C.R. Bard Divests Certain assets/endoscopic unit to ConMed Corp. (2004)

July 3, 2012 By MassDevice

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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C.R. Bard Acquires ONUX Medical Inc. (2004)

July 3, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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St. Jude Medical Acquires ProRhythm Inc. (2004)

July 3, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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St. Jude Medical Acquires Endocardial Solutions Inc. (2004)

July 3, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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St. Jude Medical Acquires Irvine Biomedical Inc. (2004)

July 3, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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St. Jude Medical Acquires Epicor Medical Inc. (2004)

July 3, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Zoll Medical Acquires Infusion Dynamics Inc. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Zoll Medical Acquires LIFECOR Inc.’s marketing & distribution rights (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Zoll Medical Acquires LIFECOR Inc. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Zimmer Holdings Acquires Zimmer Switzerland Holdings Ltd. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Varian Medical Systems Acquires OpTx Corp Assets (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Thoratec Acquires BioCardia Inc. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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The Cooper Companies Acquires Ocular Sciences Inc. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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The Cooper Companies Acquires Milex Products Inc. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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The Cooper Companies Acquires Argus Biomedical Pty. Ltd. assets (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Terumo Acquires Changchun Terumo Medical Products (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Teleflex Acquires Enron Corp.’s Teleflex Medical Inc. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Synthes Divests Osteosynthesis unit to Auriga Medical Products (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Synthes Acquires Gelifex Inc. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Stryker Corp Acquires SpineCore Inc. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Straumann Holding AG Acquires Bio Srl (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Steris Acquires Cosmed Group’s medical device & sterilization locations (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Steris Acquires Albert Browne Ltd. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Sonosite Acquires SonoMetric Health Inc. (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Sonova Holding Acquires Multiple targets (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Sonova Holding Acquires Amplifon’s Viennatone Horgerate (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Smiths Medical Acquires DHD Healthcare (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Smith & Nephew Acquires HydroCision’s Versajet (2004)

July 2, 2012 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

The 24 best medical device innovations of 2022
The Galien Foundation recently announced its nominees of medical device innovations for its 2022 Prix Galien USA awards. There are 24 medical technologies nominated for the annual award this year, up from 18 nominees in 2021. The Galien Foundation’s annual Prix Galien awards highlight devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products designed to improve the human condition.… […]
FDA issues new COVID-19 testing guidance to avoid false negatives
COVID-19 testing should be repeated following a negative result on any antigen test, the FDA said in a move that could increase demand for diagnostics manufacturers. The latest guidance from the federal health agency is for negative COVID-19 antigen test results regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. The federal agency said recent studies… […]
Confluent Medical expands Costa Rica manufacturing footprint for nitinol, complex catheter production
Confluent Medical Technologies this week announced the opening of its new addition to its Costa Rica manufacturing facility. The expansion adds 66,000 sq. ft to its large-scale manufacturing center of excellence in Alajuela, Costa Rica to expand Confluent’s capacity for nitinol component processing and complex catheter manufacturing. “Confluent has experienced consistent and strong growth in… […]
FDA’s breakthrough medical device designations tally nears 700
Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review of medical devices and combination products that facilitate more effective treatment or diagnosis of serious diseases. According to recent metrics published by FDA, the agency has issued a total of… […]
Lifecore Biomedical’s owner plans to go all-in on contract development and manufacturing
Lifecore Biomedical parent company Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) plans to take the subsidiary’s name, leadership and headquarters as its own and sell off food businesses to focus on contract development and manufacturing. Santa Maria, California-based Landec said it will rename itself as Lifecore Biomedical “in the near future” and change its Nasdaq ticker to LFCR. Landec… […]
COVID-19 immunity test developers at MIT seek diagnostic manufacturer
MIT researchers have developed a device for predicting an individual’s COVID-19 immunity and are looking for a diagnostic company to get it manufactured in large numbers and approved by the FDA. The lateral flow test uses the same technology as at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to measure neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample,… […]
GE Healthcare picks AI imaging startups for inaugural Edison Accelerator
GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed have selected seven companies focused on artificial-intelligence-augmented medical imaging for the first cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Canada. The companies will be matched with mentors and test their technologies with GE’s new Edison Digital Health Platform over the next three months. The program will end with innovation showcase presentations… […]
Boston Scientific whistleblower launches corruption investigation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is investigating claims that the company violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Vietnam. Marlborough, Massachusetts–based Boston Scientific disclosed receipt of a whistleblower’s allegations in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam.… […]
5 essential leadership lessons from Cathy Burzik for medtech’s next generation of women leaders
Cathy Burzik, a seasoned senior executive in the healthcare industry, has successfully led major medical device, diagnostic, diagnostic imaging and life sciences businesses. Cathy Burzik, CFB Interests (as told to MedExecWomen co-founder Maria Shepherd) One key to being a successful women leader in MedTech: “Play nice, but play to win.” Cathy Burzik, who received a… […]
Stratasys plans to buy Covestro’s additive manufacturing business
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) said today that it has a deal to purchase the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The deal includes R&D facilities and activities, global development and sales teams across Europe, the U.S. and China, a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, and hundreds of patents and patents pending, Stratasys said in a… […]
New implant design prevents scar tissue without drugs, MIT says
Mechanically inflating and deflating an implantable device for 10 minutes a day prevents immune cells from building the scar tissue that has been a major obstacle for artificial pancreas researchers. That’s according to new findings from a team of MIT engineers who built mechanical deflection into a two-chambered, soft polyurethane device tested on mice. By… […]

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Smith & Nephew Acquires Midland Medical Technologies (2004)

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