Elekta (STO:EKTA B) said late last week it acquired Canadian quality assurance company Acumyn for an undisclosed amount. Acumyn, which spun-out of Toronto’s University Hospital Network, was started to commercialize the Aqua software platform. Aqua is intended to coordinate, centralize and automate all QA tests that need to be performed in radiotherapy clinics, Elekta said. “This […]
York Instruments picks up Elekta’s MEG biz
Croton Healthcare subsidiary York Instruments said today that it’s buying the magnetoencephalography business at Elekta (STO:EKTA B) for an undisclosed amount. The MEG technology is designed to map brain activity in clinical and research settings. Elekta’s MEGIN business put up sales of about $11.6 million last year (SEK102 million). Get the full story at our sister site, Medical […]
Elekta wins CE Mark for Unity high-field MR-linac
Elekta (STO:EKTA B) said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Elekta Unity magnetic resonance radiation therapy system. The Stockholm-based company touted that its Unity system allows clinicians to deliver radiation doses while simultaneously visualizing the tumor and surrounding tissue through MR imaging. The system also features integrated advanced tools […]
Brainlab releases VersaHD high-res planning algorithm
Brainlab said today it launched a new high-res planning algorithm within its Brainlab Elements software to improve radiation dose conformity for treating brain tumors, and added that the algorithm is a result of its strategic collaboration Elekta (STO:EKTA B). The Munich-based company’s Elements system operates with Elekta’s Agility multileaf collimator to compensate for the width of […]
Zimmer Biomet picks ex-Covidien exec Lannum for IR chief | Personnel Moves – March 20, 2018
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said yesterday it tapped former Covidien investor relations head Coleman Lannum as its investor relations senior VP, reporting directly to prez & CEO Bryan Hanson. Lannum has more than 15 years in investor relations, having held positions with Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:MNK), Covidien and Tyco Healthcare. During his time with Covidien, Lannum oversaw the company’s initial […]
Elekta inks oncology co-selling deal with IBM Watson Health
Elekta (STO:EKTA B) said today it inked a collaborative sales deal with IBM‘s (NYSE:IBM) Watson Health through which Elekta will offer IBM’s Watson for Oncology with its cancer care solutions. With the deal, Elekta said it will begin offering the Watson for Oncology early this year as a clinical decision support solution paired with its digital cancer […]
Elekta taps Brainlab as US stereotactic neurosurgery distro partner
Elekta (STO:EKTA B) said today it inked an exclusive deal with Brainlab to make it the authorized distributor of Elekta’s stereotactic neurosurgery solutions. Through the deal, Brainlab will be the authorized distributor of Elekta’s Leksell Vantage stereotactic system which won CE Mark approval in the European Union this year. The system also has FDA 510(k) clearance […]
Elekta delays rollout for Unity MR-radiation therapy combo
Elekta (STO:EKTA B) today said it’s delaying the rollout of its Unity device, designed to combine magnetic resonance imaging with a linear accelerator for radiation therapy, saying it needs more time to finalize and validate the linac control system. The Swedish company said the decision means it’s postponing its bid for CE Mark approval in the […]
Elekta inks stereotactic development, software, co-marketing deals
Medical software and equipment company Elekta has signed separate deals with Ion Beam Applications and Brainlab to share and integrate their technologies. In the memorandum of understanding with Ion Beam Applications, the two companies agreed to collaborate on investment in software development and the sale and marketing of each other’s products through a joint portfolio. […]
Elekta taps Brainlab as select EU distro partner for stereotactic neuro devices
Elekta (STO:EKTA B) said today it tapped Brainlab to distribute its stereotactic neurological devices across select markets in the European Union. The distribution agreement covers Elekta’s Leksell Vantage Steretactic target localization and coordinate referencing neurosurgery system, the company said, which received CE Mark approval in the EU in March. The device is currently pending 510(k) clearance […]
Feds charge ex-Medicare employees with insider trading
Former employees at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services used confidential information on Medicare reimbursement changes for radiation treatments and dialysis in a nearly $4 million insider trading scheme, federal prosecutors and the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission alleged today. An SEC lawsuit and a criminal complaint accuse political consultant David Blaszczak, founder of Precipio Health Strategies […]
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