(NEW YORK)Shares of Illumina Inc. and Edwards Lifesciences hit new 52-week highs Wednesday, as a Cowen & Co. analyst said a potential increase in the National Institute of Health's fisca...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Invitrogen Corp.'s planned $6.4 billion buyout of Applera's Applied Biosystems Group shone a spotlight on the wider life sciences product industry Thursday, boosting invest...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index edged higher on Wednesday, led by shares of Central Garden & Pet Co. after a Piper Jaffray analyst upgraded the company in a note to in...READ MORE
(PRINCETON, N.J.)Drug development services company PharmaNet Development Group Inc. said Thursday it swung to a first-quarter loss, citing continued contract cancellations.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Companies providing medical research products and services performed well in 2007, with most stocks posting healthy gains and far outpacing the overall market.READ MORE