Yahoo! Finance: Medical Laboratories & Research Industry Newshttp://biz.yahoo.com/ic/news/525.htmlThe latest news on the Medical Laboratories & Research industry from Yahoo! Financeen-usWed, 1 Jul 2009 21:05:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifYahoo! Financehttp://finance.yahoo.com14417LabCorp Redeems All Outstanding Liquid Yield Option Notes Due 2021 and $369.1 Million Principal Amount at Maturity of Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2021 (Business Wire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/090701/20090701006243.html?.v=1BURLINGTON, N.C.----Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings announced today that it has completed the previously announced redemption of all of its outstanding zero coupon subordinated Liquid Yield Option™ Notes due 2021 and $369.1 million principal amount at maturity of its Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2021 , equaling fifty percent of the principal amount at maturity outstanding of the Zero Coupon Notes.yahoo_finance/2658140288Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:05:00 Etc/GMTPPD Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release, Webcast and Conference Call (Business Wire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/090701/20090701005748.html?.v=1WILMINGTON, N.C.----PPD, Inc. will release its second quarter 2009 financial results on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, after the market closes. The earnings release will be available on the PPD Web site at http://www.ppdi.com, FirstCall and Business Wire.yahoo_finance/1134459915Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:00:00 Etc/GMTLabCorp starts tender offer for Monogram shares (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090701/us_labcorp_monogram_tender_offer.html?.v=1Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings said Wednesday it started a tender offer for Monogram Biosciences Inc., a molecular diagnostics company LabCorp agreed to buy on June 23.yahoo_finance/3020175271Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:23:15 Etc/GMTLabCorp commences tender offer for Monogram (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b8BDC0826-362F-404E-A168-AB9F7017EC13%7d&siteid=yhoof2yahoo_finance/1374548539Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:58:00 Etc/GMTLabCorp Commences Cash Tender Offer for All Outstanding Shares of Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Business Wire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/090701/20090701005522.html?.v=1BURLINGTON, N.C.----Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings today announced the commencement of its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of the common stock of Monogram Biosciences, Inc. for $4.55 per share.yahoo_finance/249160137Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:26:00 Etc/GMTLaw Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Marketwire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/090630/0515315.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/3724224484Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:08:00 Etc/GMTEResearch Technology moving 30 employees from N.J. to Phila. (at bizjournals.com)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12kj6p1s5/*http%3A//philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/06/29/daily20.html?ana=yfcpcyahoo_finance/3068299627Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:05:14 Etc/GMTDiagnostic Imaging International Corp.-CTS Sign Two New Daytime Coverage Contracts (Marketwire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/090630/0515276.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/2391044864Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:17:00 Etc/GMTERT Relocates Customer Care Team to Provide Stronger Client Support (PR Newswire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090629/ph39655.html?.v=1ERT , a leading provider of centralized ECG, ePRO, eClinical technology, and other services to the biopharmaceutical, medical device, and related industries, is to move its dedicated customer care team to its new state-of-the-art headquarters and logistics operations in Philadelphia.yahoo_finance/1152813047Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:18:00 Etc/GMTPPD Confirms Takeda Receives FDA Complete Response for Alogliptin (Business Wire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/090629/20090629005590.html?.v=1WILMINGTON, N.C.----PPD, Inc. today announced that Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited issued a news release reporting that Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, has received a complete response letter from the U.S.yahoo_finance/2817657216Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:58:00 Etc/GMTTakeda confirms delay in diabetes drug approval (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090629/us_takeda_pharma_alogliptin.html?.v=1Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. confirmed Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will not approve its type 2 diabetes drug candidate alogliptin without more study on its cardiovascular effects.yahoo_finance/838710326Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:02:53 Etc/GMTMicro Imaging Technology Signs Partner to Expand Sales and Manufacturing to Asia (Marketwire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/090629/0514599.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/4019208223Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:30:00 Etc/GMTClarient Set to Join Russell 3000 Index (PR Newswire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090629/la39052.html?.v=1Clarient, Inc. , a premier anatomic pathology and molecular testing services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that the Company is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indices on June 26, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 12 on www.russell.com.yahoo_finance/322365845Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:00:00 Etc/GMTGenomic Health Inc. Needs Label Expansion (at Seeking Alpha)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/pssa/rss/SIG=12j9f2dp3/*http%3A//seekingalpha.com/article/145536-genomic-health-inc-needs-label-expansion?source=yahooyahoo_finance/1669300169Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:23:58 Etc/GMTGenomic Health Reports Favorable Commentary on Value of Multigene Assays From the St. Gallen Expert Consensus Meeting on the Primary Treatment of Early Breast Cancer (PR Newswire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090626/sf38640.html?.v=1Guidelines Specify that Validated Molecular Assays Should be Considered as an Adjunct to Standard Measures in Helping Determine Chemotherapy Benefit -yahoo_finance/2126397104Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:00:00 Etc/GMTGHDX Needs Label Expansion (Zacks.com)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/090625/21490.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/3725690148Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:34:07 Etc/GMTStem Cell Therapy International, Inc. Announces the Distribution of Histostem Products (Marketwire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/090625/0514120.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/1250353887Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:01:00 Etc/GMTAhead of the Bell: Genoptix upgraded (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090625/us_genoptix_ahead_of_the_bell.html?.v=1An analyst for Oppenheimer and Co. upgraded shares of laboratory services company Genoptix Inc. Thursday, saying he is no longer concerned that the company is charging unsustainable fees for its cancer tests.yahoo_finance/3219825872Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:07:37 Etc/GMTSpherix diabetes drug meets midstage study goal (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090624/us_spherix_study.html?.v=1Spherix Inc. said Wednesday its developing diabetes treatment Naturlose met its key goal of reducing glucose levels in patients.yahoo_finance/2128167680Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:32:25 Etc/GMTSpherix Announces Positive Phase 2 Study Results (PR Newswire)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090624/ph37686.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/121895360Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:25:00 Etc/GMT