Renal Business

The latest information on acquisitions, mergers, legal decisions, and company financial forecasts and reports

DaVita NephroLife opens kidney care centre in Chennai, India Feb. 21 DaVita NephroLife, a partnership between dialysis provider DaVita Inc. and NephroLife Care of India has opened a new kidney care centre in Kilpauk, Chennai.
Fresenius 4Q 2011 income grows Feb. 21 Dialysis provider Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA reported net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased 5% to $3,323 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2010.
DaVita has wider health care ambitions; patients wary Feb. 21 Dialysis provider DaVita Inc. has plans to manage all of its kidney patients' health needs and push into primary care for the general public, which is worrying patient advocates, the Denver Post reports.
DaVita 4Q 2011 income grows Feb. 17 DaVita Inc. reported fourth-quarter income of $149.4 million, or $1.58 a share, up from $69.02 million, or 70 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier.
Amgen names new senior vice president of global development and corporate chief medical officer Feb. 16 Amgen has named Michael Severino, MD, senior vice president, global development and corporate chief medical officer, effective immediately, the company announced.
Warren Buffet’s holding company Berkshire Hathaway buys stake in DaVita Feb. 15 Berkshire Hathaway has bought 2.68 million shares of DaVita as of Dec. 31, 2011.

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