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Roche To Buy Majority Stake In Tumor Diagnostic Company
Roche Holding AG agreed to pay $1.03 billion for up to a 56.3% stake in Foundation Medicine Inc. in a collaboration that underscores the growing importance of genetic diagnostics in the treatment and development of drugs for cancer. (Winslow, 1/12)
The Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said on Monday that it would acquire a majority of the tumor-testing company Foundation Medicine for more than $1 billion, in a deal aimed at improving both cancer treatment and drug development. (Pollack, 1/12)
HCA Holdings Inc. said it would report better-than-expected 2014 results, bolstered by an increase in admissions and emergency room visits along with a one-time adjustment from Medicaid payments in Texas. The hospital operator said it now expects Ebitda for the year of $7.4 billion, topping its previous projection of $7.25 billion to $7.35 billion. (Armental, 1/9)
