dentists in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorldThe Dentists industry proved to be resilient during the economic recession and is expected to continue benefiting from favorable demographic trends, improvements in technology and mounting awareness of the importance of oral hygiene. Additionally, the industry is likely to benefit from improving dental care insurance coverage in the next five years. However, the cost of dental education has soared...

MPM Capital; How to spot a winner- Good data trumps everythingIn this episode of PharmaTelevision News Review, filmed in Amsterdam at BioEurope Spring 2012, Fintan Walton talks to Vaughn Kailian, Managing Director of MPM Capital

Michigan VC Report Highlights Positive TrendsOn the heels of Renaissance Venture Capital announcing earlier this month that it had its first close of $60 million on its second fund, the Michigan Venture Capital Association (MCVA) released its annual report on the state of Michigan’s venture e...

Cannabis Science Gets Set to Release “Phytiva” Its Newest Brand of Over-the-Counter Skin and Nutraceutical Product Lines Through its Newest Venture Phytiva Pharmaceuticals Inc.Cannabis Science, Inc. (OTCBB: CBIS), a pioneering U.S. biotech company developing pharmaceutical cannabis (marijuana) products, is pleased to provide insight on the upcoming release of its’ new over-the-counter skin and nutraceutical product line to be branded “Phytiva” through its newest venture Phytiva Pharmaceuticals Inc. The Company is working as...

Provides Safeguard with More Than 25 Years of Financial Technology, Private Equity and Venture Capital Expertise, Building Value for Customers, Shareholders, Investors and Employee...Provides Safeguard with More Than 25 Years of Financial Technology, Private Equity and Venture Capital Expertise, Building Value for Customers, Shareholders, Investors and Employees WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2012-- Safeguard Scientifics,...

Safeguard Scientifics Appoints Dr. Keith B. Jarrett to Board of DirectorsSafeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE), a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and

Topica secures $27 million series B$27 million in a Series B financing, led by Third Rock Ventures and existing investors Prospect Venture Partners and Yasuda Enterprise Development Corporation. Proceeds of the financing will be used to advance the company’s broad-spectrum topic...

Rising Interest of Big Pharma Creates Immense Growth Potential for Contract Manufacturing Organisations, Says Frost & SullivanLONDON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Increasingly, big pharma is viewing the outsourcing of pharmaceutical manufacturing as a strategic move that would enable them to focus on their core competencies such as R&D. At the same time, the patent expiry of key blockbuster drugs worth $45 billion and biologics worth $30 billion is expected to reduce the capacity utilisation rates of their manuf...

Takeda to Acquire Multilab, Enhancing its Business Infrastructure in BrazilOSAKA, Japan, and SÃO JERÔNIMO, Brazil, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Osaka, Japan, "Takeda") and Multilab Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Farmacêuticos Ltda. (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, "Multilab") today jointly announced that both parties have signed an agreement whereby Takeda Farmacêutica Brasil Ltda. (São Pau...

immatics Wins 2012 TiE50 AwardTUEBINGEN, Germany, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- immatics chosen as a leading company in the life sciences category by the world's largest entrepreneurial network immatics biotechnologies GmbH, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing advanced therapeutic vaccines that are active against cancer, today announced that it has been named a 2012 TiE50 winner. These prestigious awards re...

Heartland Express, Inc. Announces Participation in KeyBanc Capital Markets 2012 Industrial, Automotive and Transportation ConferenceNORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, May 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTLD) announced that on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, members of its management team will participate in the 2012 KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial, Automotive and Transportation conference. The conference will be held at the InterContinental Boston Hotel, 510 Atlantic Avenue in Boston, MA. Heartland Express i...

Capital Southwest Corporation Announces Two New DirectorsDALLAS, May 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Southwest Corporation (Nasdaq:CSWC) today announced the appointment of Mr. Richard F. Strup and Mr. T. Duane Morgan to the Company's Board of Directors. Richard F. Strup, 59, is a consultant and investor with over 35 years of senior level domestic and international experience in marketing, finance, strategic planning and general management in con...

Fitch lowers Seacor's outlook to 'negative'Fitch Ratings lowered its rating outlook on Seacor Holdings Inc., a provider of offshore-drilling services, to "negative" from "stable" on Thursday.The rating agency said an industry rebound has also been slower than expected and capital investments...

Health Care REIT Announces Closing of New $250 Million Canadian Denominated Unsecured Term LoanHealth Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that it has closed a $250 million Canadian denominated unsecured term loan (approximately USD $244 million). The loan is coterminous with the company’s USD $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility and matures July 27, 2015 with an option to extend for an additional year at the company’s discreti...

Encore Capital Group Recognized as "San Diego's Healthiest Company" for 2012SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Encore Capital Group has been named – for the second year in a row – "San Diego's Healthiest Company" in the Large Company category. The 2012 recognition from the San Diego Business Journal was announced May 16th at the organization's annual awards ceremony. "This is a significant accomplishment for Encore and our employees," said Encore C...

Delcath Announces Proposed Public Offering Of Common Stock And WarrantsNEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delcath Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCTH) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering. Delcath also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15 percent of the shares of common sto...

Capital BlueCross selected as Preferred Provider by The Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Health CareHARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital BlueCross recently learned that it has been selected as one of only two Preferred Providers by the Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Health Care (Coalition). According to the Coalition, plans selected for a Preferred Provider designation demonstrate better plan performance, pricing or enhanced service capabilities, giving employers...

Basis Counters BodyMedia's Allegations and Asserts BodyMedia's Patents Are InvalidSAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BASIS Science, Inc. (www.mybasis.com) today countered claims of patent infringement by BodyMedia and asserted its belief that BodyMedia's patents are invalid. In an Answer and Counterclaims filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, Basis denies infringement and validity of all six patents referenced in a BodyMe...

Dow wins $2.16B in Kuwaiti disputeDow Chemical has been awarded $2.16 billion in damages by an international arbitration court over for a Kuwaiti joint venture that collapsed four years ago as the global recession took hold.Company shares rose nearly 3 percent, or 82 cents, to $31.34...

New Chronic Wound Therapy Awarded at Texas' Largest Life Science EventSAN ANTONIO, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- An advisory board of industry leaders at the 2012 Texas Life Science Venture Forum in Houston, Texas namedTransCU O2®, a cutting-edge therapy for chronic wounds, one of ten Most Promising Life Science Technologies. Over 60 companies were invited to present their research and innovations to hundreds of early-stage investors, venture capita...

Boston CEO Conference to Feature CEOs of Alkermes, Alnylam, Ariad, Biogen, Cubist, Genzyme, Millennium, Momenta, Sirtris, and Others June 11th and 12thMore than 200 leading CEOs will gather at the 2012 CEO Conference June 11th and 12th at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston. The Boston CEO Conference is a forum for industry CEOs and decision makers in the life sciences. Attendees gain insights from presentations and panels featuring CEOs from several of the world's leading biopharmaceutical co...

Ventas Announces New Lease with KindredVentas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) said today that it and Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND) (“Kindred”) have entered into a new lease (the “new LTAC Lease”) for ten long-term acute care hospitals (“LTACs”) owned by Ventas, for initial rent of $28 million annually commencing May 1, 2013. The new LTAC Lease covers all ten LT...

Chinese public research meets private enterprise as CASiGEN acquires diabetes candidatesThe Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH), part of the state-run Chinese Academy of Sciences, has entered into an alliance giving a new Hong Kong-based venture, CASiGEN Pharma, exclusive worldwide rights to drug candidates.....

Elevated blood lead levels and sources of exposure in the population of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Linde to Supply Gases to Samsung Electronics’ TFT-LCD Manufacturing Plant in ChinaBy Nick Gilbert Linde Group, a gases and engineering company, announced that Linde LienHwa (LLH), a joint venture between Linde and Taiwan-based LienHwa MiTAC Group, has signed a gas supply agreement...

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