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Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . November 6th, 2004

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3M Health Information - Maryland adopts classification system for payment of healthcare services

Acuity Pharmaceuticals - Drug firm closes $15M financing, initiates trial of RNAi therapeutic

Acuity Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceutical company leapfrogs from seed funding to major milestones

Advanced Nutraceuticals, Inc. - Nutraceuticals company reports release of escrow funds

Allergy Therapeutics - Pharmaceutical company raises GBP 16M, seeks admission to AIM

Alltracel Pharmaceuticals PLC - Pharmaceutical company announces third quarter 2004 trading update

Amarin Corporation plc - Neuroscience company raises $12.75M in private placement

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. - Chinese biotech firm appoints independent director of company

American Psychological Association - APA applauds passage of Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act

AmerisourceBergen Corporation - Pharmaceutical services company projects earnings per share

AngioDynamics, Inc. - Medical device firm reports first quarter sales up 23%

Antisense Therapeutics Limited - Biotech firm to establish Level 1 American Depository Receipt program

Artemis Pharmaceuticals GmbH - Cooperation, license agreements signed related to mouse genetics

Aspen Technology, Inc. - Device firm estimates fiscal 2005 financial results

Austin Medical Technologies, Inc. - Surgical supply firm announces third quarter sales of $1.1M

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - New technique to repair aneurysms safer

Alliance Medical Corporation - Multiyear agreement renewed for reprocessing services

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company adds new business development executive

Arizant - Device company acquires U.K.-based distributor Actamed

Australian National University - Auditory brainstem neurons characterized in novel murine model

Axonyx Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces appointment of new director

Bausch & Lomb - Data analysis presented from trial of Retisert implant

Brady Urology Health Cntr. - Androgen receptor expression inversely correlates with pathologic, tumor stage

Breast Cancer - Study shows chubby babies, lean adolescents have higher breast cancer rates

Business Update - Humana receives ISO 9001:2000 registration for product innovation division

CHU Bocage, Dijon - Infarct size is a major determinant of high N-BNP levels

Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland stem cell investigators awarded $3.1 million

Catherines Plus Sizes - Plus-size retailer raises funds to fight breast cancer

Chiba University - Low-voltage electroporation augments antiangiogenic cancer gene therapy

Chouaib Doukkali University - Incidence of metabolic syndrome among Moroccan Sahraoui women reported

Compton Laboratory, Berks - Mathematical model analyzes early stages of scrapie epidemic in Cyprus

Cork University Hospital - Persistence of hepatitis C virus associated with human leukocyte antigen class 1

Democritus University of Thrace - BNIP3 levels correlate with the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer

Diabetes Prevention - Leading corporations team up with diabetes group for workplace initiatives

Dong A University College Medicine, Pusan - Trichostatin A offers novel therapeutic strategy for osteosarcoma

Drew University - Replacement testosterone assists COPD patients

Dynogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company licenses compounds for GU and GI disorders

Elekta - IMPAC enters sales consulting agreement

Emory University - Neuronal transport may play a role in neuritic degeneration

Environmental Health - Women call for studies of health impact of environmental degradation

Epoch Biosciences, Inc. - Company expands fluorescent quenching detection patent portfolio

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - 3D echocardiography can aid selecting a pacing site in resynchronization therapy

F. Lazar - Short-term HRT effects vary among vascular sites

Firmenich SA - Swiss research tracks down the scent of sweat

Fitness & Wellness - Texas town saves on healthcare spending with incentive program, reduces premiums

Food Safety - Food-borne illness strikes at least 2 billion people a year

Frost & Sullivan - Innovations in medical imaging industry likely to drive growth

Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow - HIV-1 non-B subtypes from heterosexual transmission predominate in Scotland

GenVec, Inc. - Interim results from TNFerade study presented at international cancer meeting

GlaxoSmithKline Bio - New malaria vaccine has promising test results

Great Lakes Chemical Corp. - Company sells WIL Research Laboratories to Behrman Capital

Guava Technologies - Gianfranco de Feo, PhD, named director, customer support and service

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - South Africa needs more nurses as HIV/AIDS infections among healthcare workers rise

HIV/AIDS Prevention - U.N. warns Africa to brace itself for the AIDS time bomb

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Private clinics in South Africa urge drug companies to lower prices

Harvard University - Energetic and nutritional regulation of immune response reviewed

Harvard University - Memory T cells boost the DNA vaccine adjuvant interleukin-2/immunoglobulin

Heart Disease Prevention - American Heart Association urges heart education

ImmunoGen, Inc. - Alliance to develop novel anticancer compound

Incyte Corporation - Drug discovery company announces filing of $175 million shelf registration

Indian Council Med Research, Port Blair - Unique Leptospira strain isolated from patient with pulmonary hemorrhage

Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. - ConsumerLab.com approves Eskimo-3 in testing process

International Agency for Cancer Research, Lyon - Genetic markers of therapeutic radiation sensitivity reviewed

Japan National Cancer Center, Tokyo - Expression of 7 ARP2/3 complex genes are decreased in gastric cancer

Laikon General Hospital, Athens - MRI technique is a reliable method for assessing deposition of iron in the liver

Legal Issues - St. Albans, Vermont, school confronts drug problem

LifePoint, Inc. - Roadside drug testing study to include American company

Long-Term Care - Cardium Health taps Daniel Cave as new CEO

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Absolute guidelines needed for monitoring minimal residual disease in CML

McMaster University, Ontario - Viral subunit protein plus CpG ODN protects against HSV-2

Medarex, Inc. - FDA grants fast-track designation for metastatic melanoma treatment

Miikana Therapeutics, Inc. - Biotech company raises new cancer financing; appoints new vice president

NDCHealth Corporation - Healthcare technology announces availability of NDC PharmacyRx

Nagoya City University - Cholera toxin subunit enhances efficacy of DPT vaccine

Nagoya University - Monoclonal antibody identifies interstitial cells of Cajal in GI tract

Nagoya University - Phosphatase expression downregulated before diabetes onset

Nanobac Life Sciences, Inc. - Life sciences company announces Nanobacteria blood test manufacturing agreement

National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - Electroporation of hepatocyte growth factor DNA treats cardiomyopathy

National Center for Foreign Animal Disease - ELISA to detect foot-and-mouth disease virus antibodies developed

National Research Ctr. for Women & Families - U.S. National Cancer Institute discusses risks of breast implants

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei - Domestic clones of N. meningitidis circulated in meningococcal disease outbreak

Natl. Inst. of Medical Science, Mexico - Oral contraceptives, IUD produce same risk of disease flares in women with SLE

Netherlands Vaccine Institute - PorA-specific differences found in antibody avidity after Men B vaccine

Novo Nordisk A/S - Builders of largest insulin plant receive Award for Engineering Excellence

Nuvios, Inc. - Pharma company focusing on bone loss appoints CEO

Oklahoma State University - Biogenic amines and bacteria analyzed in recalled canned anchovies

Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto - Technical feasibility for treating malignant brain tumors evaluated in rat model

Oregon Health and Science University - Patients with liver disease have lower levels of circulating dendritic cells

Osteoporosis - Fructooligosaccharides maximize bone-sparing effects of soy isoflavones

Pall Corporation - Agreement signed for distribution of bacterial detection system in Japan

Personnel - AHIP senior vice president to direct new health policy center

Polish Academy of Science, Wroclaw - NK cell activating gene associated with susceptibility to psoriasis vulgaris

Prana Biotechnology Limited - Biotechcompany scientist presented with award from Alzheimer Association

Precyse Solutions - Health information management services company launches transcription capability

Purdue University - New biosensor rapidly detects deadly food-borne pathogen

Robert Koch Institute, Berlin - Real-time PCR is an efficient method to detect PVB19 infection in heart tissue

Royal Victoria Hospital - Growth hormone receptor gene disruption increases insulin sensitivity

S Orsola Hospital, Brescia - Transcatheter PFO closure may be less successful than reported previously

Santhera Pharmaceuticals AG - Companies enter option, license agreement to discover muscle disease therapies

Scripps Research Institute -  Enterococcus faecalis fsr two-component system controls biofilm development

Siemens Medical Solutions - Cancer center utilizes new CT technology

Singapore General Hospital - DJ-1 gene mutations are population-specific in Parkinson disease patients

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals focused on metabolic disease announces directors, advisors

Summa Health System - Study finds portion control best diet plan

Synovis Life, Technologies, Inc. - Medical devices company ranks 30th on the Minnesota Technology Fast 50 program

Synthematix, Inc. - Chemistry-focused software developer expands facilities, names division heads

Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Anticancer compound inhibits growth in drug resistant cell lines, company says

Thermage Inc. - Skin products maker proceeds with patent infringement lawsuit against Syneron

Turku University - Colic infants do not have abnormal autonomic reactivity to stimuli while asleep

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Critical reporting elements for quality of study methods reported

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA honors Florida pain, rehabilitation program for assisting combat-injured vets

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Gene expression patterns with prognostic value identified

U.S. National Institutes of Health - P-glycoprotein rapidly regulated at the blood-brain barrier by endothelin-1

Umea University Hospital - Decline in subarachnoid hemorrhage mortality is different in men than in women

Univ. of British Columbia - Respiratory therapists twice as likely to have asthma as other therapists

Univ. of California, Davis - Scientists find new clues underlying mood disorders

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Protein clumps acquitted in Huntington investigation

University Hospital Umea - Diesel exhaust enhances expression of IL-13 in bronchial epithelium

University of Basel Hospital - Jury is still out regarding benefits of switching to protease-sparing regimen

University of Bologna - Are depressed patients exploited by the drug industry?

University of Calgary - SOD2/3 shows promise for treatment of mesenteric I/R injury

University of California San Francisco - Omomyc expression in the skin prevents Myc-induced papillomatosis

University of Cambridge - Particular combination of protein expression increases hypertension risk

University of Georgia - Grape seed flavonoids have exhibited antioxidant activity in a number of studies

University of Halle-Wittenberg - RAGE/cyclin B2 quotient useful for diagnosis

University of Illinois - Novel NMR phased array for high field microscopy devised

University of Leicester - Estimates of sensitivity and specificity varied greatly in individual studies

University of Liege - Strontium ranelate may reduce fractures in older women

University of Liege Hospital - The nuclear factor-kappa B inhibitor sulfasalazine overwhelms glioblastoma

University of Massachusetts - Poxvirus protein N1L inhibits NF-kappa B and IRF3 signaling

University of Miami - Microdissected neurons suitable for gene expression profiling

University of Miami - Novel repressor of NF-kappa B-inducing kinase suppresses NF-kappa B activation

University of New Mexico - Fetal alcohol exposure alters neurosteroid levels in developing rat brain

University of Salford - Black Caribbean women in U.K. less likely to get postnatal depression therapy

University of Sao Paulo - CPD-photolyase adenovirus-mediated gene transfer tracks photorepair in situ

University of South Florida - Adiponectin regulation altered in obese children

University of Southern California - Mitochondrial damage may be associated with depleted CoQ and alpha-tocopherol

University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg - p38 and JNK prevent or promote cell survival in response to SI/R-induced injury

University of Toronto - Support groups aid women with BRCA1/2 gene mutations

University of Tubingen - Semiquantitative parameters have varied sensitivities for perfusion deficits

University of Udine - Iron levels in donor livers associate with fibrosis in female graft recipients

University of Ulsan - Histologic feature helps diagnose endometrial polyps

University of Washington - Evidence that therapy with doxorubicin improves survival remains elusive

University of Western Australia - Immune restoration disease arises in association with antiretroviral therapy

Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News - ZD9331 has minimal antitumor activity as 2nd/3rd line colorectal cancer therapy

Vulvovaginal Candidiasis - Lactobacillus treatment ineffective for preventing post-antibiotic infection

Wayne State University - Thyroid peroxidase DNA immunization replicates thyroid autoimmunity

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