Health Press Release – Newsletter for February 11, 2011

MarketsandMarkets: Global Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices Market Worth US$12.7 Billion by 2015

DALLAS, February 10, 2011 – According to a new market research report, "Global Anesthesia and
Respiratory Devices Market (2010-2015)" published by MarketsandMarkets
(www.marketsandmarkets.com), the total global anesthesia and
respiratory devices market is expected to be worth US$12.7 billion by 2015,
out of which GE Healthcare will account for nearly 12% of the total revenues.
The global market is expected … Read more »»».

Pevion Appoints Didier Hoch, Former President of Sanofi Pasteur MSD, as Chairman of the Board

ITTIGEN, Switzerland and BERN, Switzerland, February 10, 2011 – Pevion Biotech Ltd. today announced the appointment of Didier
Hoch as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Until recently, Dr Hoch was
President of Sanofi-Pasteur MSD, where he played a pivotal role in launching
innovative vaccines, such as Gardasil(R), in Europe.

Prior to his position … Read more »».

Medivir Announces Start of Phase 1a Trial of the Hepatitis C Polymerase Inhibitor TMC649128

HUDDINGE, Sweden, February 10, 2011 – Medivir AB (OMX: MVIR), the emerging research-based specialty
pharmaceutical company focused on infectious diseases, today announces the
start of a phase 1a clinical trial with TMC649128 intended for the treatment
of chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

TMC649128 is a nucleoside NS5B polymerase inhibitor that has already
demonstrated an attractive …. Read the original article  : Medivir Announces Start of Phase 1a Trial of the Hepatitis C Polymerase Inhibitor TMC649128.

Second Annual Latin America ‘Green Exchange Conference’ Hosted by Informex Focuses on a Sustainable Future for Chemistry

PRINCETON, New Jersey, February 10, 2011 – Informex (www.informex.com), the leading meeting place for buyers
and sellers of high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications, today
announced details of its second Latin American Green Exchange Conference,
which returns in 2011 to Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event will be held in
September 2011, with further details to be …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Novasep and instrAction Expand Alliance to Include Taxane Purification

Companies Will Develop Solutions to Change Manufacturing Paradigm for New and Generic Anti-cancer Compounds

POMPEY, France and LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, February 10, 2011 – Novasep, a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the
life science industries, and instrAction, a manufacturer of innovative
chromatographic stationary phases for API purification processes, today
announce they have expanded their worldwide strategic alliance to …. Read the original article  : here.