MDS Inc. Completes Name Change to Nordion Inc., and Corresponding Change to Stock Ticker Symbols

OTTAWA, Oct. 26 /CNW/ -- 
OTTAWA, Oct. 26 /CNW/ - MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS; NYSE: MDZ), a leading
 provider of products and services to the global health science market,
 today announced it will be formally changing its name to Nordion Inc.,
 effective November 1, 2010. The Company name change was approved by a
 shareholder vote on March 11, 2010 at the Special Annual Shareholders
 Meeting.


In line with the name change to Nordion Inc., the corresponding ticker
 symbols under which the Company trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange
 and New York Stock Exchange will be changing to NDN and NDZ,
 respectively, effective November 1, 2010.


About MDS Inc.  
MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS; NYSE: MDZ) is a global health science company that
 provides market-leading products and services used for the prevention,
 diagnosis and treatment of disease. We are a leading provider of
 innovative technologies for use in medical imaging and
 radiotherapeutics, and sterilization technologies benefiting the lives
 of millions of people in more than 65 countries around the world. Our
 products and services are used daily by pharmaceutical and
 biotechnology companies, medical-device manufacturers, hospitals,
 clinics and research laboratories. MDS has more than 600 highly skilled
 employees in four locations. Find out more at www.mdsnordion.com.


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