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The MassDevice Weekly Roundup brings you the latest medical device news and information.
Year in review: 2009
MassDevice took a look back at 2009 to get a sense of how the decade’s last year shaped up for the medical device industry. Here’s what we found:
The biggest national stories of 2009
Annual Checkup: The gainers and losers in medical device stocks this year
The five biggest local stories of 2009
Citi analyst: Covidien is the top stock pick for 2010
The five most popular stories of 2009
News
Cambridge Heart trims board seats in bid to speed decisions
HeartWare taps Thoratec again for loan
Partners HealthCare tightens gift ban rules
Feds issue EMR meaningful use guidelines
Boston Scientific enrolls first patient in blood thinners/stents trial
InVivo Therapeutics settles monkey business with Oregon research facility
NeuroMetrix moves to settle lawsuit
Zoll wins 510(k) clearance for CO monitoring defibrillator
Stryker closes $525 million Ascent Healthcare Solutions buyout
Amicas takes $217 million buyout
Cambridge Heart scores $1.8 million from private placement
Rhythmia Medical appoints new board member
HeartWare gives Santa a $100 million wish list
The MassDevice Checkup
Our weekly checkup takes the temperature of the public medical device companies in the three largest markets in the U.S.: Massachusetts, Minnesota and California. In addition to the indices for each state, which track the overall movement of the sector, we compare Monday morning’s opening share prices with their value when the markets close Friday afternoon and calculate the biggest gainers and losers. Read More
More News
Mass. Life Sciences Center doles out $25 million
Boston Scientific settles Guidant kickback case for $22 million
Inverness looks to cash out shareholders
Smith & Nephew closes Nucryst buyout
SurgiVision files for $30 million IPO
Viking Medical Systems taps new CEO
GI Dynamics wins CE Mark for EndoBarrier
AdvanDx wins third FDA nod for rapid pathogen test
Zoll reminds on AED battery issue
GE Healthcare sues Danish doc over MRI drug remarks
Invo Bioscience looks to raise $3 million
Eye on the FDA
MassDevice’s “Eye on the FDA” report examines key data on the FDA’s 510(k) clearance process on a semi-annual basis, analyzing the clearances according to medical discipline, clearance times and a variety of other categories. The reports characterize changes in the number of 510(k) clearances and decision times, identifying the most active medical disciplines and states and offering perspectives on clearance trends and developments in the regulatory landscape. Read More
Jobs
Featured Job: Product Manager (Burlington, Mass.)
Keystone Dental is looking for a dental implants product manager for a newly created position. The position entails taking products from concept to market, providing insights and analyses that drive growth and value. In addition, candidates will interface with the sales force, management and clinicians and be responsible for product market research activities, including demand and revenue forcasting and budgeting. Read More
Features
Work is good
Employ+Ability Inc., like many of its disabled employees, has been defying the odds for nearly 30 years. Read More
MassDevice Q&A: Advertising executive Bruce Lehman
Bruce Lehman details the challenges and opportunities in marketing medical devices to the masses. Read More
MassDevice Q&A: Serica Technologies CEO Greg Altman
The silk-based biomaterials maker’s chief on leveraging a platform product and the importance of creating a “learning organization.” Read More
MassDevice Q&A: Robert Creeden of Partners Innovation Fund
The managing director of Partners Innovation Fund on reviewing business plans and the state of innovation. Read More
Blogs
Dollars & Spence: The state of venture capital
A look back at medical device-focused VC fund activity during 2009. Read More
MedGadget’s MedTech Monday: MedGadget’s MedTech Monday: 3D in 2010
The 3D block puzzle for the aspiring radiologist and the first life science bioprinters; plus a device that helps adjust artificial legs for a more natural gait and Microsoft seeks patents on EMG human-computer controllers. Read More
Compliance Corner: Mixed tidings for 2010
Healthcare reform promises to present a mixed bag of goodies for medical device makers this year. Read More
Weekly Wireless Roundup: MedApps wins CE Mark, eyes Europe, Canada
Wireless remote monitoring company MedApps wins clearances in the EU and Canada; the 15 most popular wireless health stories of 2009; Halo Monitoring inks deal with A&D Medical; and the 15 wireless health VC deals of 2009. Read More
Upcoming Events
Featured Event
Jan. 6, Waltham, Mass. — Medical Development Group January Forum: Women’s Health: New Markets, Expanding Opportunities
“Learn about the latest advances is detecting and treating conditions that threaten their lives and the quality of those lives. From the latest methods of detecting and treating breast cancer to improving the lives of the sixteen percent of women experiencing incontinence, our clinical specialists and industry leaders will share their knowledge with you.”
Other events
Jan. 11, Weston, Mass. — Regis College Career Advancement Seminars on Product Regulation and Clinical Research. RSVP to: graduatedepartment@regiscollege.edu
Jan 14-16, Boston — 5th Annual Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium: Mechanisms and New Directions in Therapy
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