EndoEvolution today claimed a win in its patent battle with JNJ subsidiary Ethicon over automated suturing technology. Raynham, Mass.-based EndoEvolution said the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s Patent Trial & Appeal Board denied Ethicon’s bid for an inter partes review of an EndoEvolution patent. Ethicon had challenged 30 claims in the EndoEvolution patent, the latter company […]
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Suturing startup raises $5M, names new chief to lead commercialization
North Chelmsford, Mass.-based medical device startup EndoEvolution named a new chief executive as the company closed a $5 million funding round in support of new commercialization efforts.
Ron Rudowsky was appointed president & CEO of the automated suturing devices maker, taking the place of EndoEvolution founder Jerry Brecher, who will remain "closely involved" as the company heads to the market.
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Semprus lands $1 million Army grant | Funding Roundup
Semprus BioSciences Corp. won a $1 million grant to develop orthopedic devices resistant to biofilm formation for the U.S. Army’s Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center.
Biofilms are the foundation for the most bacterial complications associated with implanted medical devices, according to a Semprus press release.
