Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) plans a new investment in Ireland that would create more than 400 jobs, according to The Irish Examiner. The Irish Examiner reports that the new investment in Clonmel, County Tipperary, totals $86.3 million (€80 million). Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Boston Scientific plans to expand its manufacturing and R&D capabilities at its existing Clonmel site, the […]
Research & Development
Surgalign releases HOLO AI Insights for neurovascular research
Surgalign (Nasdaq:SRGA) announced today that it released its HOLO AI Insights for use in neurovascular research. Deerfield, Illinois–based Surgalign initially launched HOLO AI Insights for spine imaging in March 2023. It enables customers, partners and clinical researchers to utilize the HOLO AI portfolio. The system features a secure, highly scalable cloud platform for the automated […]
Dentsply Sirona beats The Street in Q4 results
Dentsply Sirona this week announced fourth-quarter results that beat the overall consensus on Wall Street. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company reported net losses of $15 million, or -7¢ per share, on sales of $983 million, for the three months that ended December 31, 2022. It had a sales loss of 10.88% compared with Q4 2022 and […]
How these engineers make DeviceTalks Boston go!
We love engineers of all types — here are just a few you’ll meet at DeviceTalks Boston. We love engineers here at DeviceTalks. It’s obvious why. Engineers are the straw that stirs medtech’s drink (apologies to Reggie Jackson). Nothing happens — financing, manufacturing, approval, help for patients — without a well-conceived product. And engineers often […]
Asensus, Karl Storz partner on surgical robot marketing, development
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced today that it entered into a memorandum of understanding with Karl Storz VentureONE. Karl Storz VentureOne is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Karl Storz SE, a maker of endoscopes and other medical instruments and devices. The family-owned company closely collaborates with surgeons and healthcare partners around the globe on technologies for minimally invasive […]
Baxter, Miromatrix partner on liver failure research
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) and Miromatrix Medical (Nasdaq:MIRO) today announced a collaborative research agreement on acute liver failure (ALF) treatments. As part of the collaboration, Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Miromatrix created a new liver therapy. The therapy, called MiroLiverELAP, combines a Miromatrix single-use bioengineered liver with Baxter’s PrisMax system. Miromatrix designed the MiroLiverELAP to provide external support to […]
GE HealthCare appoints former Amazon exec as first chief technology officer
GE HealthCare (Nasdaq:GEHC) announced today that it appointed Dr. Taha Kass-Hout as its first chief technology officer. Kass-Hout’s responsibilities include leading the GE spinoff’s new science and technology organization. He reports to GE HealthCare President and CEO Peter Arduini. According to a news release, the role includes driving the company’s D3 precision care strategy. This […]
Mayo Clinic takes a stake in PillBot developer Endiatx
Mayo Clinic and Endiatx have signed a know-how license agreement covering the ongoing development of Endiatx’s PillBot. The deal gives Mayo Clinic an equity stake in the robotic stomach camera startup, Endiatx co-founder and CEO Torrey Smith told MassDevice. He declined to share the precise size of the single-digit percentage equity stake or other financial […]
Pavmed, Novosound partner on catheter-delivered ultrasound tech
PAVmed (Nasdaq:PAVM) announced today that it entered into a license option and joint R&D agreement with Novosound. Glasgow, Scotland-based Novosound develops proprietary flexible thin-film ultrasound technology for medical imaging. The venture-backed company currently targets next-generation intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging. “Nearly all of the advances in ultrasound imaging technology over the past several decades have focused […]
Cardinal Health research finds acknowledged health inequities among oncologists
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) today announced biannual research revealing a large number of healthcare inequities in oncology. The latest edition of Oncology Insights features perspectives from nearly 200 oncologists nationwide. It focuses on patient diversity, health equity in oncology, care management and symptom monitoring. Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health said its research found that 80% of oncologists […]
NIH funds Illinois Tech project using machine learning to fully automate insulin delivery
Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology received $1.2 million from the NIH to develop a machine learning system for an artificial pancreas’ insulin delivery. Chemical engineering professor Ali Cinar leads the project to ease the burden on those with type 1 diabetes. NIH funding covers four years for developing the machine learning system. The researchers […]