Diagnostics
A quarter of N.Y. diagnostic catheters were unnecessary, study says | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — New York researchers unveiled in a recent report that as many as 25% of recent diagnostic catheterizations performed in state hospitals were conducted in patients who didn’t meet criteria for the procedure, as rated by newly published standards.
Digirad downscales, outsources manufacturing
Imaging systems maker Digirad Corp.(NSDQ:DRAD) announced this week that it’s shifting its headquarters to Georgia and scaling down its manufacturing in attempts to save some cash and streamline its operations.
Michelson Diagnostics lands $3M in Series A2 financing
Michelson Diagnostics brought in $3.2 million in its Series A2 financing round, planning on using the funds to support its VivoSight device.
England-based Michelson develops and commercializes non-invasive diagnostic and monitoring equipment. The company’s flagship product is the VivoSight OCT scanner, which produces high definition images of the layers of the skin and subsurface features, allowing physicians and dermatologists to make accurate treatment decisions concerning what they see.
mHealth: Apple nabs up more medical sensor experts | Personnel Moves
Technology giant Apple Inc. (NSDQ:AAPL) has nabbed up a slew of biosensor experts from a variety of digital health startups, fueling rumors that the company is working on sensor-laden technologies.
Diabetes: Google’s looking to partner on smart contact lens project
Illumina unveils highly sought $1,000 genome system | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — California-based lifesciences firm Illumina’s (NSDQ:ILMN) this week unveiled that it had achieved the highly sought $1,000 mark for human DNA sequencing.
Johnson & Johnson’s ortho-clinical diagnostics goes to Carlyle for $4.15B
Diabetes: FDA’s new guidance separates clinical from consumer glucose meters
In newly released guidance documents FDA regulators for the 1st time laid out separate 510(k) application recommendations for blood glucose meters intended for over-the-counter patient use and those designed for professional healthcare settings.