Wicks Medical signs agreement to buy Jobson; acquires Designwrite, Inc.Wicks Medical Information (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ), a unit of Wicks Group of Companies, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Jobson Publishing (Bloomfield, NJ), a producer of healthcare communications, publishing and medical education materials. No terms were given. Jobson is privately owned and owner managed in partnership with Boston Ventures (Boston, MA). Established in 1958, Jobson produces a range of publications, accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. educational programs, live events, symposia and web sites for doctors, pharmacists, nurses and clinicians. The company is comprised of three main units, the Educational Group, the Medical Group and the Optical Group. The Educational Group consists of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine and Interactive Media Solutions (Englewood, CO) as well as the International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education (Ithaca, NY). The Medical Group includes: Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. in Primary Care (10x per year), Clinician Reviews (12x), Clinical News (12x), NeuroPsychiatry neuropsychiatry /neu·ro·psy·chi·a·try/ (noor?o-si-ki´ah-tre) the combined specialties of neurology and psychiatry. neu·ro·psy·chi·a·try n. Reviews (12x), Neurology Reviews (12x), Pulmonary Reviews (12x) and the CliniciansCME web site. The Optical Group includes: 20/20 (12x), Review of Ophthalmology (12x), Review of Optometry optometry (ŏptŏm`ətrē), eye-care specialty concerned with eye examination, determination of visual abilities, diagnosis of eye diseases and conditions, and the prescription of lenses and other corrective measures. (6x), Review of Refractive Surgery Refractive surgery A surgical procedure that corrects visual defects. Mentioned in: Photorefractive Keratectomy and Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis refractive surgery (6x), Vision Monday (14x) for the optical retailing market, the VisionWeb online information service, Jobson Research, and three titles for the Brazilian market, 20/20 Brasil, RevistaView (6x) and Universo-Visual (6x). The Optical Group also includes two other divisions. Jobson International produces 20/20 Europe (6x), European Lenses & Technology (6x) and 20/20 Asia (1x), while Jobson's FRAMES division produces FRAMES Data Quarterly to cover ophthalmic frames, LabTalk Magazine (6x), and the product guides Sunwear Vision (2x) and Lenses Magazine (2x). Jobson president Bob Amato said "we have worked hard over the past year to position the company and its products for strong growth in the healthcare industry." Also, Wicks Medical Information has acquired DesignWrite Inc. (Princeton, NJ), a specialty healthcare and medical information company, from Tucker Capital Corporation. Wicks was represented in the deal by Berkery, Noyes & Co. (New York). No terms of the deal were given. DesignWrite provide pharmaceutical and biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. clients with scientific educational programs, promotes evidence-based therapies in support of clients' existing products, and implements launch and market expansion programs. Services include publication production, audiovisual presentations, special event planning Event planning is the process of planning a festival, ceremony, competition, party, or convention. Event planning includes budgeting, establishing date and alternate date (rain date), selecting and reserving the event site, acquiring permits, and coordinating transportation , website development and maintenance, reviews and sales training material production. |
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