Activist investor Jana Partners continues to push for changes at the Cooper Companies (NASDAQ: COO). The firm reiterated its calls for the medtech to sell off its various divisions in a letter to the board of directors late last week, and now it’s lobbying for the replacement of its CEO. Cooper Companies representatives couldn’t be […]
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CooperVision buys EnsEyes to accelerate specialty contact lens growth in Nordic countries
CooperVision announced today that it acquired EnsEyes, a supplier of orthokeratology and scleral contact lenses. The San Ramon, California-based company said the acquisition of EnsEyes will help accelerate the growth of specialty lens adoption across the Nordic markets. EnsEyes, with headquarters in Kolding, Denmark, has partners in Denmark as well as Sweden, Norway and Finland, […]
CooperVision gains CE mark for kids’ myopia contact lens
CooperVision (NYSE:COO) announced today that its DreamLite night contact lenses received CE mark approval for children with myopia. San Ramon, Calif.–based CooperVision designed its DreamLite night lenses to slow the progression of myopia in children with a refraction of -0.75 D to -5.00 D and a cylindrical refraction with a maximum of -2.50 D, according […]
DTW Podcast: Vizient on PPE, Vicarious on VR-aided robotics and let’s all hope for pumpernickel
This week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly is brought to you by the later V, as in Vizient and Vicarious Surgical. Bharat Sundaram, COO and president of Vizient, will share how the healthcare supplier is strengthening the supply of PPE for hospitals. He’ll also reveal when the company expects to see US hospitals running at pre-COVID […]
The top 5 MassDevice stories of the week — August 14, 2020
COVID-19 continues to batter medical device companies — not to mention the world as a whole. But some of this week’s top five MassDevice stories demonstrate that medtech companies continue to innovate and ink business deals as they look toward a post-pandemic future. Want to hear more about the week’s top news? Executive editor Chris […]
CooperVision acquires GP Specialists
CooperVision (NYSE:COO) announced that it acquired customized orthokeratology contact lens manufacturer and distributor GP Specialists for an undisclosed amount. San Ramon, Calif.-based CooperVision said in a news release that the acquisition expands its specialty eye care business and its leadership in addressing myopia. GP Specialists’ portfolio of ortho-k lenses include the iSee design and the OK-GOV […]
CooperVision wins FDA approval for myopia contact lens for kids
CooperVision (NYSE:COO) said that it won FDA approval for its MiSight one-day contact lens for slowing the progression of myopia when initially prescribed for children between 8-12 years old. The San Ramon, Calif.–based company announced the clearance for the first and only FDA-approved product clinically proven to slow myopia (nearsightedness or short-sightedness) yesterday. CooperVision said […]
FDA approves CooperVision’s contact lens to slow nearsightedness in kids
The FDA has approved the first contact lens indicated to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. The MiSight contact by CooperCompanies’ (NYSE:COO) CooperVision lens is a single-use, disposable, soft contact lens that is discarded at the end of each day and is not intended to be worn […]
Cooper Cos. shares rise on FY2019 Q1 earnings beat
Shares in Cooper Cos. (NYSE:COO) have risen in after-hours trading today after the company reported first quarter fiscal year 2019 earnings that beat expectations on Wall Street. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based company reported profits of $103.2 million, or $2.07 per share, on sales of $628.1 million for the three months ended January 31, seeing a swing […]
Seno Medical grabs ex-CeloNova CFO Davis | Personnel Moves August 12, 2016
Seno Medical grabs ex-CeloNova CFO Davis Seno Medical Instuments said this week it tapped former CeloNova BioSciences chief financial officer Eric Davis to take over the CFO role at Seno Medical. Prior to his years at CeloNova, Davis operated as CFO and operating officer at Genesis Networks Enterprises. Seno Medical said that Davis has more than […]
CooperVision, EP Global go their separate ways in contact lens deal
EP Global Communications (OTC:EPGL) said it’s parting ways with Cooper Cos. (NYSE:COO) subsidiary CooperVision on a co-development project for advanced contact lens technology. Irvine, Calif.-based EP Global, which last year threw the gauntlet before Google (NSDQ:GOOG) on its much-ballyhooed smart contact lens program, said the Dec. 31 settlement with CooperVision allows each company to pursue the technology on its […]
