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Becton Dickinson’s CFO to depart

(Reuters) -Becton Dickinson said on Wednesday that its Chief Financial Officer Chris DelOrefice will depart the company, effective December 5, to pursue a new professional opportunity. The company said it is conducting a search to identify a permanent successor and named Vitor Roque, senior vice ...
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Illinois quick hits: Business optimism index declines; Medicare open enrollment help offered

Business optimism index declines The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 2.0 points in September to 98.8, which remains just above the survey’s 52-year average of 98. ...
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WATCH: Lawmakers differ on ‘affordability issues’ plaguing Illinois

(The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch says state lawmakers need to address the state’s affordability issues, but a Statehouse Republican says Democratic party policies are driving costs up. ...
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WATCH: Illinois transit agencies face ‘trust cliff’ along with fiscal cliff

(The Center Square) – State lawmakers are questioning transit agency leaders over their revised fiscal cliff numbers and spending of operational dollars. The Illinois House Executive Committee held a ...
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Nordic Capital-led consortium raises takeover price for Bavarian Nordic to $38.94 per share

(Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic said on Wednesday a consortium led by Nordic Capital and Permira has raised its offer price for the vaccine maker to 250 Danish crowns ($38.94) after its initial bid was not accepted by a sufficient number of investors. Innosera, a newly formed ...
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What is the chikungunya virus now transmitted in the US for the first time in years?

A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn’t been transmitted on the U.S. mainland in a decade. Health officials said the virus, which often causes ...
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WATCH: DHS: cartel placing bounties on agents; prison mail scanned; House floor politics

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares the latest news release from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about bounties being put on the heads of federal law enforcement by criminal networks ...
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Novo Nordisk begins round of layoffs in United States, sources say

By Maggie Fick and Dan Levine LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Drugmaker Novo Nordisk has begun a round of layoffs in its most important market, the United States, with affected staff set to be notified between this week and next, according to an email and two sources ...
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Novo Nordisk signs up to $2.1 billion licensing deal with Omeros in rare disease push

(Reuters) -Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk and Omeros have signed a licensing deal worth up to $2.1 billion for the U.S.-based company’s experimental drug, which is being developed for rare blood and kidney disorders, they said on Wednesday. As part of the agreement, Novo gains exclusive ...
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New York confirms 1st locally acquired case of chikungunya virus in 6 years in US

(NASSUA COUNTY, N.Y.) -- The New York State Department of Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired chikungunya on Long Island, marking the first case of the virus reported to be locally acquired in New York and the first locally acquired case to ...
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Health Rounds: Scientists change kidney blood type, a potential advance for transplant recipients

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Researchers have converted a blood type A kidney to a blood type O kidney and successfully transplanted it, they reported in Nature ...
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Abbott misses revenue expectations on weak demand for diagnostic devices

(Reuters) -Abbott’s quarterly revenue fell short of analysts’ expectations on Wednesday, as weakness in its diagnostics and nutritional businesses failed to offset strong demand for its medical devices. Shares of the company dropped nearly 3% premarket following the results. Abbott’s total revenue of $11.37 billion, slightly ...
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