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Outcome-based Pricing Initiatives in the Healthcare Industry

July 11, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Joe Miles - Global Vice President, Life Sciences (SAP Industries) and Bob Steller - Industry Principle, Life Sciences (Vistex) A distorted reimbursement model has driven healthcare costs ever … [Read More...]

Clinical Study Cleanup: How to Get Your Study Back on Track

July 1, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Kelly Jasko, Lead Clinical Research Associate Every year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) releases metrics detailing the outcomes of the Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) inspections … [Read More...]

Silicone Materials for Long-term Medical Implants: Innovate for the Future

June 4, 2019 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Feifei Lin, Ph.D., Business Development Manager, Healthcare, Elkem Silicones USA Corp. With the growth of the aging population, the number of age-related diseases has increased. Every year … [Read More...]

ITC takes up Johnson & Johnson complaint against Intuitive Surgical

The U.S. International Trade Commission this week voted to launch an investigation into Johnson … [Read More...]

Johnson & Johnson unit loses 9th pelvic mesh case in Philly

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon last week reportedly lost the ninth of eleven … [Read More...]

SEC accuses lawyers in $1.7m PixarBio fraud

The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission this week accused a coterie of lawyers of securities … [Read More...]

Vectura seeks another $44M in GSK patent win

Fresh off its $89.7 million jury award in a patent infringement case against GlaxoSmithKline … [Read More...]

Heraeus can pursue trade secret suit against Zimmer Biomet supplier

A federal appeals court has resuscitated part of a 2014 Heraeus Medical GmbH lawsuit that accuses … [Read More...]

SEC clears Misonix in China FCPA probe

Misonix (NSDQ:MSON) said today that the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission cleared it after a … [Read More...]

BD sues NeuMoDx over patents for diagnostic device

Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) and subsidiaries HandyLab and GeneOhm Sciences Canada have filed a … [Read More...]

TransEnterix deals AutoLap assets for $47m

TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that it dealt the AutoLap assets acquired last year along with Medical Surgery Technologies to Great Belief International for $47 million. AutoLap is an image-based scope positioning system for laparoscopic procedures. Last October, Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based TransEnterix paid $5.8 million up front to MST for 3.15 million shares of the Yokneam, Israel-based […]

Hillrom deals surgical consumables biz to Audax for $170m

Hillrom (NYSE:HRC) said today that it inked a deal to sell its surgical consumables business to private equity shop Audax for $170 million in cash. Chicago-based Hillrom, fresh from a May rebranding, said the lines being sold to Audax include its Bard-Parker scalpels and blades and other operating room accessories. The surgical consumable unit’s 500 […]

Agiliti snags Zetta Medical

Healthcare technology management firm Agiliti said it acquired Zetta Medical Technologies for an undisclosed amount. Lake Zurich, Ill.-based Zetta offers engineering services, parts and pre-owned medical imaging equipment via a network of OEM trained-engineers, according to Minneapolis-based Agiliti, formerly known as Universal Hospital Services. “Zetta’s specialized capabilities and technical expertise are an ideal complement to […]

Digirad board approves deal to acquire ATRM Holdings

Digirad Corp. (NSDQ:DRAD) said this week that its board of directors approved a deal to buy ATRM Holdings as a “kick-off” transaction to convert Digirad to a diversified holding company. As part of the acquisition, Digirad plans to create Series A non-convertible, cumulative, perpetual preferred stock with a stated value of $10 apiece. ATRM shareholders are […]

Kohlberg buys Nelipak

Nelipak yesterday announced that private equity shop Kohlberg acquired the healthcare packaging company for an undisclosed amount. Cranston, R.I.-based Nelipak manufactures rigid healthcare packaging used in Class II and Class III medical devices and pharma drug-delivery products. The company also has in-house design, development, prototyping, manufacturing and quality teams to assist in the production of […]

Medin Technologies acquires ortho implant manufacturer AMT

Contract manufacturer Medin Technologies (Totowa, N.J.) said today that it has completed the add-on acquisition of orthopedic implant maker Advantage Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) through a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary named AMT Medical. Medin Technologies designs and manufactures highly engineered, custom-designed sterilization cases and trays for orthopedic OEMs. AMT Medical will continue manufacturing orthopedic implants and will gain an […]

Boston Scientific to deal microspheres to Varian Medical for $90m

UPDATED July 2, 2019, with financial details, comment from Varian. Looking to mollify anti-trust regulators about its pending $4 billion merger with BTG (LON:BTG), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) said today that it agreed to deal its microsphere assets to Varian Medical (NYSE:VAR) for $90 million. The deal for the drug-eluting and “bland” embolic microsphere business includes Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston […]