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3. Colorado Congressman wants FDA to think bigger
The FDA’s recent efforts to revamp the science behind developing and evaluating products are great, says Colo. Sen. Michael Bennet (D), but what is the agency doing to drive the global economy?
2. ConvaTec needs to show KCI the money
Can ConvaTec secure the financial backing necessary to win Kinetic Concepts Inc. (NYSE:KCI) away from the $6.3 billion offer from Apax Partners and two Canadian pension funds?
1. New MDT chief gets aggressive on the globe
Newly appointed Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) CEO Omar Ishrak officially put his stamp on the world’s largest medical device maker by reshuffling the executive deck and turning his eyes to the globe. It looks like he really took former CEO Bill Hawkins’ parting gift to heart.
