VARIAN INC VARI (NASDAQ)

(NEW YORK)Continued demand for drug research and development tools has likely translated into strong second-quarter profit for life-sciences companies, which begin reporting financial result...READ MORE

(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) Two billion-dollar buyout deals helped boost eye-care products maker Alcon Inc. and tissue-repair products company LifeCell Corp. Monday. The deals were the first after a long lu...READ MORE

(PALO ALTO, Calif.) Laboratory equipment maker Varian Inc. said Monday it bought privately-held Oxford Diffraction for about $37 million in a move to broaden its instrument and product offerings. Va...READ MORE

(NEW YORK) The president and chief executive of Varian Inc., which makes scientific instruments and vacuum products, exercised options for 12,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged t...READ MORE

(NEW YORK) The chief financial officer and treasurer of Varian Inc., which makes scientific instruments and vacuum products, exercised options for 3,000 shares of common stock under a prearr...READ MORE

(NEW YORK) The senior vice president of scientific instruments for Varian Inc. exercised options for and sold 3,000 shares of stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing....READ MORE