Bayer Healthcare (Leverkusen, Germany) said it has signed a merger agreement with Conceptus (Mountain View, California), the developer of the Essure procedure, a non-surgical permanent birth control method, for $1.1 billion.

SAN FRANCISCO — The second annual Ophthalmology Innovation Summit (OIS) was held in conjunction with the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS; Reston, Virginia). International Business Forum (Massapequa, New York) organized the meeting.