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Baxter International shakes up senior management

Baxter International Inc. Chief Executive Bob Parkinson shook up his management team, disclosing this afternoon the departure of two senior executives and a plan to combine the company’s renal and medication delivery businesses into a “single global unit.”

The move essentially turns Baxter into a company focused on two divisions: medical products and bioscience treatments. The medical products business will include medication delivery devices such as intravenous systems while the bioscience business will include drugs to treat immune system disorders and blood diseases such as its flagship drug Advate to treat people with hemophilia. Get the full story »

Stericycle to pay $245M for healthcare waste firm

Medical waste disposal firm Stericycle, Inc said it has agreed to buy Healthcare Waste Solutions, Inc. for $245 million  in cash.

Lake Forest-based Stericycle said Healthcare Waste “provides a resource management assessment and consulting program for all waste streams to healthcare providers.” Get the full story »