International Business News - CRA http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Molecular diagnostics company Celera Corp. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved new system software used for HIV monitoring and treatment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/celera-gets-fda-approval-for-diagnostic-software.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:35:25 EDT Business and economics consultant CRA International Inc. said Monday two of its inside directors, Carl Shapiro and Steve Salop, have resigned as part of the company's plan to establish a more independent board. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/cra-international-directors-salop-shapiro-resign.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:13:46 EDT Life sciences equipment maker Invitrogen Corp. agreed Thursday to pay $6.4 billion for Applera's Applied Biosystems Group in hopes of creating a one-stop shop for biomedical researchers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/invitrogen-to-buy-applied-biosystems-for-6-4b.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:22:46 EDT Revenue for clinical laboratory operators should keep growing, according to an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst, and smaller companies like Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc. have a chance to gain market share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/ahead-of-the-bell-clinical-laboratory-operators.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 15:39:37 EDT Shares of companies specializing in "gene-silencing" technology, which is designed to turn off the genes that cause diseases, were mixed Tuesday after Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. signed a new partnership worth up to more than $1 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/sector-wrap-rnai-developers.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 15:46:27 EDT Shares of both Applied Biosystems Group and its separately traded Celera Genomics unit tumbled Thursday, after analysts said the companies' quarterly earnings reports were disappointing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/applied-biosystems-celera-shares-fall-on-earnings-reports.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:42:11 EDT CRA International Inc.'s stock plummeted Monday after the business consultancy said more of its consultants outside the U.S. are not working this quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/cras-shares-plummet-on-forecast.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:39:22 EDT The chief executive, president and chairman of Applera Corp., which is the parent company of Celera Group and Applied Biosystems Group, exercised options for 9,375 shares of Celera common stock and 37,500 shares of Applied Biosystems common stock, according to an SEC filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/applera-ceo-exercises-options.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:01:53 EST Celera Group fell Friday after an analyst downgraded the stock on higher expenses and company guidance, while shares of sister company Applied Biosystems Group rose on an upgrade from the same analyst, who cited a product launch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080125/applera-units-shares-varying-inversely.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:22:49 EST Medical testing products maker Celera Group said Thursday strong sales of HIV-related tests drove better-than-expected earnings and sales for its fiscal 2008 second quarter, and forecast full-year earnings above Wall Street estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080124/celera-swings-to-profit-in-fiscal-2q.htm Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:41:31 EST CRA International Inc.'s profit surged 63 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter as consulting fees grew in a number of key areas, the business and economics consultant said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080110/cras-4q-profit-jumps-63-percent.htm Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:06:34 EST Shares of Celera Group stood apart Wednesday as biotechnology stocks were mixed after a Lehman Brothers analyst predicted the sector will trade in line with the broader market over the next six to 12 months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071219/sector-glance-biotechnology-drugs.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:51:27 EST