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Catalent reportedly to buy Paragon Bioservices for $1.2 billion

Catalent said on Monday it would buy privately held gene therapy-focused Paragon Bioservices in an all-cash deal for $ 1.2 billion, helping the drug developer expand its capabilities to make specialized and costly treatments. Paragon, backed by private-equity firms Camden Partners and NewSpring Capital, focuses on developing and manufacturing products such as complex biopharmaceuticals for… Read More »

Pre-Cut Melons at Kroger, Walmart, Other Stores May Carry Salmonella

SATURDAY, April 13, 2019 — Pre-cut, packaged melon distributed by major grocery chains across 16 states have been tied to an outbreak of salmonella illness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Friday. The outbreak has so far involved 93 cases of Salmonella Carrau illness, including 23 cases so severe the patients required hospitalization, although… Read More »