Amgen (Thousand Oaks, CA) has signe...

Amgen (Thousand Oaks, CA) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Immunex Corporation (Seattle, WA) for $16 billion in stock and trap cash.
Pluvita Corporation (Bethesda, MD) has acquired a majority interest in Diogenics (Irvine, CA), a small research organization (SRO) The acquisition is the first in a series of strategic SRO relationships planned across the next year.
Visible Genetics Inc. (Toronto, Canada) has acquired Virco's international research laboratory in