Healthcare

China Health Labs & Diagnostics Ltd., a TSX Venture-listed company, announced that it has secured a sales order of US$10.1 million from the Beijing municipal government for food safety testing

Vancouver-based Urodynamix Technologies Ltd. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with HEGLN (Dalian) Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Calgary-based IDC (Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd.) announced it has been awarded a contract by the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) to supply 600 rural and remote counties in China wi

Quebec-based Labopharm Inc.

Vancouver-based Pacgen Biopharmaceuticals Corporation announced that it has signed agreements for research and development (R&D) collaboration with Shanghai-based New Summit Biopharma Co., a pr

Pharmaxis Ltd. of Sydney, Australia announced an agreement to acquire Montreal-based biopharmaceutical company Topigen Pharmaceuticals Inc.

London, Ontario-based Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Canadian pharmaceutical developer and marketer of products for select health care markets, announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Jeilmedix Pharmaceutical Co., a South Korean importer and distributor specializing in pharmaceutical products and medical devices. The agreement concerns the sale and distribution of Uracyst, a sterile sodium chondroitin sulfate solution (2%) for the treatment of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome in South Korea.

Tuesday, March 16th, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Seasons Room at Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. Tickets: $50 through the Vancouver Opera Box Office: 604-683-0222. On sale Monday, January 18th.

Montreal-based Noveko International Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Noveko Inc., concluded an exclusive distribution agreement for its antimicrobial masks and respirators and its Azuro hand sanitizers with Malaysian-based SappTech Sdn. Bhd. This agreement, which has an initial term of three years, covers the distribution of these products in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Brunei Darussalam. The agreement also covers Epurair Inc. air purifiers.

Calgary-based Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd. announced that it was awarded three separate contracts by hospitals in Mumbai, India- King Edward Memorial Hospital, Lokmanya Tilak Muncipal General Hospital and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital - to supply its X-Series 1590 digital radiography (DR) systems and Magellan software. The systems were shipped in the second quarter of 2009 and installations are expected to be completed by the end of the year. CURA Medical Equipment Pvt.