Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) has joined Optum Labs as the Founding Medical Device Partner to help pioneer new research into effective treatments for heart failure and related cardiac conditions. Optum Labs is an open collaborative healthcare research and innovation center founded in 2013 by Optum, Mayo Clinic and also joined by AARP as founding consumer advocate organization. Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) shares after opening at $12.75 moved to $13.15 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $13.07. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 2.42 and price to cash ratio as 79.65. Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) showed a negative weekly performance of -3.76%.
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) has announced that its MitraClip Delivery System has been approved in Canada for use in patients “with degenerative mitral regurgitation who are too high risk for mitral valve surgery based on evaluation by a team of heart doctors, including a heart surgeon.” Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) advanced 0.73% in last trading session and ended the day on $38.84. ABT return on equity ratio is recorded as 12.60% and its return on assets is 6.80%. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) yearly performance is 7.65%.
Gregg Alton, executive vice president for Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) corporate and medical affairs, told an audience at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., that the $84,000 price tag for Sovaldi is proving to be cheaper and more effective than past treatments for hepatitis C. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) shares moved up 2.73% in last trading session and was closed at $79.83 while trading in range of $76.63 – $79.91 – Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) year to date (YTD) performance is 6.30%.
Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) announced that it will present conference, Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2014 Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 8:40 a.m. pacific (11:40 a.m. eastern). Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) weekly performance is -5.33%. On last trading day company shares ended up $66.83. Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -9.99%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $79.39.
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