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How much could Operation Warp Speed change pharma, medtech distribution?

October 7, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

A top U.S. Department of Health and Human Services official used an appearance today at a virtual medtech conference to repeat the U.S. government’s astounding goal for its Operation Warp Speed program: start delivering 300 million doses of a safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine by January 2021. The project could revolutionize not only how pharmaceuticals are […]

Filed Under: Distribution, Featured, Pharmaceutical Tagged With: AdvaMed, Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), McKesson, Operation Warp Speed

Feds unveil COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan

September 16, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

The Trump administration today released a plan to distribute an eventual COVID-19 vaccine free of charge, initially to targeted groups and more broadly as supply increases. The government is planning a phased distribution using a contract awarded to McKesson in August. The first recipients could include: Healthcare personnel likely to be exposed to or treat […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Distribution, Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Lab Instruments & Supplies, Pharmaceutical Tagged With: becton dickinson, coronavirus, COVID-19, McKesson, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Feds ink COVID-19 vaccine distro deal with McKesson

August 17, 2020 By Sean Whooley

The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Defense Dept. (DoD) announced a COVID-19 vaccine distribution deal with McKesson. Under Operation Warp Speed, McKesson will become a central distributor of future COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies needed to administer the pandemic vaccinations, according to a news release. Get the full story at our sister […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Distribution, Pharmaceutical Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), McKesson, U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. senators demand investigation of Trump COVID-19 supply chain effort

June 9, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Three U.S. senators today demanded an investigation into Project Air Bridge, a Trump administration supply chain management project to import personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbing the project “opaque,” U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) also released new documents and information from […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Distribution, Featured, Hospital Care, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Cardinal Health, concordance, COVID-19, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Henry Schein Inc., McKesson, Medline Industries Inc., Owens and Minor, supply chain

McKesson appoints chief strategy and business development officer

June 5, 2020 By Danielle Kirsh

McKesson this week said it appointed Tom Rodgers as executive VP and chief strategy and business development officer, effective June 5. Upon the appointment, Rodgers will also become a member of the executive operating team. He succeeds Bansi Nagji who stepped down on March 31. Rodgers will be responsible for the company’s overall strategic plan […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: McKesson

6 medtech execs join White House economic recovery group

April 15, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Several medtech executives have been named to the White House task force designated by President Donald Trump to provide recommendations on how best to safely reopen the U.S. economy in the wake of the coronavirus  pandemic. The Great American Economic Revival healthcare industry group has 27 members, including: Mike Kauffman, CEO of Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH). Brian […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: 3m, Abbott, AdvaMed, coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Thermo Fisher Scientific

McKesson names new chief information and technology officer

December 10, 2019 By Danielle Kirsh

McKesson this week announced it appointed Nancy Flores as executive VP, chief information officer and chief technology officer, effective Jan. 13, 2020. Flores will be responsible for the enterprise business technology strategy, technology governance across the corporation, IT security and risk management, infrastructure operations and service delivery. She will replace Kathy McElligott who announced she […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured Tagged With: McKesson

ReShape taps Allergan vet Bandy for CEO | Personnel Moves, April 3 2019

April 3, 2019 By Brad Perriello

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured Tagged With: Alcon, Bio-Rad, Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), ExsoMed, FDA, iCad Inc., McKesson, Novartis, Personnel Moves, polarityte, ReShape Lifesciences, Stryker

McKesson to move HQ from California to Texas

December 5, 2018 By Danielle Kirsh

McKesson announced that it is relocating its corporate headquarters from San Francisco to Las Colinas, Texas. The move will be effective on April 1, 2019. “We are excited to strengthen our presence in Texas and make Las Colinas our official global headquarters,” John H. Hammergren, chairman and CEO of McKesson, said in a press release. “Governor […]

Filed Under: Hospital Care, Pharmaceutical Tagged With: McKesson

McKesson wins $400m maximum digital imaging, archiving DoD contract

December 18, 2017 By Fink Densford

McKesson Technologies has won a $400 million maximum fixed-price contract with the US Department of Defense to supply it with digital imaging network picture archiving communications systems, products and maintenance. The award comes in the form of a five-year base fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity contract, with a single five-year option period, according to […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Imaging, Software / IT Tagged With: McKesson

9 women medtech leaders you need to know

March 8, 2017 By Danielle Kirsh

Women account for 50.8% of the U.S. population, yet they only represent 14.8%  of all CEOs in the U.S., according to the Center for American Progress. About 78.4% of healthcare industry workers – but only 34.3% of all surgeons and physicians and 15.9% of medical school deans – are women, the center reports. And according to […]

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: 480 Biomedical, American Well, Humacyte, IBM Watson Health, McKesson, MedTech, Medtronic, MMJ Labs Pain Relief, Stryker, UnitedHealth Group

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