Aptiv Solutions, a Reston, Va.-based developer of clinical trial management services to the medical device industry, purchased Medical Device Consultants (MDCI), a device and diagnostic service provider that has prepared and submitted more than 600 successful 510(k)s.

CAE Healthcare, a developer of medical education simulators and software based in Montreal, has purchased Medical Education Technologies (METI), which previously competed in the same market space, for $130 million.

Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin has entered in to a definitive agreement to acquire QTC Holdings. Terms and conditions of the agreement were not disclosed.

Although natural language processing (NLP) offers multiple useful applications, radiologists have not yet embraced the technology, according to an article published in the September issue of Journal of American College of Radiology.

Sixty-four slice CT, coupled with volume image reading, demonstrated significant time savings in a simulated mass casualty incident, according to a study published in the September issue of American Journal of Roentgenology.

Deloitte has acquired substantially all of the assets of Intrasphere Technologies, a global drug safety and regulatory consulting business, to blend life sciences and research, as well as development practice with drug safety consulting. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

HP will acquire enterprise architecture software developer Autonomy, acquiring all of the outstanding shares of Autonomy for $42.11 per share in cash, which equates to about $10 billion.

A recent study of the benefits of information systems (IS) for nurses looked at outcomes related to tangible improvements or products. Nurses realized the benefit of IS by using it in their daily work.