The recent shutdown of a Sterigenics medical device sterilization plant in Willowbrook, Ill. has affected medtech giants such as Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) and Stryker (NYSE:SYK), according to an FDA list of devices processed at the sterilization plant. Medium-sized and smaller firms, including Teleflex (NYSE:TFX), Arthrex and ArthroCare also had devices processed there. The Willowbrook plant sterilized 594 types of devices, including sutures, clamps, […]
DeviceTalks partners with MassMEDIC to highlight the Massachusetts medical device ecosystem at DeviceTalks Boston
For the second year, DeviceTalks and MassMEDIC have partnered to bring the MassMEDIC MedTech Showcase to DeviceTalks Boston on June 5-6. Boston, MA and Cleveland, OH – DeviceTalks is proud to announce that it has partnered with MassMEDIC for the second year to bring the MassMEDIC MedTech Showcase to DeviceTalks Boston on June 5-6 at […]
Lessons learned from Lantheus CEO Mary Anne Heino
At MassMedic’s Women in Medtech event last month, Lantheus Medical Imaging CEO Mary Anne Heino spoke with MassDevice.com editor Sarah Faulkner about her career in life sciences, the power of mentorship and the necessity of courage. When Mary Anne Heino first joined Lantheus Medical Imaging (NSDQ:LNTH) in 2013, she knew admittedly very little about the […]
DeviceTalks Boston: 5 medtech startups you need to know
From an individually tailored intra-corneal implant to an improved heart pump for open-heart surgery to new exoskeleton technology, there was a variety of medtech to check out during MassMEDIC’s recent Medtech Showcase. The 20th annual showcase, held last week at DeviceTalks Boston, provided a chance for a batch of 20 companies from around the world […]
Where medtech is putting its money this November
Republicans reaped nearly $3.3 million in federal political contributions from the medtech industry in the 2017-18 election cycle, compared with $1.85 million for Democrats, according to data collected by the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit campaign finance watchdog group. Medtech has “historically been a little more Republican than the average industry,” said Andrew Mayersohn, committees researcher […]
MassDevice co-founder Johnson to lead MassMEDIC
MassDevice co-founder Brian Johnson is set to depart from the publication he founded nearly 10 years ago and take over as president of the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council. Johnson will succeed Tom Sommer as president of the regional medical technology association. Sommer has served as MassMEDIC’s president since the group was founded in 1996. The […]
Mass. medical device industry sees growth in VC funding, PMA approvals
Venture capital funding, PMA approvals and granted patents grew for Massachusetts-based medical device companies last year, according to a new report from firm Grant Thornton. The report, presented by managing principal George Serafin at MassMedic’s annual meeting, found that the Bay State’s medical device sector is second only to California for VC funding – reeling […]
MassMEDIC and DeviceTalks Boston announce partnership to host MedTech Showcase at DeviceTalks Boston in 2018 and 2019
WTWH Media, the parent company of MassDevice.com, Medical Design & Outsourcing and DeviceTalks, is proud to announce an agreement to bring one of the medtech industry’s most respected investor’s conference into its DeviceTalks Boston event. For the next two years, MassMEDIC will host its MedTech Showcase at DeviceTalks Boston in 2018 and 2019, according to the agreement. DeviceTalks, founded in 2011, […]
AdvaMed president Whitaker talks Trumpcare and tax reform
Minutes before AdvaMed president Scott Whitaker took the stage at MassMEDIC’s annual conference last week, he got word from a Washington colleague that Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) said they would vote for the Republican’s healthcare bill, the American Health Care Act. Both lawmakers had opposed the legislation, citing concerns that it wouldn’t protect people […]
Survey: Blue skies behind a glass ceiling for women execs in medtech
A new survey of women executives in medtech reveals that while most feel they hold as much power as their male counterparts, they don’t see the same pay or opportunities for investment. The survey, managed by Medi-Vantage for MassMedic and the Women in Medtech Program, was initiated to explore current and future challenges for women […]
Medtech gets serious about cybersecurity
The medtech industry is getting serious about cybersecurity. At a recent seminar held by the Mass. Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC), medical device executives, regulators and security experts discussed which systems and devices were most vulnerable to malicious hacking and what could be done to stop it. MassMEDIC President Thomas Sommer said his group decided to hold […]
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