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 […]
HPA, FDA & MassMEDIC present webinar to discuss 510(k) quality and the Revised FDA Refuse to Accept Guidance document
Join us for a webinar on Sep 25, 2015 at 12:00 PM EDT. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7100566196753420290 Background Presenters: Juan Carlos Serna, Vice President & Brian Young Vice President, Regulatory & Quality Health Policy Associates, Inc. Discussion of how FDA has historically reviewed 510(k)’s for completeness. FDA’s rationale for introducing detailed RTA checklists and the relationship […]
Hospital purchasing hits the C-suite
By Robert Schultz
Hospital executives are increasingly involved in decision-making when it comes to their organizations’ medical device spends and are looking for ways to collaborate with medtech to drive value, according to a panel of hospital CEOs at the MassMEDIC annual conference this week in Boston.
New bid to repeal medical device tax includes energy ‘pay-for’
The junior senator from Massachusetts, Sen. Ed Markey (D.-Mass), wants to eliminate the medical device tax and replace the lost revenue by eliminating tax loopholes for the energy industry.
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