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The MassDevice Weekly Roundup brings you the latest medical device news and information.
The MassDevice Checkup
Our weekly checkup takes the temperature of the public medical device companies in the three largest markets in the U.S.: Massachusetts, Minnesota and California. In addition to the indices for each state, which track the overall movement of the sector, we compare Monday morning’s opening share prices with their value when the markets close Friday afternoon and calculate the biggest gainers and losers. Read More 
News
MassDevice gets a facelift
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FDA issues guidance for radiation exposure during CT scans
Spire, Bard postpone catheter business buyout. Again.
Boston Scientific warns docs on Cognis, Teligen device connection problems
Zoll Medical’s on the hunt for new headquarters
Palomar directors re-price executive options
Cell Biosciences acquires Protein Forest
New Jersey’s AG proposes gift ban rules
Covidien executives profit from sale of restricted shares
Georgia judge: Mentor Corp. execs’ depositions fair game
Echo Therapeutics scores an extra $562,000 in Philly
Oridion inks deal with Bavarian Red Cross
World economic forum recognizes MicroCHIPS
Stryker announces $750 million stock buyback plan, dividend
Eye on the FDA
MassDevice’s “Eye on the FDA” report examines key data on the FDA’s 510(k) clearance process on a semi-annual basis, analyzing the clearances according to medical discipline, clearance times and a variety of other categories. The reports characterize changes in the number of 510(k) clearances and decision times, identifying the most active medical disciplines and states and offering perspectives on clearance trends and developments in the regulatory landscape. Read More
Positive study buoys Interleukin’s hopes as service provider
Osmetech banks $16.3 million in new stock sale
FDA: Agency is growing in size and scope
Helicos, MGH claim genetic breakthrough
ALPCO Diagnostics inks distribution deal with Danish biomarker maker BioPorto
OSHA aims to fine Dale Medical Products $58,000
Taris Biomedical completes Phase I study of bladder drug-device combo
Optos plunges into the red for fiscal 2009
Be sure to check out MassDevice.com’s third-quarter earnings roundup for our comprehensive coverage of medical device makers’ quarterly results. Read More
Medtronic taps new cardiology leader
Supreme Court declines to hear Boston Scientific, Cordis dispute
InVivo Therapeutics seeks investigational device exemption from the FDA
Harvest Technologies releases CLI trial results
Survey: Medical device industry slow to adopt social media
PLC Systems updates results of RenalGuard study
TMJ Implants files for en banc review of 10th Circuit ruling
Federal judge reverses punitive damages ruling in Mentor Corp. liability case
Sponsored Blog
Marketing Mavens: Why new ventures should listen first, market second
Do your homework before launching a new brand by finding out what your customers really need. Read More
Jobs
Browse our database for the best open jobs in the medical devices industry.
Whether you’re looking for a job in the medical devices industry, or an employer looking to post a job that will be seen by a qualified audience of thousands of skilled professionals in the medical devices industry, the MassDevice Career Connector has you covered. Read More
Features
MassDevice Q&A: Thermo Fisher Scientific CEO Marc Casper
Thermo Fisher’s new chief executive on taking the reins from Marijn Dekkers and his cautious optimism about 2010. Read More
Blogs
MedGadget’s MedTech Monday: Thought-powered robotic hand unveiled
A human subject used the first thought-power prosthetic for an entire month; computer simulation models stent drug behavior; famous amnesiac’s brain put to the razor for science; and scientists grow skin in preclinical study. Read More
Reimbursement Row: Competitive effectiveness?
Will comparative effectiveness research change the nature of the competitive landscape for medical device companies? Read More
Upcoming Events
Featured Event
Dec. 9, Waltham, Mass.— Medical Development Group Networking Event: Acquisitions – The Acquirer’s Perspective
Join a panel of business development executives from major device companies, moderated by one of the region’s leading life sciences entrepreneurs and venture capital veterans, for an enlightening discussion of how their companies approach acquisition targeting, evaluation and strategy.
Other events
Dec. 8, Cambridge, Mass. — Panel event hosted by Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST): Entrepreneurship Within an Organization
Dec. 16, Waltham, Mass. — SBANE Breakfast Series: “Norma Tec…One Doctor’s Vision for Recovery,” featuring NormaTec founder Dr. Laura Jacobs.
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