Federal regulators approved Amgen Inc.’s anti-osteoporosis drug, Prolia, on Tuesday for use by postmenopausal women who face a high risk of bone fractures. One of every two women over the age ... Read More
Monsanto Co. said Wednesday it granted a new royalty-bearing, Roundup Ready 2 Yield license to Dow AgroSciences for genetically modified soybean seeds. In 2007, Creve Coeur, Mo.-based Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences ... Read More
Covidien, the healthcare company spun off from Tyco nearly three years ago, said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy ev3, a maker of stents and other medical devices, for ... Read More
Hitachi Ltd. said Monday it will invest 1 trillion yen ($11 billion), or about 70% of its capital expenditure over the next three years, on its “social innovation” businesses, which include ... Read More
Johnson & Johnson’s Centocor Ortho Biotech unit said Tuesday it bought RespiVert Ltd., a company developing treatments for asthma and other lung diseases. Respivert is testing anti-inflammatory drugs that are intended ... Read More
National Semiconductor is diversifying into solar with the release a chipset that optimizes the power output of solar panels. The company said on Tuesday said that it is making its SolarMagic ... Read More
Caterpillar Inc. agreed to buy a U.S. maker of railroad locomotives on Tuesday for $820 million in cash, expanding its rail business from service into new engine manufacturing. The world’s largest ... Read More
Savvis Inc. plans to buy Canadian IT company Fusepoint for $124.5 million. Toronto-based Fusepoint, a portfolio company of M/C Venture Partners, reported $41.7 million in revenue in 2009. The company, led ... Read More
In June, the banking software supplier expects to close on a $300 million purchase of Elizabethtown, Ky.-based electronic bill provider iPay Technologies LLC. The acquisition should broaden Jack Henry’s customer base ... Read More
Financial services company Northern Trust Corp. is actively planning to expand and is considering acquisitions, executives said on Wednesday. The executives, speaking at the company’s investor day in New York, said ... Read More