Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week

AMICAS, Inc. - AMICAS, Inc. Signs Merger Agreement with Thoma Bravo

CI Capital Partners LLC - CI Capital Partners to Acquire Transplace, a Leading Provider of Logistics and Transportation Management Services

CombinatoRx, Incorporated - CombinatoRx and Neuromed Close Merger

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of Calixa Therapeutics

Danaher Corporation - Danaher Offers to Acquire Genetix Group plc for GBP 50 million pounds Sterling (USD $82 million)

Durata Therapeutics, Inc. - Newly Formed Durata Therapeutics Acquires Pfizer's Vicuron Subsidiary

Elekta, Inc. - University of Virginia Acquires New Elekta Technology to Expand Patient Groups That Could Benefit From Gamma Knife Surgery

Emergency Medical Services Corporation - EMSC Completes Acquisition of Leading Anesthesiology Services Provider

Flurry, Inc. - Flurry and Pinch Media Announce Merger Agreement to Create Leading iPhone and Android Analytics and Monetization Service

Forest Laboratories - Forest Laboratories Announces Acquisition of Additional Rights Related to NXL 104, a Novel Broad-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor

Hiru Corporation - Hiru Corporation HIRU to Acquire Medical Research Co.

Lung Cancer - Clarient Acquires Applied Genomics, Inc.

Merck & Co., Inc. - Merck & Co., Inc. to Acquire Avecia Biologics

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. - Mesa Labs Acquires Bottle Cap Testing Business of Vibrac LLC

Noritsu America Corporation - Noritsu America Corporation Completes Lucidiom Inc. Acquisition

Sanofi-aventis - Sanofi-aventis to Acquire Chattem Inc., Creating a Strong U.S. Consumer Healthcare Platform

SeniorBridge - SeniorBridge Acquires Care Management Company in Madison, CT

Smith & Nephew plc - Smith & Nephew Completes Acquisition of the Assets of Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Triad Isotopes, Inc. - Triad Isotopes Announces Agreement to Acquire Network of Covidien's Mallinckrodt Radiopharmacies

Virtual Health Technologies, Inc. - VHGI: VHGI Gold Taps Mervyn Gervis for Advisory Position on International Mining Acquisitions; StockMarketinginc.com Retained to Expand Investor Awareness; VHGI Seeks Mining Projects and Development Partners

AdCare Health Systems, Inc. - AdCare Health Systems' Warrant Holders Approve Amending Terms of their Public Warrants

Amcom Software, Inc. - Amcom Software Helps Hospitals Consolidate Messaging on Smartphones

Amyris Biotechnologies Inc. - Mario Portela Joins Amyris as Chief Operating Officer

Analog Devices, Inc. - KarmelSonix Asthma Management Devices Utilize Analog Devices' Technology for Disease Management

Andover Medical Inc. - Andover Medical Appoints New Vice President Sales and Service

Atrinsic, Inc. - Thomas Plotts Appointed Interim CFO of Atrinsic

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

Biotechnology Business - Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

Biotechnology Business - Maxygen, Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Dutch Auction Tender Offer

Boston Scientific Corporation - Boston Scientific Announces Settlement of DOJ Investigation Relating to Post-Market Surveys Conducted By Guidant

Brookwood Financial Partners, L.P. - Medtronic Renews Leases at Cherry Hill Corporate Center

CapitalSource Inc. - CapitalSource Closes First Step of Long-Term Care Facility Sale to Omega Healthcare Investors

Cardiome Pharma Corp. - Cardiome Pharma Corp. Permitting Automatic Securities Disposition and Purchase Plans

Diagnostics - David L. Macdonald Appointed CEO of GeneLink BioSciences, Inc.