Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008

Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

Israel’s Alma Lasers files for $86M IPO (Edgar)
Allscripts acquires hospital-management software co. ECIN for $90M (release)
AgaMatrix, glucose-sensor maker, raises $24M (PE Hub)

Israel’s Alma Lasers files for $86M IPO — Alma Lasers, an Israeli maker of lasers for cosmetic procedures, filed to raise $86.3 million in an initial offering. The company, based in Caesarea, calls its products “energy-based aesthetic treatment systems,” and sells them to dermatologists for hair removal and wrinkle treatment.

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