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Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . January 2nd, 2010

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Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Corp. - Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Penetrates New Markets Through Acquisition of Seres Ethylometre of France

Aon Corporation - Aon Risk Services Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire FCC Global Insurance Services

Attune Foods - Attune(R) Foods Announces Acquisition of Uncle Sam, Erewhon Cereal Brands

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cubist Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Calixa Therapeutics

Deltagen, Inc. - Deltagen Acquires Benten BioServices

Diagnostics - Abbott to Acquire STARLIMS Technologies Ltd., a Leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems

Dormir, Inc. - Dormir, Inc. Becomes Second-Largest Provider of Sleep Disorder Diagnostic Services in the United States with Key Acquisitions

Ethicon, Inc. - Ethicon Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Acclarent

Fero Industries, Inc. - Fero Industries, Inc. Discloses Growth Through Acquisition Strategy

Flextronics - Flextronics Completes SloMedical Acquisition

Great Expressions Dental Centers, Inc. - Great Expressions Dental Centers, Inc. Acquires Berning Dental in Toledo, Ohio

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. - Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. Completes Acquisition of 108,500 SF Medical Office Building in Spartanburg, South Carolina

Hospira, Inc. - Hospira to Acquire Orchid's Generic Injectable Pharmaceuticals Business

Knowledge Networks - Knowledge Networks Expands in Pharma Research With Acquisition of CMR

Logitech International - Logitech Completes Acquisition of LifeSize Communications

New Energy Systems Group - New Energy Systems Group to Acquire Shenzhen NewPower Technology Co., Ltd.

Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC - Odyssey Investment Partners to Acquire One Call Medical, Leading Radiology Network Manager and Scheduler

Orthopedics - DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Acquires Finsbury Orthopaedics Limited

Pharmaceutical Institute - Pharmaceutical Institute Acquires E-Learning Assets from GeneEd, Inc.

Tibotec Virco Virology Bvba - Tibotec Virco Virology BVBA Acquires LAB TRACKER HIV Electronic Medical Record Software System from Ground Zero Software

U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group - U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group Acquires Bayport Occupational Medical Center in La Porte, TX

UnitedHealthcare & Health Net, Inc. - UnitedHealthcare Completes Acquisition of Health Net's Northeast Licenses and Rights to Renew Membership

Virtual Health Technologies, Inc. - VHGI: VHGI Gold Targets Candidates to Fill Key Advisory Board Position to Evaluate International Mining Acquisitions; Internet Town Hall Meeting Details Emerge, Kitco Gold Coverage Initiated

A-T Solutions Inc. - A-T Solutions Appoints Falke Chairman, Kelly CEO

ACG Cleveland - Ohio Dealmakers Expect Strategic Investing To Lead Pickup in M&A Activity in 2010

ACR Image Metrix - Novel Imaging Methodologies Discussed in Recent Publication

Agilent Technologies, Inc. - TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies' New Triple Quadrupole GC/MS Offers Greater Precision, Selectivity and Sensitivity

Alcon, Inc. - Alcon to Enter Surgical Glaucoma Market by Acquiring Optonol

American Sentinel University - American Sentinel University Launches New Healthcare Degree Programs

Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc. - Amyris Signs Letters of Intent Agreements with Bunge, Cosan and Guarani

ATS Medical, Inc. - ATS Medical Announces Issuance of Key Tissue Based Intellectual Property

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Beckman Coulter Affirms 2009 Outlook

Bersin & Associates - New Bersin & Associates Report Shows Customer Success and Satisfaction With Talent Management Systems Highly Dependent on Vendors' Consulting Expertise

BioClinica, Inc. - BioClinica Honored as Technology Company of the Year at Eastern Technology Council's Enterprise Awards

Biogen Idec Inc. - Biogen Idec Stands Ready to Close Its $17.50 Per Share All-Cash Tender Offer for Facet Biotech

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. - Novo A/S Implements 10b5-1 Trading Plan for Purchase of Additional BioMimetic Therapeutics Shares

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. - Bion Announces Community Support of Upstate NY Integrated Beef Finishing and Biofuel Project

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - BioSante Pharmaceuticals Monetizes a Portion of U.S. Elestrin(TM) Royalties

California Cryobank - Leading Sperm Bank Credits Economic Recovery for Record Setting Day

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. - Caliper Completes Strategic Sale of Small Animal Services Subsidiary to Taconic

CIT Group Inc. - CIT Gives Boost to Small Businesses - Commits $500 Million in New Loans and Waives Packaging Fee

Corning Incorporated - Corning Cable Systems Collaborates with Case Western Reserve University in Landmark Gigabit Fiber-to-the-Home Pilot Research Project

Diabetes - Case Western Reserve University grants option to startup Thermalin Diabetes Inc. for treatment of diabetes patients

Dynasil Corporation of America - Dynasil Announces the Nominations of Dr. Michael Joyner of the Mayo Clinic and Mr. David Kronfeld of JK & B Capital as New Directors

Energen Corporation - Energen Increases 2010 Earnings Guidance Range by 20 Cents

Enzo Biochem, Inc. - Enzo Biochem Reports Sharply Improved First Quarter Results

Evercore Partners Inc. - Evercore Partners to Establish a U.S. Cash Equities Business and Expand Its Capital Markets Advisory Services

Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V. - Genomma Lab Announces Its 2010 Earnings Guidance

Genzyme Corporation - Robert J. Bertolini Elected to Genzyme's Board of Directors

GeoInvesting.com - GeoInvesting.com Offers Insight Into Two Growing Chinese Pharmaceutical Firms

Gibraltar Associates - Gibraltar Associates Named Agency of Record for Health Information and Diagnostic Provider PositiveID Corporation

Gloucester Pharmaceuticals - Gloucester Pharmaceuticals Announces Final Results from ISTODAX(R) Phase 2 PTCL Study at ASH Annual Meeting

Gloucester Pharmaceuticals - Gloucester Pharmaceuticals Presents ISTODAX(R) Data Demonstrating Clinical Benefit in Patients with CTCL Including Blood Involvement at ASH Annual Meeting

Gloucester Pharmaceuticals - Gloucester Pharmaceuticals' ISTODAX(R) Demonstrates Synergistic Activity with Velcade(R) in B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cell Lines

Hasbro, Inc. - Hasbro, Sesame Workshop Announce 10-Year Global Strategic Alliance for Sesame Street

Hiru Corporation - The Hiru Corporation HIRU CEO and Board of Directors' Message

Howard Leight/Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc - New White Paper Details Best Practices of an Occupational Hearing Conservation Program: US Airways

HST Global, Inc. - HST Global Announces Partnership with World-Renowned Doctor to Develop Curriculum for Cancer Protocol

Image Entertainment, Inc. - Image Entertainment Locks Up Thriller "Don McKay" In Theaters April 2010

Intermap Technologies - Intermap Technologies Receives Third Consecutive MAPPS Excellence Award

Intradigm Corporation - Silence Therapeutics to Merge with Intradigm Corp to Create Leading RNAi Therapeutics Company

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. - Kowa Pharmaceuticals America Announces the Divestment of CAMBIA(TM) and PRO-571

Lundbeck Inc. - Lundbeck Names Sean Nolan as New CEO of its Lundbeck Inc. U.S. Subsidiary

MagForce Nanotechnologies AG - MagForce Nanotechnologies AG appoints Dr. Peter Heinrich as Chief Executive Officer

Marriott - Marriott UMUC Inn and Conference Center Provides Holiday Cheer to Children

Mintel Comperemedia - Mintel Comperemedia Forecasts Increase in Medicare Direct Mail

NanoPacific Holdings, Inc. - NanoPacific Holdings, Inc. Announces Exclusive License from the University of California at Los Angeles for Supramolecular Nanoparticles for Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Nektar Therapeutics - Dennis Winger Joins Nektar Therapeutics' Board of Directors

New Enterprise Associates, Inc. - NEA-Incubated Acclarent Acquired by Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon

Pacific Beach BioSciences, Inc. - Pacific Beach BioSciences Signs Agreement with Pharma Company for Compound Required for Manufacturing of Clinical Stage Product

Paris Residence Club - Paris Residence Club Opens Its Doors to Charitable Causes and Creates a Social Network to Show Americans How to Access 'La Belle Vie'

Patterson Companies, Inc. - Patterson Companies Elects Brian S. Tyler, Ph.D. to Board of Directors

Petkus Communications Consultants, Llc - Former Wyeth VP Launches Petkus Communications Consultants, LLC

Pfizer Inc. - Pfizer Announces Neratinib Data In HER2 Positive Breast Cancer

Photronics, Inc. - Photronics Reports Fourth Quarter Results

SAIC - SAIC Awarded $20 Million Contract to Support U.S. Navy Chief Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Siemens Healthcare - Siemens Unveils Flexible Financing Solutions to Help Providers Achieve Meaningful Use

Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. - Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky and Pernod Ricard USA Partner to Battle Hunger across Kentucky

TNS Media Intelligence - TNS Media Intelligence Reports U.S. Advertising Expenditures Declined 14.7 Percent in First Nine Months of 2009

True Commerce, Inc. - TrueCommerce Appoints New Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Warner Chilcott plc - Warner Chilcott Considers Potential Repurchase or Redemption of 8.75% Senior Subordinated Notes

Xactly Corporation - Carestream Health Drives Strategic Sales Behaviors Globally With Xactly

Research and Markets - Asia-Pacific In Vitro Diagnostics Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

Research and Markets - Bahrain Information Technology Report 2010 Estimates the Total Size of the Bahrain IT Market for 2010 to Be US$366Mn

Research and Markets - China Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

Research and Markets - Chiral Technology - International Technology & Market Trends

Research and Markets - Endoscopy Systems: Global Trends - Now Available

Research and Markets - Medical Fiber Optics: a World Market Analysis - Now Available

Research and Markets - North America In Vitro Diagnostics Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

Research and Markets - Spain Orthopedic Devices Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

Research and Markets - The Future of Cardiovascular Diseases Therapeutics - Market Forecasts to 2015, Competitive Benchmarking, Product Pipeline and Deals Analysis

Research and Markets - The Future of HIV Therapeutics - Market Forecasts to 2015, Competitive Benchmarking, Product Pipeline and Deals Analysis

Research and Markets - The Future of Respiratory Diseases Therapeutics - Market Forecasts to 2015, Competitive Benchmarking, Product Pipeline and Deals Analysis

Research and Markets - The Future of the Healthcare IT Market to 2015 - Healthcare Reform in the US to Boost Growth

Research and Markets - US Spinal Surgery Devices Market: Increasing Procedures to Drive Growth

Research and Markets Ltd. - Global In Vitro Diagnostics Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

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