Innoblative Designs last week named former Lumicell chief executive Kelly Londy as its new CEO. Apart from her two-year stint at the Lumicell helm, Londy was COO at Accuray (NSDQ:ARAY) and worked at GE Healthcare and Philips Healthcare. “Innoblative’s Sira RF ablation device offers unique capabilities that address shortcomings in the current advanced energy surgical market,” […]
Alpha Tau Medical raises $29m
Alpha Tau Medical said today it raised $29 million in a private funding round to help support its alpha radiation cancer therapy technology. The round was led by Israeli private equity firm Shavit Capital and joined by global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd.com and Medison Pharma venture capital arm Medison Ventures, the Israel-based company said. The […]
Alpha Tau wins approval to test cancer-targeting device in the U.S.
Alpha Tau Medical can begin U.S. clinical trials of its cancer-zapping device, thanks to a new permit from the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program. The state agency granted a Sealed Source and Device (SSD) approval to the Tel Aviv company’s Alpha DaRT (Dіffusіng Alpha-emіtters Radіatіon Therapy), which enables alpha-radiation-based cancer treatment for various types of solid […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: July 21, 2017
From Second Sight’s South Korean market entry to Sanuwave’s Indonesian distribution deal, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Second Sight enters South Korea market Second Sight announced in a July 5 press release that it has entered the market in South Korea with the implantation […]
