Whirlpool sells Hoover floor care business for $107 million to Techtronic
Whirlpool (WHR), appliance maker, plans to sell its Hoover vacuum business to Techtronic, a Hong Kong-based home improvement and construction tools supplier, for $107 million.
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Liver Cancer :: Pharmexa has started phase II trial in liver cancer with GV1001
The HeptoVax trial is a phase II trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of GV1001 in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (“HCC” or “liver cancer”). The trial will enrol patients from three centres in Spain, France and Germany.
Healthcare :: Novartis highlights strong R&D pipeline, plans for multiple new product launches
Novartis unveiled today new data on its promising pipeline amid plans for multiple new product approvals and launches over the next two years. Many of these anticipated approvals are for potentially best-in-class medicines that would advance treatment standards for patients with hypertension, diabetes, cancer and other diseases.
Cancer :: Innovative cancer research approach features scientists working in a ‘boundary-less’ environment
A cadre of world-renowned scientists working in the most promising areas of cancer research have come together to work as a team at one institution ? Memorial Health ? to accelerate findings for the prevention and treatment of cancer.
Healthcare :: GE Healthcare Re-Imagines Radiology at RSNA Conference
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today kicked off its participation in the 2006 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago with a focus on the company?s ‘Radiology Re-imagined’ theme along prominent displays of breakthough products that highlight the company?s exhibit booth.
Diabetes :: PhRMA Launches New Campaign To Improve Diabetes Awareness
With nearly 21 million Americans today suffering from diabetes and as many as 6.2 million unaware that they have the disease, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) launched a new multi-media national health education campaign on diabetes awareness.
Flu :: Novartis secures contract to supply additional H5N1 influenza vaccine to the US government
Novartis announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at USD 40.95 million to supply to the US government a pre-pandemic influenza vaccine* against the H5N1 avian influenza strain. Global health authorities have identified H5N1 as an influenza strain with pandemic potential.
Neurology :: GlaxoSmithKline and NeuroSearch expand the scope of strategic alliance
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and NeuroSearch have agreed to expand the scope of the current 5-year strategic alliance within CNS and ion channel drug discovery and development:
Credit Card :: GE Money India’s JV With SBI Reaches 3 Million Credit Card holders Milestone
GE Money announced today that SBI Card, its joint venture with the State Bank of India (SBI), crossed the landmark 3 million cardholders milestone. The 2nd largest Card issuer in India, SBI Card is unique as the only Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) issuing credit cards in India and the incredible success of the card underscores its value to customers.
Healthcare :: Intermountain Healthcare and GE Healthcare Form Alliance for Clinical Content Development
GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) today announced that it has expanded its alliance with Intermountain Healthcare to include the development of standardized terminology, clinical knowledge management technology and clinical process content as part of their multi-year project for the development of an ?enterprise clinical information system? built on GE?s Centricity? Enterprise Solution. Together, GE Healthcare and Intermountain are working to help enhance patient care by accelerating the adoption of electronic health records and the use of evidence-based medicine and other forms of best practice among health systems in the United States.