Hycor Biomedical Inc.: The Irvine developer of...

Hycor Biomedical Inc.: The Irvine developer of medical diagnostic products reported a first-quarter profit of $777,000, or 9 cents a share, contrasted with a net loss of $129,000, or 1 cent a share, for last year’s first quarter. Revenue rose 12%, to $6.6 million from $5.9 million, an increase the company attributed to a recent acquisition.