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November 26-30 - EFOST 2008: 5th Meeting of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedic Traumatology

November 28-December 3 - The 2008 Greater New York Dental Meeting

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Abbott Spine

Zimmer to Acquire Abbott Spine for $360 million BY LAUREN UZDIENSKI

Zimmer announced plans to acquire Abbott Spine for approximately $360 million in cash (a 3.3x revenue multiple.) Zimmer says the acquisition will add innovative products to their portfolio and augment the company's R&D capabilities. Zimmer's stock was flat in midday... more

Orthopedic News Roundup 21-Sept-06 BY HUYEN NGUYEN

Earnings: Biomet reported its 1Q:07 earnings totaled $0.44 per share (excluding the adoption of the share-based payment) which was $0.01 more than what analysts were expecting. Revenues increased by 5% to $508 million (foreign currency had a $3 million favorable... more

Orthopedic News Roundup 10-Aug-06 BY HUYEN NGUYEN

Earnings: Biologics: Orthovita reported 2Q:06 product sales came in at $11.2 million, up 32% compared to 2Q:05. On a non-GAAP basis net loss for the quarter was $5.1 million, or a loss of $0.10 per share. The Company did not... more

Orthopedic News Roundup 29-Sept-05 BY HUYEN NGUYEN

It's all about spine this week. With NASS in full swing in Philadelphia, many companies eagerly issued press releases during the conference. Clinical: Cervical-Stim® is a post-operative cervical brace that generates a uniformed, low-level pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) at the... more

Orthopedic News Roundup 29-Sept-05 BY HUYEN NGUYEN

It's all about spine this week. With NASS in full swing in Philadelphia, many companies eagerly issued press releases during the conference. Clinical: Cervical-Stim® is a post-operative cervical brace that generates a uniformed, low-level pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) at the... more

Abbott Invests $15 million in Replication Medical BY JOHN MCCORMICK

Yesterday Abbott Spine announced that it invested $15 million in Replication Medical, Inc., a developer of implantable hydrogel devices intended for the treatment of degenerative spinal disc disease. Valuation data was not available even from the best of our sources,... more


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