Mobile drug reference company Epocrates buys iPad app developer
Epocrates Inc. -- the San Mateo, California, company that makes mobile drug reference tools -- has acquired Modality Inc. in Durham, North Carolina, for $13.8 million in cash. Modality develops digital learning, assessment, training and reference applications for Apple iPad, iPhone and iPhone Touch mobile devices. Its acquisition will expand Epocrates' product portfolio and Apple app-development workforce.