MiMedx recently announced that it appointed Peter Carlson as chief financial officer, effective March 19. Carlson previously served as the company’s executive VP of finance and joined MiMedx in December last year. “I am extremely pleased to have Pete Carlson on board and appointed as our chief financial officer,” CEO Timothy Wright said in a […]
These ‘smart’ bandages could heal chronic wounds
UConn biomedical engineers are touting a wirelessly controlled “smart” bandage and corresponding platform for delivering medications to chronic, non-healing wounds. UConn’s School of Dental Medicine, School of Medicine and School of Engineering comprise the biomedical engineering department, which contributed to developing the smart bandage. Ali Tamayol, an associate professor at UConn, led the development of […]
Could this handheld 3D bioink printer improve wound healing?
The University of Toronto is touting a new handheld 3D printer that is capable of depositing sheets of skin to cover burn wounds and accelerate the healing process. A study, led by Richard Cheng under the supervision of Axel Guenther, published in Biofabrication revealed that the 3D printer completed successful in-vivo trials on full-thickness wounds, according to […]
3M lays off 20 employees at Acelity
3M (NYSE:MMM) has laid off about 20 employees at recently acquired wound care giant Acelity. The news comes about two months after eight top executives left San Antonio, Texas–based Acelity, which 3M acquired for $6.7 billion in October 2019. 3M said in a statement shared with MassDevice that it continues to integrate Acelity into its operations. […]
Okapi Medical appoints new CEO on heels of successful pre-clinical study
Okapi Medical this week appointed Darren Obrigkeit as CEO and announced the successful pre-clinical study of the company’s wound closure technology. Obrigkeit has more than 20 years of experience in the medical device industry and has held leadership roles internationally for startups and large companies. “I’m thrilled to join the Okapi team,” Obrigkeit said in […]
Mayo Clinic, W.L. Gore team up on stem cell therapy treatments
Mayo Clinic and W. L. Gore & Associates have announced a partnership to develop implantable cell therapies to treat debilitating conditions with no cure. The for-profit company, Avobis Bio, will combine a patient’s own stem cells with bioabsorbable scaffolds to stimulate the healing of perianal fistulas, painful tunneling wounds that affect patients with Crohn’s disease. […]
MolecuLight wins FDA clearance for handheld imaging device
MolecuLight announced that it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its i:X handheld fluorescence imaging device for detecting wounds containing bacteria. MolecuLight i:X is designed to enable real-time point-of-care visualization of fluorescence in wounds, while it measures wounds and digitally records images and measurements. It received FDA de novo clearance in August 2018. The device’s fluorescence […]
Baxter spending $350m to acquire surgical adhesion barrier tech from Sanofi
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) said today that it will buy the Seprafilm adhesion barrier and related assets from Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) in what is expected to be a $350 million deal. The purchase is expected to close no later than the first quarter of 2020. A Bloomberg report in October hinted that a deal might be in the work. “While […]
8 execs exit Acelity after 3M takeover
Eight top executives have departed wound care giant Acelity following its recent $6.7 billion purchase by 3M (NYSE:MMM), according to a report in the San Antonio Express-News. The executives include Acelity CEO Andrew Eckert, president & COO Gaurav Agarwal, CFO Tracy Jokinen, general counsel John Bibb, international president Ramesh Subrahmanian and Rohit Kashyap, president of global […]
5 ways medtech research aims to help veterans
As the United States prepares to honor its military veterans on Monday, medtech researchers are working to help survivors wounded in battle, both in body and mind. Whether the research comes out of government, industry or academia, there’s also a desire to help veterans facing other health challenges. Get the full story on our sister […]
Smith & Nephew beats on Q3 sales, raises outlook
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) today reported third-quarter revenues that beat the consensus forecast and raised its outlook on the rest of the year. The London-based orthopedics and wound care giant posted sales growth of 6.6% to $1.25 billion for the three months ended Sept. 28, compared with Q3 2018. Analysts were looking for sales of […]
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