Given Imaging
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Proposed initial public offering likely will help support commercialization of the Israeli firm's Given swallowable camera microcapsule. Wireless endoscopy diagnostic imaging system gained 510(k) clearance Aug. 1 as an adjunctive tool to visualize the inside of the small intestines to detect polyps, cancer or causes of bleeding (1"The Gray Sheet" Aug. 6, 2001, In Brief). The number of shares and aggregate value of the offering, anticipated to occur by year-end, have not yet been determined. The firm is preparing to file a registration statement with the SEC