Welcome to the MassDevice Fast Five medtech news podcast, the show that keeps you up-to-date on the latest breakthroughs in medical technology. Here’s what you need to know for today, September 6, 2023. Fast Five by MassDevice · Illumina picks new CEO amid SEC investigation, Synchron completes patient enrollment in BCI trial Axogen this week […]
Globus Medical, NuVasive complete merger
Globus Medical and Nuvasive today announced the completion of their previously announced merger. The news sent GMED shares down more than 1% to $53.30 apiece by midday today, while MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index was up slightly. Truist analysts cited investor fears over the deal causing near-term business disruptions. Globus Medical officials plan to discuss the […]
Fast Five: Noah Medical touts positive first-in-human surgical robot data, Beta Bionics raises $100M for bionic pancreas
Welcome to the MassDevice Fast Five medtech news podcast, the show that keeps you up-to-date on the latest breakthroughs in medical technology. Here’s what you need to know for today, September 1, 2023. Fast Five by MassDevice · Noah Medical touts first-in-human surgical robot data, Beta Bionics raises $100M for bionic pancreas Glucotrack is back […]
Fast Five: 3M’s $6B earplug settlement, Myomo closes $4.4M public offering
Welcome to the MassDevice Fast Five medtech news podcast, the show that keeps you up-to-date on the latest breakthroughs in medical technology. Here’s what you need to know for today, August 31, 2023. Fast Five by MassDevice · 3M’s $6B earplug settlement, Myomo closes $4.4M public offering Aion Biosystems announced this week that it won […]
Fast Five: Biotronik implants first next-gen pacemaker, PolyVascular and CobiCure partner for pediatric heart valves
Welcome to the MassDevice Fast Five medtech news podcast, the show that keeps you up-to-date on the latest breakthroughs in medical technology. Here’s what you need to know for today, August 30, 2023. Fast Five by MassDevice · Biotronik implants next-gen pacemaker, PolyVascular and CobiCure partner for pediatric heart valves Implantable continuous glucose maker Glucotrack […]
Fast Five: Analysts expect rapid adoption of Boston Scientific’s Farapulse, Medtronic ICDs can help prevent sudden cardiac death
Welcome to the MassDevice Fast Five medtech news podcast, the show that keeps you up-to-date on the latest breakthroughs in medical technology. Here’s what you need to know for today, August 29, 2023. Fast Five by MassDevice · Rapid adoption expected of Boston Scientific’s Farapulse, Medtronic ICDs have life-saving potential SmileDirectClub and Align Technology are […]
Fast Five: Medtronic’s major renal denervation setback, Paragonix’s lung preservation system wins FDA nod
Welcome to the MassDevice Fast Five medtech news podcast, the show that keeps you up-to-date on the latest breakthroughs in medical technology. Here’s what you need to know for today, August 25, 2023. Fast Five by MassDevice · Medtronic’s major renal denervation setback, Paragonix’s lung preservation system wins FDA nod This week, the FDA granted […]
Draeger Medical has another serious ventilator recall
This week, the FDA labeled Draeger’s recall of some ventilators as Class I, the most serious kind. Draeger issued a voluntary correction, not a product removal, of specific Carina sub-acute care ventilators. The company said clinicians may continue to use the devices with adult patients and are instructed not to use the devices with pediatric […]
Fast Five: Recor Medical’s renal denervation system wins FDA panel nod, J&J finalizes Kenvue split off
Welcome to the MassDevice Fast Five medtech news podcast, the show that keeps you up-to-date on the latest breakthroughs in medical technology. Here’s what you need to know for today, August 24, 2023. Fast Five by MassDevice · Recor Medical’s renal denervation system wins FDA panel nod, J&J finalizes Kenvue split off Masimo this week […]
Untangling medtech CEO pay ratios: Exploring the industry’s corner office compensation dynamics
Major medical device companies are now disclosing how much their median employees make — and comparing it to CEO pay. For the first time, we’re ranking medical device CEO pay and comparisons to the wages earned by their employees as part of our Medtech Big 100 report. The relatively new disclosure of these CEO pay […]
Fast Five: Zimmer Biomet CEO leaves for another medtech company, Medtronic’s Q1 results
Welcome to the MassDevice Fast Five medtech news podcast, the show that keeps you up-to-date on the latest breakthroughs in medical technology. Here’s what you need to know for today, August 23, 2023. Fast Five by MassDevice · Zimmer Biomet CEO leaves for another medtech company, Medtronic’s Q1 results Medtronic’s first-quarter results are in, and […]