Diagnostics & Imaging Week articles from August 2005

Diagnostics & Imaging Week archives from August 2005

Abbott makes presence felt with new products and pact.(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
August 4, 2005... ORLANDO -- Consistent with the giant presence it already is, Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, Illinois) rolled out a large-sized package of developments at last week's joint International Federation for Clinical Chemistry (Milan,...

Biosite in European launch of its rapid Triage Stroke Panel.(International report)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Biosite (San Diego) reported commercialization of its Triage Stroke Panel, a rapid immunoassay used to aid in the assessment and diagnosis of stroke, in the European Union, with registration pending in other international markets. The test...

Beckman Coulter studies new blood assay to identify BPH.(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
August 4, 2005... ORLANDO -- With questions and controversy swirling concerning the efficacy of the widely used prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, Beckman Coulter's (Fullerton, California) Clinical Diagnostics division (Brea, California) is studying the...

Lewin study says diagnostics suffer from lack of respect.(Washington roundup)
August 4, 2005... WASHINGTON -- A new report released last week says "significant access barriers" have a chilling effect on the use of new diagnostics. Commissioned by the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed: Washington), the study was...

Lab Tests Online expanding to 3 more European countries.(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
August 4, 2005... ORLANDO -- The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC; Washington) and the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association (EDMA; Brussels, Belgium) reported during last week's XIX International Congress of Clinical Chemistry with the...

Biophan reports plan to enter cardiovascular product field.(Deals roundup)
August 4, 2005... Biophan Technologies (West Henrietta, New York), a developer of next-generation biomedical technology, reported during a shareholder meeting its intent to initiate a new strategic business initiative by entering the field of cardiovascular...

Beckman Coulter restructures, changes instrument leasing.
August 4, 2005... Laboratory equipment manufacturer Beckman Coulter (Fullerton, California) reported a restructuring plan that includes job cuts, reorganization of its business structure and a noteworthy change in its instrument leasing policy. In reporting...

LifeScan attaching OneTouch name to its hospital products.(AACC notebook)
August 4, 2005... ORLANDO -- LifeScan (Milpitas, California) said at last week's American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC; Washington) annual meeting that it plans to bring all of its hospital products under the OneTouch name, including blood glucose...

Hemosense inks distribution deals; NIH grant to Nanogen.(Grants/contracts)
August 4, 2005... HemoSense (San Jose, California) has signed nonexclusive distribution agreements with McKesson (San Francisco), National Distribution & Contracting (NDC; Nashville), Laboratory Supply Co. (Labsco; Louisville, Kentucky) and Health Biomedic (Hong...

Commercial genetic testing developer Tm Bioscience (Toronto) said it has signed an agreement.(Grants/contracts)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Commercial genetic testing developer Tm Bioscience (Toronto) said it has signed an agreement to supply the University of Miami's (Coral Gables, Florida) Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Center for Medical Genetics with reagents for use in its...

Posey (Arcadia, California) said it has signed a three-year commercial agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners (San Diego).(Grants/contracts)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Posey (Arcadia, California) said it has signed a three-year commercial agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners (San Diego) to supply its restraint and fall prevention healthcare products, after completing a prior three-year contract. ...

Nanogen invests in Finnish firm focused on genetics.(Financings roundup)
August 4, 2005... Nanogen (San Diego) has made an equity investment in Jurilab Ltd. (Kuopio, Finland), a company focused on the discovery and identification of new genes and gene markers associated with the root cause of common diseases and drug responses. ...

ART closes on $5M placement.(Advanced Research Technologies Inc)
August 4, 2005... Advanced Research Technologies (ART; Montreal), a developer of bio-optical imaging systems for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, reported closing a $5 million placement of senior secured convertible debentures with "a limited...

DNAPrint initiates new campaigns.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... DNAPrint genomics (Sarasota, Florida) reported a new corporate marketing and product branding campaign focused on the company's four markets--pharmacogenomics and test/drug combinations, forensics technology for law enforcement, consumer family...

UK unveils plan to cut imaging waits.(International report)
August 4, 2005... The UK Department of Health said last week that, beginning in November, thousands of patients facing long waits for diagnostic imaging procedures such as MRI and computed tomography (CT) scans in their local hospital will be offered the choice...

U.S. firm part of Predictive Risk Project.(Health Dialog Services Corp. )(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Health Dialog Services (Boston) said that, as part of a joint proposal with the King's Fund, a UK-based nonprofit research organization, and New York University (NYU), it has been chosen to participate in the National Health Service (NHS)...

Four distributors signed by DiaSys.(International report)
August 4, 2005... DiaSys (Waterbury, Connecticut), a maker of diagnostics test kit and lab equipment, said it has entered into four new agreements to distribute the company's product lines in Brazil, Portugal, New Zealand and the Dominican Republic. In...

Bill could mean sweeping change for NIH.(Washington roundup)(United States. National Institutes of Health)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... The National Institutes of Health (NIH; Bethesda) could see a major shake-up if a recent reshuffling proposal moves through Congress. The matter arose last week at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, whose chairman, Rep. Joe...

Dynex Technologies (Chelmsford, Massachusetts), a Magellan Bioscience company, reported an expanded relationship with The Binding Site (San Diego) to market Dynex's automated DSX "walk-away" workstation.(Agreements)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Dynex Technologies (Chelmsford, Massachusetts), a Magellan Bioscience company, reported an expanded relationship with The Binding Site (San Diego) to market Dynex's automated DSX "walk-away" workstation. Dynex said The Binding Site will...

HealthSouth to pay $7 million of $25 million to settle lawsuit.(Court report)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Following the not guilty verdicts delivered for its founder and former CEO Richard Scrushy, aftershocks keep coming for rehabilitation chain HealthSouth (Birmingham, Alabama). In filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the...

Corgenix Medical.(appints Robert Abeyta as manufacturing and Kimberly Hassler as director of quality and regulatory affairs)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Corgenix Medical (Denver), a marketer of diagnostic test kits, has named Robert Abeyta director of manufacturing and Kimberly Hassler director of quality and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining Corgenix, Abeyta was production planning manager...

DiagnoCure.(appoints Timothy Holzer as head of research and development program )(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Timothy Holzer, PhD, has been appointed to head the research and development program of DiagnoCure (Quebec City, Quebec). In addition to leading industrial research and development management functions, Holzer has served as director, technology...

Partners Imaging.(appoints Michelle Boston as vice president)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Michelle Boston has been named vice president, information services, at Partners Imaging (Dallas). Boston joins Partners Imaging from her post as information technology director, transition management office at Affiliated Computer Services....

Radlink.(appoints Thomas Hacking as chairman and CEO)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Radlink (Torrance, California), a global radiography company that provides a range of medical film-to-digital image conversion, storage and delivery services to healthcare providers, said it has put in place a seasoned management team to help...

SonoSite.(appoints Thomas Dugan as senior vice president)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Thomas Dugan has been named senior vice president, marketing, and Robert Massa vice president, corporate accounts, at SonoSite (Bothell, Washington). From 2002 to 2004, Dugan was president of InterVascular, a subsidiary of Datascope, and was a...

Specialty Laboratories.(appoints David Weavil as CEO)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... David Weavil has been named CEO of Specialty Laboratories (Santa Monica, California), a hospital-focused clinical reference laboratory. Weavil has served as a consultant to the healthcare industry since 1999. He has held a variety of top...

Suros Surgical Systems.(appoints James Smith as vice president and chief operating officer )(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... James Smith has been named vice president and chief operating officer of Suros Surgical Systems (Indianapolis). Smith most recently was executive director of marketing and strategic planning for MacAllister Machinery and before that vice...

Toshiba America Medical Systems.(appoints Joseph Cooper as senior manager)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Joseph Cooper has been named to the new position of senior manager, radiology CT, for Toshiba America Medical Systems (TAMS; Tustin, California). Cooper previously was with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, his positions including CT-PET/CT...

Siemens, Xilinx in collaboration.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Xilinx (San Jose, California), a supplier of programmable logic, and Siemens Medical Solutions (Malvern, Pennsylvania), entered a collaboration that is expected to result in what the companies called the "world's most innovative" 3-D medical...

Bruker AXS.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Bruker AXS (Madison, Wisconsin), a unit of Bruker BioSciences providing advanced X-ray solutions for life and advanced materials sciences, launched its new LynxEye detector at the 2005 Denver X-ray Conference for higher speed and higher...

Cascade Microtech.(introduces microfluidics measurement devices )(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Cascade Microtech (Beaverton, Oregon), a provider of electrical metrology systems and production probes for semiconductors, reported two new products as part of its L-Series Microfluidics Metrology Systems: the L-series MFP and EBP microports,...

Suros Surgical Systems.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Suros Surgical Systems (Indianapolis), a manufacturer of minimally invasive biopsy and tissue excision products, said Health Canada approved commercial sale of the ATEC Breast Biopsy and Excision System for use in performing diagnostic breast...

Varian.(introduces two new products)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Varian (Palo Alto, California) reported the launch of two new products. The company debuted its first premium shielded vertical high-resolution superconducting magnets designed to reduce stray magnetic fields by up to five-fold, allowing...

Firm cites confirmation of findings.(GenoMed Inc., research on prostate cancer)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... GenoMed (St. Louis) reported independent confirmation of an observation the company originally made in 2002 that prostate cancer behaves differently in white and black men. In black men, angiotensin II promotes prostate cancer, and ACE...

Quest Diagnostics to acquire LabOne in $934m transaction.(Deals roundup)
August 11, 2005... Diagnostics & Imaging Week Associate Managing Editor Diagnostic testing giant Quest Diagnostics (Lyndhurst, New Jersey) reported that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire LabOne (Lenexa, Kansas) in a deal valued at $934 million. ...

Individualized patient care drives new diagnostic paths.(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
August 11, 2005... ORLANDO -- Diagnostics is both growing broader--through new techniques and systems--and at the same time narrower--through more individualized assessment. These were just two conclusions that could be drawn from the session titled...

Bowel cancer screening plan to start in UK in April 2006.(International report)
August 11, 2005... The UK's National Health Service (NHS) will initiate a national bowel cancer screening program in England, beginning in April of next year. It is the first time such a program will operate in England and one of the first of its kind in Europe....

Newborn screening technology thorough, but raises questions.(First of two stories)
August 11, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Newborn screening for genetic diseases has been around since President John Kennedy occupied the White House. It seems intuitive that in the last 40 years, screening babies for potentially life-threatening conditions would...

Evanston Northwestern begins MRSA screening on admission.(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
August 11, 2005... Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (ENH; Evanston, Illinois), which operates hospitals in three northern suburbs of Chicago, recently launched a systemwide admission screening program across those hospitals to detect methicillin-resistant...

Testosterone testing key for women's health as they age.(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
August 11, 2005... ORLANDO -- While testosterone traditionally has been tested in men, the hormone "plays an important role in women" as it relates not only to libido, but energy level and cognitive abilities. And researchers are learning more about just how it...

Innovative Bio wins grant for development of BSE test.(Grants/contracts)
August 11, 2005... Innovative Biosensors (IBI; College Park, Maryland), a company developing tests to detect pathogens, reported receiving a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National...

Sprout Group healthcare team now New Leaf Venture Partners.(Financings roundup)(contracting with venture capital companies)
August 11, 2005... New Leaf Venture Partners (NLV Partners; New York/Menlo Park California) reported that the company has closed a $310 million venture capital fund dedicated to healthcare technologies. The company will invest primarily in firms focused on...

States vary widely on tests for screening of newborns.
August 11, 2005... Though expanded newborn screening is required by law in many states, most babies still are not covered by the full panel of tests recommended by experts, according to a state-by-state report card released last month by the March of Dimes (White...

Philips Medical Systems (Andover, Massachusetts), a division of Royal Philips Electronics (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), reported that it has completed its $280 million acquisition of Stentor (Brisbane, California), a provider of picture archiving and communication systems (PACS).(Deals roundup)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Philips Medical Systems (Andover, Massachusetts), a division of Royal Philips Electronics (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), reported that it has completed its $280 million acquisition of Stentor (Brisbane, California), a provider of picture...

Ostara (Wernersville, Pennsylvania) reported that it has acquired majority control of Rheologics (Exton, Pennsylvania), a company studying the dynamics of blood flow and its impact on vascular-related and other diseases.(Deals roundup)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Ostara (Wernersville, Pennsylvania) reported that it has acquired majority control of Rheologics (Exton, Pennsylvania), a company studying the dynamics of blood flow and its impact on vascular-related and other diseases. Rheologics'...

ACC holding imaging conference.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Imaging has become a heated topic, embroiling cardiologists and more than 20 other medical specialists in a debate about tests selected and who performs and interprets them. In San Francisco today through Saturday, the American College of...

DexCom: FDA inspections completed.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... DexCom (San Diego) reported completing two inspections related to the FDA review of the pre-market approval application for its Short-Term Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (STS). DexCom filed its PMA for the STS in March and was...

GE Healthcare grows ultrasound sales.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin) reported that its Global Ultrasound division grew sales by 16% in the first half of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. That record growth was the result of strong demand for GE's Vivid i and LOGIQ Book...

Another Asian distributor for Biofield system.(International report)(Bridgetech Holdings International )(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Bridgetech Holdings International (Solana Beach, California) said that in partnership with Biofield (Alpharetta, Georgia), it is to begin testing, marketing and distributing the Biofield Breast Proliferation Detection System (BDS) in the Asian...

mtm establishes U.S. subsidiary.(International report)(mtm laboratories AG)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... mtm laboratories AG (Heidelberg, Germany), a developer of diagnostic products for the early detection of cancer, has established a U.S. subsidiary in Westborough, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb. Robert Silverman will serve as president of...

GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin) reported that it has signed an agreement with VHA (Irving, Texas) to offer select professional services to VHA member facilities through GE's Performance Solutions business.(Grants/contracts)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin) reported that it has signed an agreement with VHA (Irving, Texas) to offer select professional services to VHA member facilities through GE's Performance Solutions business. The three-year agreement,...

Berlex (Montville, New Jersey) a U.S. affiliate of Schering (Berlin), said it has been awarded a two-year contract renewal by the healthcare group purchasing organization HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG; Brentwood, Tennessee) to provide Magnevist Injection contrast media for use in MRI to members of the HPG network.(Grants/contracts)
August 11, 2005... Berlex (Montville, New Jersey) a U.S. affiliate of Schering (Berlin), said it has been awarded a two-year contract renewal by the healthcare group purchasing organization HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG; Brentwood, Tennessee) to provide...

Bayer HealthCare Diagnostics Division (Tarrytown, New York), a member of the Bayer Group, reported that it has been awarded a single-source award for urine chemistry analyzers and test strips and a dual-source award for urine microscopy from Novation, the supply company of VHA (Irving, Texas) and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC; Oak Brook, Illinois).(Grants/contracts)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Bayer HealthCare Diagnostics Division (Tarrytown, New York), a member of the Bayer Group, reported that it has been awarded a single-source award for urine chemistry analyzers and test strips and a dual-source award for urine microscopy from...

Eastman Kodak.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Eastman Kodak's (Rochester, New York) Health Group has introduced new medical imaging and information systems designed to enhance efficiency and improve patient care by offering faster, more accurate diagnostic results. The new products...

Nipro Diabetes Systems.(Product Briefs)(introduces new product Amigo Insulin Pump)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Nipro Diabetes Systems (Miramar, Florida) has introduced the Amigo Insulin Pump to help keep blood glucose in control for children and adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The Amigo Insulin Pump features computer-like help screens for easy...

Power3 Medical Products.(Product Briefs)(patent registration for immunodiagnostic test and biomarker)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Power3 Medical Products (The Woodlands, Texas) said it has converted two provisional patent applications by the filing of two utility patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the company's disease-specific biomarker...

Stereotaxis.(Product Briefs)(Niobe Magnetic Navigation System for mapping of a patient's left atrial heart chamber)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Stereotaxis (St. Louis) reported that the first automated mapping of a patient's left atrial heart chamber in conjunction with an atrial fibrillation ablation procedure was completed using the company's Niobe Magnetic Navigation System. The...

Cepheid.(David Persing appointed as executive vice president)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... David Persing, MD, PhD, will join Cepheid (Sunnyvale, California), effective Aug. 29, as executive vice president, chief medical and technical officer, with responsibility for research and development. Persing has been a member of Cepheid's...

MedCath.(Charles Slaton appointed as chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Charles Slaton, president and chief operating officer of MedCath (Charlotte, North Carolina), has been selected by the company board to become CEO, effective Oct. 1. John Casey, who has served as CEO since September 2003, will remain as...

Medtox Scientific.(Charlotte Sebastian appointed as director of human resources)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Charlotte Sebastian has joined Medtox Scientific St. Paul, Minnesota) as director of human resources. Most recently, she was human resources manager for the Minnesota operations of Mentor, and previously was with Medtronic. Medtox is a supplier...

Xenomics eyes earlier prenatal testing with transrenal DNA.
August 18, 2005... Molecular diagnostics company Xenomics (New York) is studying whether its patented findings could lead to earlier detection in prenatal screening of such genetic diseases as Down syndrome, as well as the possibility of detecting DNA in tumors...

MedMira in China j-v focused on expanding market for tests.(Tianhe Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. )
August 18, 2005... MedMira (Halifax, Nova Scotia), a leading provider of rapid flow-through diagnostic products, said it has entered into a strategic partnership with Tianhe Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Guilin, China), which it described as "one of the most...

Advocates, agencies eye state parity in testing of newborns.(Second of two stories)(Interview)
August 18, 2005... WASHINGTON -- "Some of these conditions may be rare, but if it's your little boy or girl, it means everything," Wendy Nawn, vice president of the Save Babies Through Screening Foundation (Malvern, Pennsylvania), told Diagnostics & Imaging Week....

Medtronic gets FDA okay of Guardian RT glucose monitor.
August 18, 2005... Medtronic Diabetes (Northridge, California) is one step closer to ultimately having an artificial pancreas for diabetic patients with the PMA supplement approval of its Guardian RT continuous glucose monitoring system, which measures glucose...

Xenogen adds stock sale $15m; triage funded by 3i, Sanderling.(Financings roundup)
August 18, 2005... A bit of financial maneuvering last week by biophotonic imaging specialist Xenogen (Alameda, California) has helped the firm secure fiscal footing that will move its business into the black. On Friday, the company raised $15 million through...

Diomed gets distribution rights to VeinViewer Imaging System.(Deals roundup)
August 18, 2005... Diomed Holdings (Andover, Massachusetts) has acquired exclusive distribution rights from Luminetx (Memphis, Tennessee) for the VeinViewer Imaging System for the sclerotherapy, phlebectomy and varicose vein treatment markets in the U.S. and UK....

Biofield (Alpharetta, Georgia), developer of the Breast Proliferation Detection System (BDS), a non-invasive, radiation-free testing system for breast and ovarian cancer screening and diagnosis.(Deals roundup)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Biofield (Alpharetta, Georgia), developer of the Breast Proliferation Detection System (BDS), a non-invasive, radiation-free testing system for breast and ovarian cancer screening and diagnosis, said it has terminated discussions for a...

TAMS, Columbus Children's in imaging system collaboration.(Grants/contracts)(Toshiba America Medical Systems)
August 18, 2005... Toshiba America Medical Systems (TAMS; Tustin, California), in conjunction with Columbus Children's Hospital (Columbus, Ohio), has unveiled the Infinix cardiac biplane (CB-i) flat panel diagnostic imaging X-ray system, the first of its kind to...

GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin) reported that it has formed a collaborative agreement with the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration & Repair (HCNR; Cambridge, Massachusetts) to use GE Healthcare's cellular imaging system, the IN Cell Analyzer, to enhance research of the human central nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.(Grants/contracts)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin) reported that it has formed a collaborative agreement with the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration & Repair (HCNR; Cambridge, Massachusetts) to use GE Healthcare's cellular imaging system, the IN Cell...

Vital Images (Minneapolis), a provider of enterprise-wide visualization and analysis solutions, has signed an integration and reseller agreement with DR Systems (San Diego), a provider of integrated RIS/PACS solutions.(Grants/contracts)
August 18, 2005... Vital Images (Minneapolis), a provider of enterprise-wide visualization and analysis solutions, has signed an integration and reseller agreement with DR Systems (San Diego), a provider of integrated RIS/PACS solutions. Under this agreement, the...

Consensus conference on AFIP scheduled.(Armed Forces Institute of Pathology)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... A consensus conference will be held on Aug. 30-31 to assess the value of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) Tissue Repository (Arlington, Virginia). Dating back to 1862, AFIP has accessioned over three million medical cases and...

Study suggests 'disconnect' on healthcare.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... According to industry data, while the U.S. spends more money per capita on medical care than any other industrialized nation in the world, quality of care is declining while healthcare costs are rising. New survey results found that 85% of...

AMEX accepts Calypte 'plan of compliance'.(Calypte Biomedical Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Calypte Biomedical (Lake Oswego, Oregon) reported that the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) has notified it that it has accepted its plan of compliance and granted it an extension to regain compliance for continued listing. On June 22, Calypte...

autoflexII gets Korean medical device registration.(mass spectrometers)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Bruker Daltonics (Billerica, Massachusetts) reported obtaining registration of its autoflex II MALDI-TOF mass spectrometers as Class I medical devices with the Korea Food and Drug Administration (Seoul, South Korea). While Bruker noted...

Law Centres, DNA Bioscience in accord.(International report)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... DNA Bioscience (London), a DNA testing company, has reported a new partnership with the Law Centres Federation (LCF). DNA Bioscience will become the recommended supplier of DNA testing services to the 57 Law Centre locations across the UK. ...

McKesson (San Francisco) reported completing its acquisition of Medcon (Tel Aviv, Israel) for $3.05 a share, or about $105 million.(Deals roundup)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... McKesson (San Francisco) reported completing its acquisition of Medcon (Tel Aviv, Israel) for $3.05 a share, or about $105 million. The deal was first reported in June. A global provider of web-based cardiac image and information...

Bruker AXS (Madison, Wisconsin) reported that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire all shares of privately held Socabim (Paris), a company focused on advanced X-ray materials research and analysis software.(Deals roundup)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Bruker AXS (Madison, Wisconsin) reported that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire all shares of privately held Socabim (Paris), a company focused on advanced X-ray materials research and analysis software. The transaction is expected...

Bruker AXS.(promotes Frank Burgaezy, Bernard Kolodziej)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Bruker AXS (Madison, Wisconsin) reported the promotions of Dr. Frank Burgaezy, PhD; Roger Durst, PhD; and Bernard Kolodziej to executive vice presidents. Burgaezy now leads the Bruker AXS X-ray diffraction (XRD) business and its X-ray...

Exagen Diagnostics.(appoints Dale Olson as director)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Dale Olson has joined Exagen Diagnostics (Albuquerque, New Mexico) as director, finance and administration. Olson most recently was CEO of Lovelace Sandia Health System Rehabilitation Hospital. Exagen develops and says it is able to...

InSight Health Services Holdings.(appoints Kip Hallman as vice president and chief strategy officer)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Kip Hallman has been appointed executive vice president and chief strategy officer of InSight Health Services Holdings (Lake Forest, California). Hallman was president of Right Manufacturing in San Diego from 2003-2005. InSight provides...

PDI.(appoints Larry Ellberger)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Larry Ellberger will join the management team of PDI (Saddle River, New Jersey) as executive vice president, in the newly created post of chief administrative officer, effective Aug. 15. Following a transition period, Bernard Boyle, company...

InSightec (Haifa, Israel) has signed a worldwide sales and marketing agreement with GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin), for the sales and marketing of its ExAblate 2000, a magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) system.(Agreements)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... InSightec (Haifa, Israel) has signed a worldwide sales and marketing agreement with GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin), for the sales and marketing of its ExAblate 2000, a magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) system....

Abbott Diabetes Care.(markets blood glucose monitoring system )(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Abbott Diabetes Care (Alameda, California), said it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the FreeStyle Connect blood glucose monitoring system in the point-of-care setting, such as hospitals and medical clinics. The company said the...

Beckman Coulter.(Product Briefs)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Beckman Coulter (Fullerton, California) has introduced Hemoccult ICT, an immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) used for detecting fecal occult blood as an aid in colorectal cancer screening. Calling it the latest addition to its...