It’s been more than a decade since Lisa Jennings launched not one but two companies in the Great Recession. In 2020, she sold CirQuest Labs to MLM Medical Labs, where Jennings serves as chief scientific officer and managing director of U.S. operations. More recently, her pre-commercial medtech development startup, Ariste Medical, won FDA 510(k) approval for […]
Ariste Medical
FDA clears antibiotic-embedded hernia mesh for fighting implant infections
Ariste Medical recently won FDA 510(k) clearance for its drug-embedded, polypropylene hernia mesh to fight microbial colonization. The Salt Lake City-based drug-device developer said the patents and proprietary formulations behind the technology could prevent infection, inflammation or clotting associated with implants. Ariste’s synthetic mesh carries two antibiotics — minocycline and rifampin — to prevent contamination […]
Wall Street shuts down for 2nd day | Wall Street Beat
The New York Stock Exchange was closed for a 2nd day today for the 1st time in 124 years, after Hurricane Sandy had its way with lower Manhattan yesterday. The storm also took out the NASDAQ exchange.
The Category I hurricane killed at least 108 people as is raged up the Eastern Seaboard from the Caribbean, 39 of them in the U.S.
The NYSE and NASDAQ said they plan to re-open tomorrow.