Global technology titan GE (NYSE:GE) announced a new commercialization partnership with Purdue University’s Research Foundation, planning on helping market everything from medical diagnostics to propulsion technology.
Deals Roundup
Zimmer and OrthoSensor team up to co-market sensor-assisted knee surgery
Orthopedics giant Zimmer (NYSE:ZMH) and OrthoSensor signed a co-marketing agreement pairing Zimmer’s NexGen knee systems with OrthoSensor’s Verasense technology.
Biomet signs Euro distribution deal with Titan Spine
Biomet signed a European distribution deal for Titan Spine’s Endoskeleton interbody fusion devices, beginning in Germany and spreading through the E.U., the companies announced.
Medtronic signs deals with Lombard Medical, RTI Surgical
Wound Management Tech. accepts loans, merges with Brookhaven Medical
Texas-based Wound Management Technologies entered into a merger agreement with Brookhaven Medical, a closed-doors deal tied to a series of loans proffered by Brookhaven.
‘Electroceutical’ companies team up for wireless nerve stimulation
A pair of nascent technology companies touting "electroceutical" treatments teamed up to develop wireless vagus nerve stimulation technology.
Zimmer, Abbott, others rake in hundreds of millions in fed contracts
Federal agencies have handed out a slew of contracts and contract extensions in recent weeks, including about $370 million in deals for medical supplies and devices.
Device makers team up for next-gen TAVI system
Medical device makers Symetis Inc. and Endoluminal Sciences are reaching across oceans to co-develop a new generation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation systems featuring "active anti-paravalvular leak technology."
The duo entered into a license agreement to incorporate Endoluminal Sciences’ anti-leak system into Symetis’ Acurate TA and Acurate TF product lines, according to a press release.
Medtech veterans launch healthcare PE shop
ATON Partners, the newly formed brainchild of a pair of former women’s healthcare executives, plans to provide advisory services to medical device and in vitro diagnostics companies in early development.
Launched by Patrick Sullivan and Daniel Levangie, a former MassDevice winner for most innovative medtech CEOs, ATON is also looking for investment opportunities in medtech and product development.