synopsis: Dendrite International, Inc. a leading provider of sales and marketing solutions to the pharmaceutical industry, announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of OPUS Health LLC, a leading provider of direct-to-patient persistence technologies. OPUS Health will operate as a division of Dendrite within the Marketing Solutions business.

synopsis: Collexis Holdings, Inc. a leading developer of high definition search and discovery software, announced today that it has acquired its long-time development partner, SyynX Solutions, a privately-held software company based in Cologne, Germany.

synopsis: The OPUS-Core Corporation, based in Hauppauge, N.Y., and Interactive Systems & Management Corp. (ISM), based in Little Falls, N.J., have combined into a new pharmacy management systems and service company, OPUS-ISM LLC, under a new holding company, OCI Ventures LLC.

synopsis: Agilent Technologies Inc. has acquired the Klee Group’s Kalabie Electronic Laboratory Notebook. The focus for this product, which is Agilent’s first electronic notebook, will be on the pharmaceutical market and some chemical applications. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

synopsis: Accelrys, Inc. announced the completion of its merger with Symyx Technologies, Inc. The combined company will have more than 1,350 customers, including 29 of the top 30 biopharmaceutical companies.

synopsis: United BioSource Corporation acquired Envision Pharma, a leading scientific communications and technology company. With a focus on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, Envision integrates scientific communication services and targeted software applications.

synopsis: Global Med Technologies, Inc., an international e-Health, medical information technology company, completed acquisition of Inlog, SA, and its German and related subsidiary, a private European medical software firm, for a maximum of $11.5 million in a combination of cash, stock and earnout.

synopsis: First Consulting Group, Inc., announced the acquisition of Zorch, Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah based company that has built a proprietary enterprise software solution to provide regulated content management and collaboration for the life sciences industry.

synopsis: Accelrys, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACCL) today announced the completion of its merger with SciTegic, Inc., a leading provider of workflow software solutions for the research science market. SciTegic is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accelrys.

synopsis: Aptuit, Inc. announced today that it has completed its acquisition of InfoPro Solutions and is launching Aptuit Informatics. The new business line will combine existing Aptuit resources with InfoPro Solutions' 120 employees and industry leading clinical informatics platforms and expertise.

synopsis: JNetDirect Inc. announced the acquisition of Sunergia Group Inc. and its better known operating unit, Sunergia Medical (www.sunergiamedical.com). Sunergia, a privately owned supplier of software and lab equipment to the biotech market, will now be renamed JNetDirect Biosciences.

synopsis: Phase Forward, a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of privately held Lincoln Technologies, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at $11 million, plus up to an additional $6 million based on achievement of certain financial targets.

synopsis: Oracle announced that it has acquired the intellectual property assets of Conformia Software. Conformia's Product and Process Lifecycle Management (PPLM) software has unique capabilities which Oracle plans to integrate into their Agile PLM solution to offer an end-to-end solution for managing drug development, packaging and commercialization.

synopsis: Tripos International, the leading provider of drug discovery informatics products and services, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Pharsight Corporation, a leader in software, strategic and regulatory services designed to optimize clinical drug development.

synopsis: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global technology leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced the acquisition of the assets of Spectral Genomics, Inc., a leader in molecular karyotyping technology used to evaluate chromosomal abnormalities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

synopsis: Certara has announced the completion of its acquisition of UK-based Simcyp Limited. Simcyp is a leading research company providing a modeling and simulation platform for predicting the fate of drugs in virtual populations, including pediatric populations.

synopsis: PRA International has acquired Kinship Technologies, a Chennai, India-based software developer and services company. Kinship's flagship product, EXACT, is a revolutionary system that allows users to quickly construct reusable programs for data extraction, data transformation, statistical reporting and electronic publishing.

synopsis: PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, announced the successful closing of the acquisition of ClinPhone plc, a leading clinical technology organization.

synopsis: Computer Sciences Corporation announced it has closed the acquisition of Image Solutions, Inc. (ISI), a privately-held, global leader in regulatory submission management solutions and related implementation and outsourcing services for the Life Sciences sector.

synopsis: ISI, a leading provider of software and services for the life sciences industry, announced that it has acquired Apyx, Inc. The merger adds muscle to ISI’s already-growing professional services business, and enhances the company’s broad range of offerings in submissions management and outsourcing.

synopsis: Dendrite International, Inc. a leading provider of sales and marketing solutions to the pharmaceutical industry, announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of OPUS Health LLC, a leading provider of direct-to-patient persistence technologies. OPUS Health will operate as a division of Dendrite within the Marketing Solutions business.

synopsis: Dendrite International, Inc. a leading provider of sales and marketing solutions to the pharmaceutical industry, announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of OPUS Health LLC, a leading provider of direct-to-patient persistence technologies. OPUS Health will operate as a division of Dendrite within the Marketing Solutions business.

synopsis: Dendrite International, Inc. announced the completion of its strategic acquisition of Medical Data Management. MDM is the leading provider of physician databases, market research, and sales force support services to pharmaceutical companies in Poland, Hungary, Russia, and Ukraine.

synopsis: Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of the Outreach Advantage solution suite from Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories. The OA suite provides customer relationship management tools and connectivity tools for integrating and interfacing with EMRs, Web, LIS, and other enterprise systems.

synopsis: Decision Resources Group, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on healthcare insights and analysis, announced that it acquired Pinsonault, a leading provider in offering managed markets-specific business and training solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

synopsis: Global Med Technologies, Inc., an international e-Health, medical information technology company, announced that it has executed an Asset Purchase Agreement and closed a transaction with eDonor, located in Phoenix, Arizona, for $5 million.

synopsis: China Information Security Technology, Inc. announced that the Company closed the acquisition of Shenzhen Zhongtian Technology Development Company Ltd., a leading provider of hospital digital information systems in Guangdong Province, China, for a purchase price of $16.5 million.

synopsis: To focus on its core business line for provider software, Kryptiq Corporation has announced the sale of its Choreo health plan network management software to Portico Systems. Kryptiq will use the proceeds raised through the sale of Choreo to expand the product and service offering of its flagship product suite, Connect IQ®.

synopsis: Formed by the merger of a subsidiary of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. and Misys Healthcare Systems, LLC, the newly integrated company is among the largest providers of Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solutions in the United States, with a client base of nearly one-third of the nation's practicing physicians.

synopsis: Visionary Medical Systems announced that it has acquired Antek HealthWare, LLC, a privately held company based outside Baltimore, MD, that develops practice management and laboratory information software for the healthcare industry.

synopsis: National Medical Development Inc., (NMDI) which develops, owns and operates businesses within the outpatient healthcare services market, announced today the acquisition of InStar Systems of Colorado Springs, Colo. InStar will be immediately integrated into NMDI's portfolio of companies.

synopsis: Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltée announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for its privatization by OMERS Private Equity Inc. (“OPE”), the private equity arm of OMERS Worldwide group of companies, and in which Société générale de financement du Québec (“SGF”) has agreed to make a min

synopsis: Civica Group Ltd, a market leader in software-based solutions that help to improve service delivery and efficiency, has announced that Civica UK Limited, the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, has acquired in4tek Limited. In4tek, based in Altrincham, specialises in application software and related services for the health and social care sectors.

synopsis: Companion Technologies, a premier healthcare information technology company, has acquired SDS (Smart Document Solutions), a leading health information management company based in Alpharetta, Georgia. SDS specializes in medical release-of-information, document management, and healthcare consulting.

synopsis: PaperFree Medical Solutions, Inc. has acquired Doctor’s Billing Corporation, a Michigan corporation, in a stock purchase transaction. Doctor’s Billing Corporation will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of PaperFree Medical Solutions.

synopsis: CareMedic Systems, Inc. of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Third Millennium Healthcare Systems, Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., announced today a merger of the two companies.

synopsis: Accelrys, Inc., a leading scientific enterprise research and development software and services company, has acquired privately-held VelQuest Corporation. VelQuest is the leader in paperless lab execution systems supporting current Good Manufacturing Practices for FDA-regulated industries.

synopsis: Liquent, Inc., a leading provider of software and service solutions designed to support the regulatory business processes of life sciences companies, is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by Marlin Equity Partners from Thomson Reuters.

synopsis: Crossflo Systems, Inc., a Patriot Scientific company, announced that it has acquired the assets of Verras Medical, Inc. (dba Iameter) and the Iameter portfolio of data analysis software and programs. The assets will be utilized to expand the current healthcare data sharing and analysis capabilities of the company.

synopsis: McKesson Corporation announced that RelayHealth, its connectivity services business, has acquired HTP Inc., a leading provider of revenue cycle management technology. HTP provides innovative connectivity solutions that address the growing burden of uncompensated healthcare, estimated to be $31.2 billion in 20061.

synopsis: Noteworthy Medical Systems, originator of the market's only three-screen ambulatory electronic health record (EHR), announced it has acquired strategic partner MARS Medical Systems, a leading provider of practice management solutions to physician groups.

synopsis: Superior Global Software, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of Superior Global Solutions, Inc. a leader in healthcare outsourcing, announced that it has completed its acquisition of the assets and business of HTI Technologies, Inc., a developer and provider of medical documentation and workflow management software based in Marietta, Georgia.

synopsis: Oracle Corporation has completed the acquisition of Relsys International, Inc. The combination of Oracle and Relsys is expected to deliver the only suite of software applications that supports end-to-end drug safety processes across clinical development, post-market surveillance and patient care.