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T2 Biosystems, Bayer ink blood disorder deal
T2 Biosystems (NSDQ:TTOO) said today that it inked a deal with Bayer (ETR:BAYN) for research on blood coagulation disorders. The deal calls for T2 to provide its T2MR magnetic resonance-based...
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InVivo Therapeutics adds another clinical site
InVivo Therapeutics (NSDQ:NVIV) said today that it added another site to the clinical trial of its neurospinal scaffold, taking the total number of participating sites to 22. That includes the 1st...
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Medtronic wins FDA nod for 2-level cervical fusion with Prestige LP spine...
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that the FDA approved 2-level cervical fusions using its Prestige LP spinal implant. “Medtronic is committed to elevating spine care by combining innovative new...
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Intersect ENT jumps on strong Q2 prelims
Intersect ENT (NSDQ:XENT) shares jumped today after the medical device company reported preliminary 2nd-quarter sales numbers that beat the consensus forecast on Wall Street. Menlo Park, Calif.-based...
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Titan Medical delays close for $16m placement with Chinese private equity firm
Titan Medical (CVE:TMD) added a month to the closing date on a private placement that’s slated to add about $16 million to its coffers. The placement with Chinese private equity player Shanghai Jugu...
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Allergan asks FDA to approve Oculeve neurostim device
Allergan (NYSE:AGN) said today that it filed a de novo approval application with the FDA for its Oculeve nasal neurostimulation device for dry eye it bought last year. Oculeve is a hand-held device...
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Zimmer pays at least $132m for French robot-assisted surgery firm Medtech SA
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said today that it agreed to pay at least $132 million to acquire French robot-assisted surgery firm Medtech (EPA:ROSA). Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Biomet has already paid...
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Essential Medical wins CE Mark for Manta vascular closure device
Essential Medical said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Manta vascular closure device. The device is designed to close punctures in less than 1 minute, providing...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for July 18, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s...
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Brazilian regulators allow more flexibility for device registration...
By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group Brazilian medical device market regulator ANVISA has signaled that a new regulation providing more flexibility for transferring medical device registrations between...
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Johnson & Johnson reports street-beating Q2, shares on track for record high
Health care giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is on track to see record high shares after reporting a street-beating 2nd quarter, with shares rising almost 3% in premarket trading. Johnson &...
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Mazor touts studies showing advantage of robotic assistance in MIS spinal...
Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) said today it is releasing data from 2 new studies touting the benefits of robotic assistance and surgical guidance with its Renaissance device during minimally invasive...
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RoundTable Healthcare deals ophthalmic biz Beaver-Visitec to TPG
RoundTable Healthcare Partners said today it sold its ophthalmic surgical device subsidiary Beaver-Visitec International Holdings to private investment firm TPG Capital for an undisclosed amount....
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Medtronic wins CE Mark for Guardian Connect mobile CGM
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it won CE Mark approval in the European union for its Guardian Connect mobile continuous glucose monitoring system. The Fridley, Minn.-based medical giant said it is the...
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Bioventus sets terms on $150m IPO
Orthobiologics maker Bioventus today released terms for its $150 million initial public offering, looking to float 8.8 million shares at between $16 and $18 per share, with plans to list on the NASDAQ...
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Novo Nordisk inks diabetes dev partnership with Lyfebulb
Novo Nordisk today inked a partnership deal with diabetes industry-focused company Lyfebulb to promote the development of innovative diabetes solutions using consumer or medical devices. New York-based...
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SpectraScience taps Advanced Medical German Co as Middle East distributor
SpectraScience said today it inked a distribution deal with Kuwait’s Advanced Medical German Co. Through the deal, AMG will operate as SpectraScience’s exclusive distributor for the Middle East region,...
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From door-to-door to the corner office: Teleflex Medical CEO Benson Smith
Teleflex Medical CEO Benson Smith’s career has taken him from door-to-door salesman to CEO of 1 of the top performing medical device companies in the past five years. Along the way he made films,...
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Medrobotics touts Flex system study
Medrobotics today released data from an 80-patient post-market study of its Flex robotic system, touting the system as a “safe and effective tool in transoral robotic surgery.” The Flex robotic system...
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The keys to choosing the right CRO
In the past we have written blogs providing criteria for selecting a Contract Research Organization (CRO). When you’re a sponsor or investigator and you are faced with the decision of hiring a CRO,...
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