Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnostics Deal Statistics Quarterly, Q2 2007
Executive Summary
In this issue, we present another installment of our quarterly review of medical device and in vitro diagnostics/research dealmaking-for April-June 2007. Our data are derived from Windhover's Strategic Transactions Database.
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