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Iridex Corp.

Iridex, Topcon seal eye care deal

March 5, 2021 By Sean Whooley

Iridex (NSDQ:IRIX) announced that it entered into a strategic collaboration with Topcon to develop glaucoma therapy products. Mountain View, Calif.-based Iridex said in a news release that the transaction brings in $19.5 million in cash to the company, providing multiyear funding for strategic growth initiatives, namely those seeking to penetrate the market with Iridex’s non-incisional […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Contract Manufacturing, Featured, Mergers & Acquisitions, Optical/Ophthalmic Tagged With: Iridex Corp., Topcon

HeartFlow taps ex-Beaver-Visitec CEO Mead as chief exec | Personnel Moves – May 28, 2019

May 28, 2019 By Fink Densford

HeartFlow said today that it named former Beaver-Visitec prez & CEO Dana Mead, Jr., as its new president and CEO, replacing current prez & CEO Dr. John Stevens, who will continue to serve on the board as chair. Prior to joining Beaver-Visitec, Mead served as a strategic advisor and partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured Tagged With: Battelle, Beaver-Visitec, Clearflow, Glooko, HeartFlow, Iridex Corp., LifeScan Inc., Nevro Corp., Obalon Therapeutics, Sotera Wireless

Globus Medical gains on Street-beating prelims | Wall Street Beat

January 9, 2019 By Brad Perriello

Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) shares closed up yesterday after the orthopedics company reported preliminary fourth-quarter and 2018 sales numbers that beat the consensus forecast on Wall Street. Audubon, Pa.-based Globus said it expects to post Q4 revenues of $195.5 million and full-year sales of $712.5 million; analysts on The Street were looking for quarterly sales of $188.2 million and […]

Filed Under: Featured, MassDevice Earnings Roundup, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: conformis, Globus Medical, Iridex Corp., Masimo, Neuronetics, Tactile Systems Technology

Iridex wins FDA 510(k) for TruFocus LIO premiere ophthalmological laser

September 7, 2018 By Fink Densford

Iridex (NSDQ:IRIX) said yesterday it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its TruFocus LIO premiere ophthalmological laser accessory and that it launched the device in the US. The TruFocus LIO Premiere is a light combination and reflection viewing system designed to be used with the Iridex retina laser system, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company said. The newly […]

Filed Under: 510(k), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Optical/Ophthalmic, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Iridex Corp.

OD-OS claims European ophthalmic-laser patent win over Iridex

July 18, 2018 By Fink Densford

Navigated retinal laser system developer OD-OS said this week it won a European patent spat with Iridex (NSDQ:IRIX) related to ophthalmological laser systems. The German company said that the European Patent office revoked Iridex’s MicroPulse patent, which will allow OD-OS to manufacture and market its Navilas laser system in the region. The Navilas system features a […]

Filed Under: Legal News, Optical/Ophthalmic, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Iridex Corp., od-os

Iridex dives after cutting outlook on eye laser component recall

February 26, 2018 By Brad Perriello

Iridex (NSDQ:IRIX) shares took a big hit today after the company said last week that it’s recalling a component used with its eye laser surgery device after receiving three reports of permanent injuries associated with it. Mountain View, Calif.-based Iridex said Feb. 23 that it’s pulling all 104 of its TriFocus Lio Premier ophthalmoscopes. The three […]

Filed Under: Optical/Ophthalmic, Recalls, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Iridex Corp.

Iridex prices $16m offering

December 9, 2016 By Fink Densford

Iridex (NSDQ:IRIX) today priced a planned $16 million offering with funds slated to support possible licensing or acquisition of intellectual property or acquisitions of businesses. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said it plans to offer 1.15 million shares at $14 per share, expecting to bring in approximately $16.1 million before expenses. The round includes a 30-day underwriter’s […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Iridex Corp.

Iridex wins CE Mark for Cyclo glaucoma laser system

February 16, 2016 By Fink Densford

Iridex (NSDQ:IRIX) said today it won CE Mark approval in the European union for its Cyclo G6 laser system designed to treat patients with Glaucoma. The Cyclo G6 system is designed specifically for treating patients diagnosed with “a range of glaucoma disease states” and features Mountain View, Calif.-based Iridex’ MicroPulse tissue-sparing technology as we ll […]

Filed Under: Optical/Ophthalmic, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Iridex Corp.

Ex-Medtronic strategy veep Oesterle joins VC shop New Enterprise Associates | Personnel Moves

September 10, 2015 By Fink Densford

Venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates said today it picked up ex-Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) executive veep Dr. Stephen Oesterle as a venture partner for the firm. Prior to being an executive veep for the medical giant, Oesterle served as senior veep of medicine and technology, and served as a member of the executive committee for 14 years, […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Allergan, Boston Scientific, Ceterix Orthopaedics, cyberonics, Evolent Health, iCad Inc., Intronix, Iridex Corp., Johnson and Johnson, LeMaitre Vascular Inc., LivaNova, Medtronic, New Enterprise Associates, Personnel Moves, Seno Medical Instruments, Sorin Group, STAAR Surgical Co, VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Zoll Medical

BrainScope wrangles up new C-suite | Personnel Moves

August 10, 2015 By Fink Densford

Brainscope today announced a number of new assignments to its executive roster, assigning 4 new picks to its c-suite. The Bethesda, Ma.-based neurotech company picked up Dr. Leslie Prichep as chief scientific officer, Kerstin Schultz as president and COO, Angad Singh as chief technology officer, and promoted Laurie Silver to CFO. “These additions to our leadership team will help […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Allergan, Baxter, BrainScope Company Inc., CardioMEMS Inc., Catalent, EnteroMedics Inc., Insulet, Invuity, Iridex Corp., JumpTech, Personnel Moves, SANUWAVE Health Inc., Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), STAAR Surgical Co, stjudemedical

Clearpath Robotics snags Intuitive Surgical design guru Hanuschik | Personnel Moves

August 5, 2015 By Fink Densford

Self-driving vehicle development company Clearpath Robotics said today it picked up Intuitive Surgical‘s (NSDQ:ISRG) director of design & management Mike Hanuschik. Hanuschik led the design and product management for Intuitive Surgical’s flagship da Vinci surgical robot system, the market leading robotic surgery platform. The da Vinci is used in over 500,000 procedures annually, according to […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: AxoGen, Edwards Lifesciences, Haemonetics, Histogen Inc., Intelomed, Intuitive Surgical, Iridex Corp., JenaValve, Nu-Med Plus, Personnel Moves, Smith & Nephew, stjudemedical, vascularsolutions, Zimmer Biomet

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