Insulet re-ups material deal with Flextronics
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) said yesterday it extended a materials and manufacturing deal with Flextronics (NSDQ:FLEX) to produce and manufacture its Omnipod insulin management system for an additional 5...
View ArticleStanford launches independent study of Fibralign’s BioBridge
Stanford University has begun enrollment in an investigator-led clinical study of Fibralign‘s BioBridge collagen matrix designed for treating secondary lymphedema, the company said yesterday. The...
View ArticleUS FDA explains its approach to “real-world” evidence and data for medical...
By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group Recent guidance from US medical device market regulators explains when and how real-world data and evidence obtained via methods other than clinical trials are used...
View ArticleRox Medical raises $40m Series E for hypertension ‘stent’
Rox Medical said today that it raised a $40 million Series E round for the stent-like Coupler device it developed to treat hypertension by connecting the femoral artery and the femoral vein. The round...
View ArticleBoehringer Ingelheim touts Stiolto Respimat data
Boehringer Ingelheim yesterday touted results from a Phase III trial showing that its Stiolto Respimat, a drug-device combination helps people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease walk for longer...
View ArticleMedtronic opens office in Vietnam
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said yesterday it opened a new office in Vietnam to greater serve the region. Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic said it will “make important contributions” to fight cardiovascular...
View ArticleBiotronik hits the market in Japan with Ilivia MRI-safe ICD
Biotronik said yesterday it launched its Ilivia magnetic resonance imaging-safe implantable cardioverter defibrillator in Japan. The Berlin-based comapny said the Ilivia device features both its ProMRI...
View ArticleEdwards Lifesciences’ CardiAQ Valve wants to add $23m to Neovasc’s $70m trade...
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) subsidiary CardiAQ Valve Technologies wants a federal judge in Massachusetts to add 33%, or more than $23 million, to the $70 million trade theft verdict lodged against...
View ArticleFDA: No evidence of data manipulation in clinical trials for Bayer’s Essure
The FDA said it completed a review of a trade complaint which alleged that Bayer (ETR:BAYN) was engaged in clinical trial misconduct and altering data, saying it found no signs of manipulation. The...
View ArticleInsulet taps ATS Automation Tooling for planned U.S. plant, beefs up...
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) said today it inked a 5-year deal with ATS Automation Tooling Systems to construct an automated manufacturing assembly line for its products and announced a pair of new executive...
View ArticleCardinal Health to pay up to $310m for Navidea’s LymphoSeek
Navidea (NYSE:NAVB) said today it inked a letter of intent with Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) to sell its Lymphoseek injection for up to $310 million. The sale includes all current FDA-approved...
View ArticleTiny ‘fitbits’ to keep tabs on the body from within
(Reuters) – Scientists are developing dust-sized wireless sensors implanted inside the body to track neural activity in real-time, offering a potential new way to monitor or treat a range of conditions...
View ArticleMassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for September 6, 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...
View ArticleAlphatec closes $80m sale of int’l biz to Globus, announces 1-12 reverse split
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) said it closed the $80 million sale of its international operations and distribution channels to Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) and announced a 1-for-12 reverse stock split. Carlsbad,...
View ArticleDanaher to buy Cepheid in $4B deal to expand in diagnostics
(Reuters) –Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR) said on Tuesday it would buy molecular diagnostics company Cepheid in a deal valued at $4 billion, including debt, to strengthen its diagnostics business. Danaher...
View ArticleTeleflex to close N.C. plant, lay off 104
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) is looking to shutter a North Carolina facility, with plans to lay off 104 employees at the facility. The company’s Ashboro subsidiary Arrow said in May it had plans to lay off 84...
View ArticleOlympus sues ex-CEO whistleblower Woodford
(Reuters) – Olympus (TYO:7733), the Japanese medical equipment and camera maker, is suing former CEO and whistleblower Michael Woodford in a multimillion-pound legal row over allegations of wrongdoing...
View ArticleNatus Medical logs 1st $20m payment in $121m contract with Venezuela
Natus Medical (NSDQ:BABY) said today it received an initial $20 million payment as part of a $120.7 million supply agreement between the Ministry of Health of Venezuela and its Buenos Aires,...
View ArticleFresenius buys Spains largest private hospital chain for $6.4B
(Reuters) – German healthcare group Fresenius is buying Spain’s biggest private hospital chain Quironsalud for 5.8 billion euros ($6.4 bln), including assumed debt, in its biggest takeover ever. The...
View ArticleInsulet plans $250m debt offering
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) said yesterday that it plans to fund a new, automated U.S. plant in part with the proceeds from a $250 million debt offering. Billerica, Mass.-based Insulet, which makes the Omnipod...
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