iCad (NSDQ:ICAD) yesterday closed a stock offering, including an underwriters option, that grossed more than $10 million. The Nashua, N.H.-based cancer detection and radiation therapy devices maker floated nearly 1.9 million shares at $5.50 apiece, including the 245,500-share over-allotment, for gross proceeds of roughly $10.3 million. The net proceeds of $9.5 million are earmarked for working […]
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iCad prices $9m offering
iCad (NSDQ:ICAD) today priced a stock offering that’s slated to gross just more than $9.0 million. The Nashua, N.H.-based cancer detection and radiation therapy devices maker said it plans to float more than 1.6 million shares at $5.50 apiece, for expected net proceeds of about $8.3 million. The offering includes a 30-day underwriters option on […]
Wright Medical creates digital arm, promotes Asper to chief digital officer | Personnel Moves – May 7, 2019
Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) said today that it is creating a new digital division and that it is promoting strategy, tech & corporate dev senior VP Jason Asper to chief digital officer. The new CDO title comes alongside Asper’s existing responsibilities, Amsterdam-based Wright Medical said. The new digital division will focus on the company’s digital surgery strategy […]
ReShape taps Allergan vet Bandy for CEO | Personnel Moves, April 3 2019
ReShape Lifesciences (NSDQ:RSLS) said last week that it named Allergan (NYSE: AGN) veteran Barton Bandy to replace Dan Gladney in the corner office, effective April 1. Gladney, who announced his retirement in January, is staying on as chairman. Bandy spent a decade at Inamed until its $3.2 billion purchase by Allergan in 2005. “I am […]
ReShape Lifesciences CEO Gladney to resign | Personnel Moves – January 29, 2019
ReShape Lifesciences (NSDQ:RSLS) said yesterday that its prez & CEO Dan Gladney will resign from his positions with the company, effective March 31. Gladney will remain with the company as board chair, San Clemente, Calif.-based ReShape Lifesciences said. The company’s board of directors said they will immediately begin to look for a replacement, according to an […]
Former Rotation Medical CEO Shadan joins Miach Ortho | Personnel Moves – January 3, 2019
Early stage medtech firm Miach Orthopaedics said today that it named former Rotation Medical CEO and medtech vet Martha Shadan as its new prez and chief executive officer. Shadan has held numerous leadership positions at medtech firms, including Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH), Covidien, Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck, Westborough, Mass.-based Miach said. Prior to joining Miach, Shadan […]
iCad inks $7m private placement deal
iCad (NSDQ:ICAD) said this week that it landed a $7 million private placement deal with institutional investors. The company will pay interest to the investors on the outstanding principal amount at an annual rate of 5%, according to a report filed with the SEC. The convertible debentures mature on Dec. 21, 2021. Prior to the maturity […]
FDA names Flatiron Health’s Abernethy as deputy commish | Personnel Moves, December 19, 2018
The FDA this week named Amy Abernethy, the chief medical officer for Roche subsidiary Flatiron Health, as principal deputy commissioner to replace Rachel Sherman, who is retiring in January. “She’s a highly regarded thought leader who has held numerous positions of leadership in her fields of interest and distinguished herself for her intellect, her passion […]
iCad shakes up its board of directors
iCad (NSDQ:ICAD) shook up its board of directors after a member tendered his resignation, naming a new chairman and re-jiggering the composition of its oversight committees. Andy Sassine, a longtime shareholder who owns a 7.5% stake in the cancer detection company, joined the board in 2015. In his Sept. 26 resignation letter, Sassine said he […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: March 2, 2018
From InspireMD’s new distribution deals to Kelynium’s distribution deal with a mystery partner, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. InspireMD inks distribution deals in Greece, Caribbean InspireMD announced in a March 1 press release that it has signed exclusive distribution agreements with T-Vascular IKE Medical Supplies […]
iCad wins Chinese approval for Xoft Axxent balloon applicators
iCad (NSDQ:ICAD) said today its Xoft Axxent balloon applicators have been cleared by the China Food & Drug Administration for treating early-stage breast cancer. The Nashua, N.H.-based company’s Xoft Axxent balloon applicators are part of its Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system designed to perform intraoperative radiation therapy in early-stage breast cancer patients who meet specific selection […]