Randy Howard Katz is a distinguished professor emeritus at University of California, Berkeley of the electrical engineering and computer science department.[2][3] (wikipedia)
We are following in the grand tradition of Berkeley engineering, as with Berkeley 's BSD UNIX operating system, in making our innovations freely available and unencumbered for research and possible commercialization in source code form.
Some may think that they will have a greater likelihood of autonomy and success at Boston Scientific, as opposed to being eaten up by the J&J machine.
It's possible that Johnson & Johnson and Guidant have buried themselves in a room. The fact that nobody has spilled the beans yet doesn't mean that there aren't any beans to spill.
I wouldn't expect these documents to affect this exuberant bidding.
Intellectual property issues rarely derail a merger. If there was an issue, there would probably be an economic adjustment between Abbott and Boston Scientific.
I don't think Boston Scientific could have gotten its offer to $80 a share without Abbott. I don't think they could be there at all without what has in effect become, 'The Bank of Abbott.
Another reason companies are supporting the RAD Lab is to help UC Berkeley continue to produce new generations of young leaders in information technology.
It's chest thumping. It's a lot of emotions. Most folks in this game have never met a deal they didn't like.
