| Latest Ventana Medical Sys News Headlines |
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| 02/19/2008 | 1:30AM | PRNUS | Roche Completes Tender Offer for Ventana Shares
Acquisition of Ventana to be Completed Today
BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S; OTC: RHHBY) and Ventana Medical Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) today announced that Roche has completed the tender offer for the outstanding shares of Ventana. As of the expiration of the subsequent... More...>> |
| 02/08/2008 | 5:55PM | PRNUS | Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
NEW YORK, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600:
-- S&P SmallCap 600 constituent AptarGroup Inc. (NYSE:ATR) will replace
Ventana Medical Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) in the S&P MidCap 400, and
NewMarket Corp. (NYSE:NEU) will replace... More...>> |
| 02/08/2008 | 7:00AM | PRNUS | Roche Purchases Shares in Tender Offer for Ventana
Commences Subsequent Offering Period
NEW YORK, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S; OTCQX; RHHBY) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Rocket Acquisition Corporation has accepted for payment all shares validly tendered pursuant to its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common... More...>> |
| 02/08/2008 | 1:00AM | PRNUS | Roche Purchases Shares in Tender Offer for Ventana
Commences Subsequent Offering Period
BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S; OTCQX; RHHBY) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Rocket Acquisition Corporation has accepted for payment all shares validly tendered pursuant to its tender offer for all outstanding shares... More...>> |
| 02/01/2008 | 2:00PM | PRNUS | QED International Associates Announces Changes to the HealthShares(TM) Diagnostics Index
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- QED International Associates, Inc, administrator for the HealthShares(TM) Indexes, a series of 20 underlying indexes for the HealthShares(TM) Exchange-Traded Funds, today announced that effective at the opening of trading on Thursday February 7, 2008, Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG... More...>> |
| 01/31/2008 | 4:15PM | PRNUS | Roche Plans to Complete Ventana Offer on February 7th
BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S; OTCQX; RHHBY) announced today that based on its review to date of known applicable antitrust laws, it is not aware of any such law that would prohibit its acceptance for payment of shares tendered pursuant to its outstanding Offer to Purchase... More...>> |
| 01/22/2008 | 1:00AM | PRNUS | Roche to Acquire Ventana for $89.50 per share
Roche and Ventana Reach Definitive Merger Agreement
BASEL, Switzerland and TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S; OTCQX: RHHBY), a world-leading healthcare provider of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, and Ventana Medical Systems ("Ventana") (NASDAQ:VMSI) today announced that they... More...>> |
| 01/16/2008 | 4:53PM | PRNUS | Roche Extends Tender Offer for Ventana
BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (OTCQX: RHHBY; SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S), a world-leading healthcare provider of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, announced today that it has extended its offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) to 5:00... More...>> |
| 12/05/2007 | 5:54PM | PRNUS | Roche to Nominate Independent Directors for Election at Ventana's 2008 Annual Stockholders Meeting
BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S) announced today that it gave notice to Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI), as required by Ventana's bylaws, that it will nominate independent candidates to replace Ventana's board of directors at Ventana's 2008 annual stockholders... More...>> |
| 11/13/2007 | 6:16PM | PRNUS | Roche Confirms Commencement of Due Diligence with Ventana
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S) confirmed today that it has entered into a confidentiality agreement with Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) and that it will commence due diligence. Roche cautioned that there can be no assurance that an agreement with respect... More...>> |
| 10/29/2007 | 6:03PM | PRNUS | Roche Extends Tender Offer for Ventana
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S), a world-leading healthcare provider of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, announced today that it has extended its offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) to 5:00 p.m., New York City time... More...>> |
| 09/19/2007 | 5:40PM | PRNUS | Roche Extends Tender Offer for Ventana
BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S), a world-leading healthcare provider of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, announced today that it has extended its offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) to 5:00 p.m., New York City time... More...>> |
| 08/22/2007 | 8:42AM | PRNUS | United States District Court for the District of Arizona Grants Roche's Motion for Preliminary Injunction
BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S) announced that, on August 21, 2007, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona granted Roche's motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining Ventana Medical Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) from taking action to apply or enforce... More...>> |
| 08/21/2007 | 5:46PM | PRNUS | Roche Extends Tender Offer for Ventana
BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S), a world-leading healthcare provider of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, announced today that it has extended its offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) to 5:00 p.m., New York City time... More...>> |
| 07/26/2007 | 5:00PM | PRNUS | Roche Extends Tender Offer for Ventana
BASEL, Switzerland, July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S), a world-leading healthcare provider of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, announced today that it has extended its offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) to 5:00 p.m., New York... More...>> |
| 07/25/2007 | 4:00PM | PRNUS | Roche Announces Expiration of HSR Waiting Period for Ventana Offer
BASEL, Switzerland, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S), a world-leading healthcare provider of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, applicable to Roche's tender offer for all outstanding... More...>> |
| 07/11/2007 | 1:05PM | PRNUS | Roche Says Offer for Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. is Full and Fair
BASEL, Switzerland, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S), a world-leading healthcare provider of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, released the following statement in response to today's announcement by Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. ("Ventana") (NASDAQ:VMSI):
Roche takes note that Ventana's Board of Directors... More...>> |
| 06/27/2007 | 9:00AM | PRNUS | Roche Commences Tender Offer for Ventana for $75 Per Share in Cash
BASEL, Switzerland, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S), a world-leading healthcare provider of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Ventana Medical Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) in furtherance of Roche's previously... More...>> |
| 06/25/2007 | 4:00PM | PRNUS | Roche Makes Offer to Acquire Ventana for $75.00 Per Share in Cash
Roche to Expand Into Fast Growing Tissue-Based Cancer Diagnostics, Enhancing Its Position as a Leading Fully-Integrated Personalized Healthcare Company
BASEL, Switzerland, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche (SWX: ROG.VX; RO.S), a world-leading healthcare provider of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, will make a... More...>> |
| 11/06/2006 | 6:06PM | PRNUS | Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices:
* CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (NYSE:CBG) will replace Fisher Scientific
International Inc. (NYSE:FSH) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading
on Thursday, November... More...>> |