3M (NYSE:MMM) may try to sell off its drug-delivery business in a deal that could fetch $1 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg. The drug delivery division makes transdermal drug patches, microneedle delivery systems, nasal devices, oral inhalers and packaging films for drug delivery. 3M is also developing a smart inhaler and is looking for pharmaceutical […]
Drug-Device Combinations
W.L. Gore officials think they can spur insulin delivery system innovation
W.L. Gore announced this week that it is investing in PhysioLogic Devices, a startup developing an implantable intraperitoneal insulin delivery system. The size of the investment was not disclosed. But it was part of Gore’s Micro-Equity Investment (MEI) program, which provides investments of up to $500,000. W.L. Gore officials think the company’s more than 60 years […]
Leo Pharma, Portal Instruments partner to develop needle-free drug delivery device
Leo Pharma and Portal Instruments this week announced a global collaboration and license agreement to develop a needle-free drug delivery system. Through the agreement, Leo Pharma’s investigational and approved medicines will be used in combination with Portal’s needle-free drug delivery system. Portal’s needle-free jet injector platform allows patients to self-administer biologics without needles. Get the full story on […]
CSA Medical wins CE Mark approval for RejuvenAir System
CSA Medical announced this week that it won CE Mark approval for its RejuvenAir system for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with chronic bronchitis (CB). The RejuvenAir system that is designed to apply spray-liquid nitrogen at -196◦C in a circumferential pattern to central airways through a minimally invasive bronchoscopic procedure, freezing damaged surface area […]
J&J’s Ethicon launches Vistaseal fibrin sealant
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon announced today that it launched its Vistaseal fibrin sealant for managing bleeding during surgery. The sealant system is indicated as an adjunct to hemostasis for mild to moderate bleeding in adults undergoing surgery when control of bleeding by standard techniques (suture, ligature, cautery) are ineffective or impractical. Get the full story at […]
OncoSec $30m fundraise threatened by spat
OncoSec Medical (NSDQ:ONCS) is embroiled in a lawsuit and proxy war over a $30 million money-raise as it seeks to continue development of its cancer treatment technology. The company — headquartered in San Diego and Pennington, N.J. — sent a letter to shareholders today in which it countered what it described as false and misleading statements […]
How human factors created a new generation of drug delivery devices
Human factor testing is beneficial early on in the design process, rather than as a confirmation at the end. Here’s how testing for usability and desirability helped spark three generations of drug-delivery devices. West Pharmaceutical Services has multiple generations of its SmartDose products under its belt since it started working on the drug delivery devices […]
Diversity in medtech is up: This top West executive has seen it
Medtech isn’t the male-dominated field it was decades ago and Karen Flynn, chief commercial officer at West Pharmaceutical Services, is here to tell you about it. Karen Flynn’s 35-year career in healthcare saw her rise through Cardinal Health and spinoff Catalent Pharma Solutions before joining West Pharmaceutical Services in 2008. Flynn has been West’s chief […]
Tusker Medical’s pediatric ear tubes land breakthrough device designation
The FDA has given breakthrough device approval to a system to deliver tympanostomy tubes to young children with recurrent ear infections, in a physician’s office and under local anesthesia. Tusker Medical’s Tubes Under Local Anesthesia (Tula) system consists of the ionic anesthetic Tymbion, Tusker Medical tympanostomy tubes, and several devices needed for the delivery of the […]
Propeller Health offers access to CVS, other pharmacies with Propeller app
Propeller Health announced today that users of its Propeller app are now able to access pharmacy services from CVS, Walmart, Kroger and Rite-Aid directly through that app. The Madison, Wis.–based company launched the app in January 2019, giving Walgreens patients the option to manage their asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medication regimen within the […]
Eitan Group launches preventative maintenance servicing tool for Sapphire infusion pumps
The Eitan Group last week said it launched a new preventative maintenance servicing tool to cut maintenance costs and runtime on its Sapphire infusion pumps. The new FasTestPM (preventative maintenance) replaces Eitan Group subsidiary Q Core’s previous maintenance kit and will allow users to quickly perform full maintenance tests on their Sapphire infusion pumps. Applicable tests include […]