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FDA Calendar Updates: 3-Month Delay for Nuvo, Covidien’s Pennsaid
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Below is a summary of updates to the BioMedReports.com FDA Calendar , which includes a database of 286 entries as of 8/4/09. The calendar was originally created by Mike Havrilla to track companies with pending new drug, biological agent, or medical device new product decisions at the FDA. With the launch of BioMedReports.com, the FDA Calendar has expanded to include the following categories: pending new submissions to the FDA (e.g. NDA, ANDA, BLA, 510k, PMA, sNDA, sBLA filings), pending complete response letter (CRL) re-submissions to the FDA, and pending late-stage clinical trial result...
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A New Global Healthcare Composite Index
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The accompanying table [click to enlarge or download] presents the top five rated companies with market caps of at least $250M from each of the 10 new healthcare indexes developed by ETF Innovators [ETFI] from a database of about 500 companies worldwide. The ETFI Global Healthcare Sector PerformIdex consists of 50 top rated companies on an equal weight basis from each of the 10 new healthcare indexes as an alternative strategy to existing health composite ETFs with highly correlated returns and over-weight exposure to th...
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From the Blogosphere
Covidien and Nuvo Research FDA action date set for today (NYSE:COV, PINK:NRIFF)
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Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, and Nuvo Research Inc. (PINK: NRIFF), a Canadian drug development company, both have an action date of today 11/4/2009 from the Food and Drug Administration ...
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M&A Watch: 8 Medical Consumables Companies That Look Like Buyout Targets
The recent pick-up in mergers and acquisitions has spilled over into MedTech companies too, with Covidien (COV) announcing the purchase of Aspect Medical (ASPM) in late September and Kimberly-Clark (KMB) announcing the purchase of I-Flow Corp (IFLO) last week. I didn't even know that KMB had a Healthcare division (6% of sales in 2008)! <>While I am somewhat disappointed that my keen interest in the space hasn't yet yielded me any buyouts of companies I have purchased or recommended, I do believe that the buyouts signal that some big companies are on the prowl in the sector. Covidien, the fo...
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Covidien Ltd.: Back up the truck
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 9/28: TIV, ASPM, CNLG, GETI, GMTN Higher; FRP, CLSN, XRX, DRAM Lower
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Tri-Valley (AMEX: TIV) <font>66.7% HIGHER;</font> appears to be breaking out on technicals today. The stock opened above its 200-day smooth moving average and has held onto this level throughout the session. Volume is very heavy.Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPM) <font>55.2% HIGHER;</font> Covidien (NYSE: COV) agreed to acquire Aspect Medical for $12.00 in cash per Aspect share for a total of approximately $210 million, net of cash and short-term investments acquired. Shares of Aspect Medical closed at $7.67 on Friday.Conolog Corp. (Nasdaq: CNLG) <font>46.2% HIGHER;</font> spiking ...
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Morning Movers 9/28: ASPM, GETI, GMTN, ISR, ACS, HLCS Higher; FRP, CLSN, XRX, DRAM Lower
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Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPM) <font>55.4% HIGHER;</font> Covidien (NYSE: COV) agreed to acquire Aspect Medical for $12.00 in cash per Aspect share for a total of approximately $210 million, net of cash and short-term investments acquired. Shares of Aspect Medical closed at $7.67 on Friday.GenTek Inc. (NASDAQ: GETI) <font>39.8% HIGHER;</font> entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by ASP GT Acquisition Corp. Under the terms of the merger agreement, ASP will commence a tender offer to purchase for cash all of the outstanding shares of GenTek common stock at a price o...
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