> Cytyc says its $374 million bid for Australia's Vision Systems offers investors more money and a quicker deal than Ventana Medical Systems' competing bid. Report
> Barrier Therapeutics plans to raise $25 million in a public offering. Report
> Belgium's Innogenetics announced that a jury had awarded it $7 million in a patent dispute with Abbott Laboratories. Report
> Chutes & Ladders: Omega Pharma has promoted Jan Cassiman to CEO, replacing Marc Coucke. Report
> Chutes & Ladders: BioBalance CEO Dennis O'Donnell has resigned. Release
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