NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2002--GE Global Research and Molecular Nanosystems (Palo Alto, CA) have jointly won a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Technology Program (ATP) award to develop a template synthesis platform for growing large arrays of aligned nanorods.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. & HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2002--General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), through its GE Medical Systems division, and Instrumentarium Corporation (HEX:I1NS1V.HE) (Nasdaq:INMRY) announced today that the companies have entered into a definitive combination agreement for GE to acquire Instrumentarium. Pursuant to this agreement, GE will initiate a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding Instrumentarium shares for EUR 40 per share payable in cash. The offer is expected to commence within 30 days.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. & HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2002--General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), through its GE Medical Systems division, and Instrumentarium Corporation (HEX:INS1V.HE) (NASDAQ:INMRY) announced today that the companies have entered into a definitive combination agreement for GE to acquire Instrumentarium. Pursuant to this agreement, GE will initiate a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding Instrumentarium shares for EUR 40 per share payable in cash. The offer is expected to commence within 30 days.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. and SASKATOON, Saskatchewan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2002--GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, the healthcare IT business of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that it has acquired BDM Information Systems Ltd. to provide clinicians with an advanced pharmacy information system to enable more accurate medication ordering.
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WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2002--Frost & Sullivan honored GE Medical Systems with the presentation of its first Multi-Vendor Service Provider of the Year Award at the 2002 Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet held in La Jolla, California. The Frost & Sullivan Annual Healthcare Market Engineering Award for Multi-Vendor Service Provider is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated excellence in the servicing of diagnostic imaging and biomedical equipment.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. and CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2002--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today introduced a new 4D Ultrasound technology platform, which will allow physicians to visualize the complete fetal heart cycle without external triggering devices.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. and CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced that it has acquired USA Instruments, Inc. (USAI), a global designer and manufacturer of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) surface coil products.
Since its founding in 1993, USAI has been an innovator in the development of high-quality, cost-effective MRI coils. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, USAI has more than 250 people employed in research and development, engineering and manufacturing.
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