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• Boston Scientific buys stake in California plastic stent maker.

  - 2004-11-17

  By Ross Kerber, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 17--Boston Scientific Corp. said yesterday it bought a stake in a San Diego maker of vascular stents made from plastic that biodegrades within patients' bodies, a potentially major advance. ...

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• Boston Scientific says FDA inspection found no flaws at stent facility.

  - 2004-09-09

  By Ross Kerber, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 9--Boston Scientific Corp. yesterday said regulators finished inspecting an Irish production facility that makes its problem-plagued cardiac stent systems and did not report flaws there, a potential step forward for...

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• Boston Scientific's acid-reflux disease treatment is reviewed.

  - 2004-08-14

  By Ross Kerber, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 14--Boston Scientific Corp. faces scrutiny of its treatment for acid-reflux disease, regulators said yesterday as the Natick company tries to win back confidence after recalls of its drug-coated cardiac stent....

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• The Boston Globe Business Briefs Column.

  - 2004-02-10

  The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Massachusetts Port Authority officials said they would name a developer today for eight to 12 acres of land centrally located on the South Boston waterfront known as the core block. Boston Properties Inc., teamed...

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• Medical-Device Firms Push Potential for Carotid Stents.

  - 2004-01-19

  By Ross Kerber, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 19--Medical-device companies aiming to sell new carotid artery stents face this challenging task: persuading surgeons not to operate. Stents are small wire-mesh tubes used to prop open narrowed blood ...

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• The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.

  - 2003-10-07

  By Steven Syre, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7--The mutual fund arm of John Hancock Financial Services Inc., a struggling investment shop with poor performance, is shaking up its corps of money managers. Will Braman, the chief investment officer...

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• The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.

  - 2003-09-11

  By Steven Syre, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 11--This is a heady time at Boston Scientific Corp., preparing to jump the final hurdles before a US launch of its new cardiac stent that should generate the kind of financial...

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• Judge Denies Motion from Medical Device Maker in Boston Area.

  - 2002-12-18

  By Naomi Aoki, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 18--A federal judge denied a motion brought by Boston Scientific's rival, medical device maker Cook Inc., in its quest with partner Guidant Corp. to bring their drug-coated stent to market. ...

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• Natick, Mass., Medical Device Maker Increases Stake in Pharmaceutical Company.

  - 2002-07-10

  By Naomi Aoki, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 10--Boston Scientific Corp. yesterday said it has increased its stake in Natural Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held Beverly company and the supplier of the cancer drug paclitaxel that Boston Scientific is...

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• Natick, Mass., Medical-Device Firm Is Ahead of Schedule for Drug-Coated Stent.

  - 2002-06-05

  By Naomi Aoki, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 5--Boston Scientific Corp. yesterday said it completed enrolling patients in a key study for US approval of its drug-coated stent nearly two months ahead of schedule, putting it on track to reach the...

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