The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for the Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System, which can decontaminate tens of thousands of respirator masks per day so that health personnel can reuse them. The Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit tech development company announced on March 28 that it began rapid manufacturing of its system to decontaminate N95 […]
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HeartFlow taps ex-Beaver-Visitec CEO Mead as chief exec | Personnel Moves – May 28, 2019
HeartFlow said today that it named former Beaver-Visitec prez & CEO Dana Mead, Jr., as its new president and CEO, replacing current prez & CEO Dr. John Stevens, who will continue to serve on the board as chair. Prior to joining Beaver-Visitec, Mead served as a strategic advisor and partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & […]
Miach Orthopaedics fills quality, clinical roles | Personnel Moves, April 17, 2019
Miach Orthopaedics said today that it tapped a pair of executives to oversee the quality systems and clinical program for the knee ligament repair device it’s developing. Miach is working on bio-engineered implants for surgical connective tissue repair, aiming first at anterior cruciate ligament repair with its Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair device, a sponge that’s designed […]
Neural Analytics wins $10m DoD for point-of-care TBI diag device
Neural Analytics said today it won a $10 million contract with the US Dept. of Defense’s US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command to develop a portable, point-of-care device to assess combat-related traumatic brain injuries. Through the contract, Los Angeles-based Neural Analytics will partner with the DoD to develop the Lucid system with a goal […]
Battelle touts improved control with NeuroLife neural bypass system
Researchers at Battelle this week touted that the 1st user of its experimental NeuroLife system, designed to restore upper body mobility control to paralyzed patients through mental control, has shown improved control smoothness and accuracy with the system. The groups newest achievements are included in a peer-reviewed scientific paper published this week in Nature‘s Scientific […]
Battelle, Halyard snag $14m Navy contract
Battelle and Halyard Health (NYSE:HYH) snagged a $14.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a combination drug/device medical wrap that can help protect and save severely injured limbs, both at home and in the battlefield. The Office of Naval Research awarded the 4-year contract as part of its Acute Care Cover for Severely Injured […]
Skyline Medical CEO Kornberg steps down, Schwartz takes over as interim | Personnel Moves May 20, 2016
Skyline Medical CEO Kornberg steps down, Schwartz takes over as interim chief exec Skyline Medical said earlier this month that prez and CEO Joshua Kornberg has stepped away from his roles at the company, and is being replaced by Carl Schwartz who will serve as interim chief executive. Prior to his time at Skyline, Schwartz served […]
Battelle’s NeuroLife uses thought to control paralyzed limbs
Researchers at Battelle today published a paper in Nature covering the progress of its NeuroLife system, implanted in quadriplegic patient Ian Burkhart. In 2014, Burkhart became the 1st patient ever to achieve motor control of his paralyzed arms and hands through his own thoughts. The NeuroLife system restored enough motion for Burkhart to perform tasks […]
Are you addressing your medical device’s cybersecurity risk?
As medical devices are increasingly connected to central systems within hospitals, numerous cybersecurity challenges have emerged for medtech manufacturers. For example, networked medical devices need to be secured from risks, including hacking and malware. The FDA, as a part of its Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices, recommends that manufacturers […]
Bayer taps strategy head Baumann for CEO | Personnel Moves
Bayer (ETR:BAYN) named strategy chief Werner Baumann to replace Marijn Dekkers as CEO today, prompting some industry watchers to speculate that there’s more deal-making ahead for the German firm’s non-pharma markets. Baumann, who’s slated to succeed Dekkers May 1, joined Bayer in 1988 and made a name for himself with the successful integration of rival drugmaker […]
Angiodynamics CFO Frost resigns, moves to Analogic | Personnel Moves
AngioDynamics (NSDQ:ANGO) said today its CFO and exec veep Mark Frost resigned from his position to join Analogic (NSDQ:ALOG) as senior veep, treasurer & CFO. AngioDynamic’s veep and global controller Michael Trimach will serve as Interim CFO as the company searches for a permanent replacement. The Albany, N.Y.-based company said Frost will stay on to facilitate a smooth […]