The workforce reduction trend has swept the economy recently, and unfortunately, the medtech space is not immune to layoffs. You’ve probably read about the ongoing layoffs sweeping the tech industry, media and more. For instance, Yahoo, Disney, Zoom and more all reported workforce reductions as companies across industries grapple with economic pressures. Think inflation, supply […]
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Cala launches next-gen wearable for essential tremor, Parkinson’s therapy
Cala announced today that it launched its next-generation Cala kIQ system, a wearable device that delivers therapy for neurological disorders. The San Mateo, California-based company develops the Cala Trio device for transcutaneous afferent patterned stimulation (TAPS) therapy. Cala designed the Trio device for treating tremor. Its kIQ system delivers therapy for action hand termor relief […]
Cala Health, Cue Health have layoffs in California
Cala Health and Cue Health (Nasdaq:HLTH) both recently filed with the state of California to confirm reductions in their workforces. The two companies are the latest to join the long list of medtech companies cutting employees amid a challenging time for the industry. To date, MassDevice has reported on more than 18,000 medtech employees who have been […]
Real-world evidence supports Cala’s essential tremor treatment
Cala announced today that real-world evidence validates its transcutaneous afferent patterned stimulation (TAPS) therapy for treating tremor. San Mateo, California-based Cala delivers TAPS therapy with its Cala Trio device. It designed the treatment to reduce tremor in those living with essential tremor (ET). Data from the study validates TAPS in effectively reducing tremor, Cala said. […]
Cala Health announces new chief commercial, financial officers amid leadership expansion
Cala Health announced today that it has expanded its leadership team with a number of appointments, including new chief commercial and financial officers. New executives joining the company — which develops bioelectronic medicines to provide new therapies for chronic diseases — hold experience from major players in the medtech space, including iRhythm, Johnson & Johnson, […]
The 18 most innovative medical devices of 2021
The Galien Foundation today announced the nominees for most innovative medical devices for its 15th annual Prix Galien USA Awards. The foundation nominates devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products for its annual Prix Galien awards to highlight products designed to improve the human condition. “The Awards Committee is excited to introduce the nominees for the 2021 […]
Cala Health wins FDA breakthrough nod for tremor treating therapy
Cala Health announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its Cala Trio treatment for action tremors in people with Parkinson’s disease. Burlingame, Calif.-based Cala Health’s Cala Trio is FDA cleared to relieve hand tremors from essential tremor (ET), but the company is now nearing the initiation of clinical trials to evaluate the […]
Cala Health touts results of real-world tremor study
Cala Health today touted data demonstrating that its Cala Trio therapy is safe and effective in improving essential tremor in patients. Burlingame, Calif.-based Cala Health said in a news release that the data for the wearable technology came from use at home, unsupervised and under real-world conditions, further validating the results reported in the Prospect […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Stocks were practically unchanged last week
Despite plenty of ups and downs coming in the stock market for the medtech industry, there was hardly any movement from week to week. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 89.6 points at the end of last week (Aug. 21). Overall, medtech stocks saw […]
DTW Podcast: Can Fractyl Labs and Cala Health go where only drugs have gone before?
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, co-costs Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker walk through this week’s “Newmarker’s Newsmakers,” the Top Five #medtech stories of the week with news coming from CureVac, Avail Medsystems, ClearMask, Thermo Fisher and Bayer. We also hear from CEO Harith Rajagopalan, MD and CFO Lisa Davidson of Fractyl Laboratories, which is […]
Cala cites positive data in Trio tremor trial
Bioelectronic company Cala Health released positive data from its ongoing PROSPECT trial demonstrating that a majority of patients using its FDA-cleared Cala Trio device reported a reduction in hand tremors. The study — published in Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements — enrolled 263 patients with essential tremor across 26 sites. Patients wore the Trio on […]
