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...Alere, which which provides rapid diagnostic tests for infectious disease and toxicology, has been hit by a string of senior departures, including its founding chief executive and top scientist, soon after...
...Aetna shares climbed on Monday after it reported better than expected quarterly profits as the share of premiums spent on healthcare services dipped....
...Analysts with the investment bank said Alere would have difficulty surpassing year ago comparisons. Shares in Alere fell 1 per cent to $35.71 while Stericycle slipped 1 per cent to $117.82....
...The company, a specialist in executive search and boardroom services, said it was trading in line with expectations and was therefore on track to deliver a 40 per cent rise in profitability....
...Axis-Shield improved 4 per cent to 468p after the board of the medical diagnostics group reluctantly recommended a revised 470p a share offer by its US suitor Alere....
...He said his group, among the world’s largest providers of central services and toxicology, was typically able to “work twice as fast as the average pharma company for half the cost”....
...China is far stronger in hardware and electronic products than India, which excels in software engineering and services. ?...
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