Puerto Rican company Caribbean Biotechnologies Inc. was recently granted approval by the Ministry of Health of Haiti to conduct clinical studies to test its new technology for the instantaneous detection of Tuberculosis in patients, in partnership with International Child Care's Grace Children's Hospital in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
First BanCorp, the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico reported Wednesday a net loss of $34.1 million for the second quarter of 2015, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to net income of $25.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 and net income of $21.2 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014.
To commemorate its 20 years in the city of San Germán, German company Fresenius Kabi will invest about $10 million in technology and automation of its manufacturing operations in three years, Eric James, CEO of parent company Fenwal International Inc., said Wednesday.