Friday, June 04, 2010

Health Press Release – Newsletter for June 4, 2010

Friday, June 4, 2010


Zimmer Highlights Acetabular System Portfolio at the 11th EFORT Congress in Madrid, Spain

Proven Fixation Technology and Advanced Bearing Options Combine to Better Match Individual Patient Demands

MADRID, June 3, 2010 – Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SIX: ZMH), a leader in musculoskeletal
care, will be showcasing its extended Acetabular Cup portfolio at this year's
EFORT (European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and
Traumatology) Congress in Madrid, Spain. The recently [...]

Surrey Clinical Research Centre Achieves MHRA Accreditation

GUILDFORD, England, June 3, 2010 – The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has
awarded the Surrey Clinical Research Centre (Surrey CRC) at the University of
Surrey standard accreditation for conducting clinical pharmacology Phase I
trials -

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The accreditation scheme was introduced to improve the safety of clinical
research volunteers [...]

INTUNIV(TM) – Shire Files Suit Against Anchen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Anchen, Inc.

DUBLIN and PHILADELPHIA, June 3, 2010 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty
biopharmaceutical company, announces that its subsidiary Shire LLC has filed
a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against
Anchen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Anchen, Inc. (collectively "Anchen") for the
infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,854,290 (the '290 patent), [...]

Concentric Medical Announces 1,000th Patient Enrolled in the Merci Registry

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, June 3, 2010 – Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in acute ischemic stroke
intervention, announced completion of enrollment in the Merci Registry with a
total of 1,000 patients enrolled. The Merci Registry is a real-world,
international, post-market study of the Merci Retrieval System(R). Since its
launch in June 2007, over 30 sites worldwide have [...]

Zimmer Partners With EFORT FOUNDATION on 2010 Visiting Fellowship Program

MADRID, June 3, 2010 – Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SIX: ZMH), a leader in musculoskeletal
care, today announced a new partnership with the EFORT (European Federation
of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology) FOUNDATION to
further educational opportunities for young orthopaedic surgeons. Zimmer will
provide 120,000 euro to the EFORT FOUNDATION Visiting Fellowship Program,
which will award grants [...]

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