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Federal Circuit Jurisdiction Extends to Non-Patent Portion of Consolidated Case (Patently-O: Patent Law Blog)

Wed, 21 May 2008 06:30:04 GMT

Cytologix Corp. v. Ventana Medical Systems (1st Cir. 2008). CytoLogic filed two separate lawsuits against Ventana — alleging (1) patent infringement and (2) antitrust violations. Both cases were managed by the same judge who held two trials. In a post...

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Ventana Medical deal sealed, Roche says (Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News)

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:54:00 GMT

BASEL, Switzerland Roche Holding AG said Friday that it has acquired 70.5 percent of shares in Oro Valley-based Ventana Medical Systems Inc., enough

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Roche in position to approve Ventana merger (The Business Journal of Phoenix )

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:50:24 GMT

Switzerland-based Roche has purchased enough shares in its tender offer for Ventana Medical Systems Inc. to take over the Tucson company.

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Russia s Gazprom Takes Control of Serbian Oil Monopoly (SmartNews)

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:00:45 GMT

The deal between Serbia and Russia s Gazprom comes four days after Russia announced a major deal with Bulgaria. Roche to Buy Maker of Drug-Test Gear The Swiss pharmaceuticals company said that it would pay $3.1 billion for Ventana Medical Systems. [...]

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Roche $3.4B bid wins over Ventana (Indy Star)

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:00 GMT

The parent of Indianapolis-based Roche Diagnostics will pay $3.4 billion for Ventana Medical Systems Inc. for $3.4 billion, in a sweetened deal that finally won over the U.S.-based maker of drug testing instruments.

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Ventana says yes to Roche (Denver Post)

editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:56:00 GMT

Roche Holding AG will pay $3.1 billion for Ventana Medical Systems Inc., in a sweetened deal that finally won over the Tucson-based maker of drug-testing instruments. The deal fell into place after Roche raised its offer to $89.50 from $75 per share, the Swiss company said Tuesday.

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Roche Acquires Ventana Medical Systems (Patent Docs)

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:16:48 GMT

By Donald Zuhn -- Roche announced today that it had signed a definitive merger agreement with Ventana Medical Systems. Under the terms of the agreement, Roche will increase its tender offer to $89.50 per share, or approximately $3.4 billion, and Ventana's Board of Directors will recommend that Ventana's shareholders tender...

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Roche/Ventana Deal Could Unravel (Forbes)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:10:44 GMT

Two insiders and a major shareholder could derail the firm'?s acquisition of Ventana Medical Systems.

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Roche to buy U.S. drug tester (Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:45:00 GMT

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) -- Roche Holding said Tuesday it would pay $3.4 billion for Ventana Medical Systems, in a sweetened deal that finally won over

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Tucson biotech firm agrees to acquisition as Swiss suitor ups the ante (The Business Journal of Phoenix )

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:24:35 GMT

Ventana Medical Systems, which had been fighting a takeover by pharmaceutical giant Roche, has succumbed.

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Roche wins Ventana with sweetened bid (MSNBC.com: Financial Times Highligh)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:10:27 GMT

The turmoil on financial markets failed to derail Roche's ambitions to buy Ventana Medical Systems, as peace broke out on Tuesday after the Swiss pharmaceuticals group made an improved offer for the US diagnostics company.

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Roche wins support of Ventana with sweetened $3.4 billion bid (Market Watch)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:23:00 GMT

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Switzerland's Roche Holdings on Tuesday finally secured the support of Ventana Medical Systems with a new $3.4 billion bid for the U.S. diagnostics maker.

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Roche buys Ventana with raised $3.4 bln bid (Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:35:00 GMT

ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX: ) has agreed to buy Ventana Medical Systems Inc (VMSI.O: ) for $3.4 billion to boost its diagnostics

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Roche ups Ventana Medical offer to $3.4 billion (Market Watch)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:23:42 GMT

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Swiss pharmaceutical Roche said Tuesday that it has raised its offer for Ventana Medical Systems to $89.50 a share, or $3.4 billion in total. Ventana's board will recommend that shareholders tender their shares to Roche. Roche offered to buy Ventana for $75 a share in July last year. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move....

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Roche Seals Deal to Buy Ventana (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:34:00 GMT

Roche signed an agreement with Ventana Medical Systems to buy the U.S. diagnostics maker for around $3.4 billion, finalizing a deal that was almost a year in the making.

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Roche says to acquire Ventana for $3.4 billion (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:15:00 GMT

ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG has agreed to buy Ventana Medical Systems Inc for $3.4 billion to boost its diagnostics business, the Swiss drugmaker said on Tuesday, raising its earlier bid.

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Roche says to acquire Ventana for $3.4 billion (Reuters)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:14:15 GMT

ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG has agreed to buy Ventana Medical Systems Inc for $3.4 billion to boost its diagnostics business, the Swiss drugmaker said on Tuesday, raising its earlier bid.

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Ventana Responds to Extension of Roche's Unsolicited Tender Offer (Business Wire)

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:38:00 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: VMSI), the global leader in tissue-based cancer diagnostics, today responded to Roche’s

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Ventana Receives Notice from Roche of Intention to Seek Election of Directors at 2008 Annual Meeting (Business Wire)

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:40:00 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: VMSI), the global leader in tissue-based cancer diagnostics, announced today that it has received notification from

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Ventana settles patent suit (BigBlog.com: Breaking News)

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:01:11 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Medical test maker Ventana Medical Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) said Friday it settled its patent lawsuit against Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR) unit Vision Systems Pty. Ltd.

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