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Diabetes unit continues to power growth at Abbott with Lingo coming to U.S. ‘soon’

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With continued progress on established platforms, new acquisitions and new products, Abbott has high expectations for its Diabetes business. Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, CEO Robert Ford highlighted diabetes as a key area for near-term growth. Specifically, in the presentation transcribed by SeekingAlpha, Ford said he expects the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitor […]

The biggest stories from the 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

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Some of the biggest names in medtech came together this week at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. They shared updates on financial progress, operational changes and new products, among other things. Medtronic shared details on plans to restore earnings power, while Abbott highlighted the success of its FreeStyle Libre system. Shockwave Medical outlined its plans […]

Shockwave Medical plans for growth with 2-3 product launches each year

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It was a busy 2023 for Shockwave Medical (Nasdaq:SWAV), with product launches, funding rounds and M&A at the heart of it. The company, which develops intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) technology, first made waves last year with its acquisition of Neovasc. Neovasc develops the Reducer system for addressing refractory angina. Shockwave remained in the middle of M&A […]

Medtronic CEO: ‘Our top priority is restoring our earnings power — full stop.’

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Medtronic Chair and CEO Geoff Martha focused on the push for profits at the world’s largest medical device manufacturer in his presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference today. “Our top priority is restoring our earnings power — full stop,” he said, citing Medtronic’s recent reorganizations and changes to incentives, product approvals and launches, and […]