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The MassDevice Weekly Roundup brings you the latest medical device news and information.
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Medical services race against infections and sepsis
Medical personnel, supplies needed for Haitian relief effort
Report from Haiti: “More dire than we ever could have expected”
BD donates $1.2 million in cash, medical equipment to Haiti relief effort
Abbott, KCI donate to Haitian relief effort
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
U.S. Senator-elect Scott Brown: “I can stop the bill” on healthcare reform
Medical devices segment paces Covidien’s 7 percent Q1 sales boost
FDA makes Shuren’s appointment as head of medical devices division permanent
Cordis and Wyeth win transfer for Cypher stent dispute with Boston Scientific and Abbott
Tyco Healthcare to settle sharps disposal case for $33 million
Lantheus debuts angiography imaging drug
Caliper’s third-largest investor, Kopp Investment Advisors, trims its stake
FDA approves Thoratec’s HeartMate II as a “destination therapy”
ProChon Biotech closes $4 million bridge loan from existing backers
Predictive Biosciences issues $1.4 million in stock for OncoDiagnostic Lab
Boston Scientific, Abbott, Johnson & Johnson embroiled in off-label stents case
Judge: Ethicon must produce documents in Mentor Corp. product liability casev
Cardiorobotics raises another $5 million
Interleukin Genetics heart attack test hits the market in Europe
Inverness dumps vitamins business
NxStage taps new international VP, GM
Thermo Fisher to drop $145 million on Ahura Scientific
Allergan and Covidien renew Lap-Band co-promotion agreement
Mass. Life Science Center launches second internship initiative
Riverside partners Tegra with Mississippi contract manufacturer
Maryland doc may have implanted 100s of patients with unneeded stents
Boston Scientific begins biliary stent trial
MassDevice launches Knowledge Library
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More News
Medical device tax to rise by $10 billion?
Covidien sues J&J unit Ethicon over ultrasound devices
IPI blazes “clear path” to market for neonatal medical devices
Hologic settles with EPA over Wisconsin Third Wave site for $87,400
QualityMetric inks outcome measurement deal with Palladian Health
InfraReDx rings up $10 million more in convertible debt sale
Caliper beats Q4 revenue guidance
Osteotech reports preliminary Q4 sales rose 7 percent
MedVentive wraps up $9 million VC round
Microfluidics hopes deal expands exposure north of border
LifeImage drums up nearly $2.2 million
Bruker Corp. says Q4 revenues will beat both 2008 and analysts’ expectations
Cardiac Science, Medent ink EMR/EHR deal
Helicos loses a lap to Illumina in race for cheap genome sequencing
Pressure BioSciences picks up five new U.S., international patents
CardiAQ Valve drums up $6.5 million in Series A round
MedCity News
MassDevice.com and MedCity News agree to a content-sharing deal aimed at expanding their respective coverage areas.
CardioInsight raises $5.7 million for heart-mapping technology
St. Jude Medical wins Japanese approval for spinal cord stimulation system
Cardiovascular Systems gets FDA nod for Phase 2 trial
CHF Solutions drums up $1.8 million
Minnesota group aims to bolster support for FDA’s 510(k) program
From absurdity to reality: Medical device tax jolts Invacare CEO Malachi Mixon
ATS Medical’s stock plummets on Q4 loss projections
Quidel Corp. to buy Diagnostic Hybrids for $130 million
Sponsored Blog
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Jobs
Featured Job: Sales/Business Development (Leominster, MA.)
ALBRIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., leader in silicone science and related technology development, is seeking a SALES SUPERSTAR to lead its Business Development efforts. Albright Technologies provides leading edge Product Development Solutions for medical, optical, and micro-components.
Only SUPERSTARS need apply and a minimum of 5 years experience with proven track record of success developing and closing sales to leading health care medical device and technology companies is a must. Read More
Product Manager (Burlington, Mass.)
Keystone Dental is looking for a dental implants product manager for a newly created position. The position entails taking products from concept to market, providing insights and analyses that drive growth and value. In addition, candidates will interface with the sales force, management and clinicians and be responsible for product market research activities, including demand and revenue forcasting and budgeting. Read More
Blogs
Weekly Wireless Roundup: FDA greenlights MediSens body area monitoring
The Food & Drug Administration approves MediSens Wireless’ wireless body monitoring system for its first round of clinical trials; why mHealth companies shouldn’t fear FDA regulation; Meridian Health taps MedApps for CHF; and Epic Systems pens a Haiku. Read More
MedGadget’s MedTech Monday: Micromotor creates new possibilities in medical technology
An ultrasonic Squiggle RV motor system that’s only 2.8mm wide and can drive a shaft at 10 mm/sec.; the market’s first RFID surgical sponge tracking system; combination MRI-fluoroscopy systems for intraprocedural multimodal imaging; and at-home physical therapy progress monitoring via iPhone. Read More
Upcoming Events
Featured Events
Jan. 20, Auburndale, Mass. — MDG January 2010 Networking: Cost-Effective Market Research for Startups: “How can entrepreneurs be sure that their product design is robust and meets the need and demands of investors and the target market? How do they prove it to investors? What is the market research that entrepreneurs can perform that increases the probability of a successfully designed product?”
Jan. 21, Boston, Mass. — WEST Holiday Party & Networking Event: “Join WEST for the annual “Holiday Party & Networking Event” in January to celebrate Women, Entrepreneurs, Science and Technology. The theme of the party is ‘Giving Back’, and we’ll be celebrating those who help others in science and technology. There will be good food, as well as formal and informal networking opportunities with other WEST members. This event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome to attend!”
Other events
Jan. 22-24, Orlando, Fla. — Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
Jan. 25, Gaithersburg, Md. — National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee
Jan. 28-31, Orlando, Fla. — 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
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