Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. and Fujifilm Healthcare Americas announced last week that the two companies have merged. Now operating under the name Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corp., the new combination of organizations aims to bring together the strengths of each company’s product portfolios and employees to create new value for customers and advance medical care, according […]
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Fujifilm picks up 10-year contract from U.S. Navy for digital radiography systems
Fujifilm Medical Systems has been awarded a long-term sole-source contract from the U.S. government for its digital radiography (DR) systems. Lexington, Massachusetts-based Fujifilm confirmed last month that the U.S. Navy and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded it the 10-year contract to outfit Naval Fleet vessels with its DR x-ray room systems. Fujifilm’s DR x-ray room […]
Fujifilm wins CE mark for rapid COVID-19 antigen test
Fujifilm (TSE:4901) today announced that it received CE mark approval for its antigen test kit to detect COVID-19. The rapid diagnostic test detects SARS-CoV-2 infection. It uses the company’s silver application immunochromatography method that is based on silver amplification technology used in the photo developing process. Fujifilm said that the antigen test is highly sensitive with […]
These 5 medtech companies made it into the top 200 of Forbes’ best places to work list
Johnson & Johnson, Steris, Philips, Fujifilm Holdings and Boston Scientific were recently named among Forbes’ best large employers in America, based on feedback from their employees. Forbes partnered with a market research firm to survey 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees. Survey participants were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their employer […]
How did medtech companies score on environmental stewardship list?
Medical Design & Outsourcing recently rated the world’s largest medical device companies — the Big 100 — for their sales numbers and R&D spend. Now we can share how some of them scored on an environmental nonprofit’s annual list of companies ranked for their actions on climate change. Not-for-profit organization CDP (Stockholm, Sweden) runs a global disclosure system for […]
The 11 largest medtech employers of 2020 – and what their employees really think
Employees of the 11 largest medtech employers are proud of working on life-saving products with added benefits due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also reported frustration with big corporate bureaucracy. That was one major takeaway as Medical Design & Outsourcing compiled some current and former employee reviews posted on Glassdoor. The companies are the largest […]
Nanox Imaging raises $26m
Nanox Imaging announced today that it secured $26 million in funding in support of the development, commercialization and deployment of its Nanox System for early detection of medical conditions. With participation from strategic investor Foxconn, along with Fujifilm (TSE:4901), SK Telecom and other private investors, Neve Ilan, Israel-based Nanox said its total funding is now at […]
Fujifilm to acquire Hitachi’s medical imaging biz for $1.56 billion
Fujifilm (TSE:4901) announced today that it plans to buy Hitachi’s (NYSE:HIT) medical imaging business for about $1.56 billion. The boards of both companies are scheduled to vote on the acquisition today. The deal could improve Fujifilm’s ability to compete globally against medical imaging giants GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE), Philips (NYSE:PHG), Siemens (NYSE:SI) and Canon (NYSE:CAJ). GE, […]
GE Healthcare, Fujifilm team up with Harvard, MIT on new $50m biotech center
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) and Fujifilm (TSE:4901) are entering into a partnership with Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to establish a new $50 million center for advanced biological manufacturing and engineering. Harvard, MIT, GE Healthcare and Fujifilm are slated to comprise the center’s board of directors, along with Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical […]
Report: Imaging industry put $9m into pushing 3D mammograms despite lack of evidence
Companies that make 3D mammography equipment have spent millions on marketing the devices, even though scientific evidence of their superiority to traditional mammography is lacking, according to a new report. The report by Kaiser Health News says that Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX), GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE), Siemens Healthineers and Fujifilm (TSE:4901) have paid doctors and teaching hospitals a collective $9.2 […]
FDA pushes duodenscope makers, users away from reprocessed devices
The FDA yesterday recommended that healthcare providers move away from a type of infection-prone duodenoscope in favor of devices that can better be sterilized, after post-market surveillance again found higher-than-expected contamination rates of “high-concern organisms.” In April the FDA revealed new data showing that rates of so-called “superbug” infections were nearly twice as high as […]
