Healthcare

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc successfully completed its acquisition of Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Inc. through a cash tender offer followed by a short- form merger of its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Twickenham Inc., with and into Adams.

Dassault Systemes (DS), a provider of 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, forms a business alliance agreement with Integware Inc., a PLM services and solutions provider for the life sciences and consumer packaged goods markets

James E. Harris will be joining Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated as senior vice president, chief financial officer, effective January 25, 2008.

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc and Adams Respiratory Therapeutics have entered into a definitive agreement under which Reckitt Benckiser will tender for the acquisition of Adams for $60 per share in cash ($2.3 billion).

EPCglobal Inc, a global non-profit standards organization for Electronic Product Codes and a subsidiary of GS1, launches DiscoverRFID.org, a global Web site designed exclusively to inform consumers about the use and benefits of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Electronic Product Code (EPC) technologies.

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Dr. Tanya Clemons, a senior executive with extensive experience in leadership and organization change at Microsoft and IBM, will join Pfizer as vice president and chief talent officer.

The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company's Orbit, Extra and Eclipse sugar-free chewing gums have earned the American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance. Orbit, Extra and Eclipse are the first gums in the United States to earn this recognition because they are clinically proven to help fight cavities, strengthen teeth and reduce harmful plaque acids.