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3. Riding high, Intuitive Surgical is poised to dazzle again with Q1 numbers
Intuitive Surgical, fresh off of an all-time high of $554.13 per share, could once again blindside analysts on The Street with its quarterly earnings results; also, NeuroLogica inks another joint development deal; Air Force taps LongView CIO for $985M medical services contract; Henry Schein wins DoD contract extension; plus, a Funding Roundup and analysts’ ups and downs.
2. Smith & Nephew shareholder faction opposes CEO Bohuon’s $2.5M “golden hello”
Nearly a third of Smith & Nephew’s shareholders fail to endorse a "golden hello" pay package for new CEO Olivier Bohuon; also, PhRMA taps Eli Lilly CEO Lechleiter for chairman; and Response Biomedical names new CEO.
1. EXCLUSIVE: Sen. hopeful Warren would repeal device tax
In an exclusive MassDevice.com editorial, Massachusetts Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren (D) calls for a more transparent FDA, the repeal of the medical device tax and a renewed commitment to education and research to support the medical device industry.
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