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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 1Q06



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Acquiring Party    Nanogen, Inc., a developer of advanced technologies to predict, diagnose, and treat disease (PCR agents, electronic microarray platforms, rapid diagnostic kits, etc.)
Transferring Party    The rapid cardiac immunoassay test business of Spectral Diagnostics, Inc., developer of innovative technologies for comprehensive disease management.
Sector    Diagnostics
Date    February 7, 2006
Analysis
Accelerates Nanogen's growth strategy to become a leading advanced diagnostics company; complements Nanogen's Congestive Heart failure test. Total consideration for the Deal is CDN$9m, comprised of CDN$5.65m in cash and CDN$3.35m in Nanogen shares.




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