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Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects for cancer patients, study says

December 26, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Findings from a new study claim that proton therapy leads to a significantly lower risk of side effects severe enough to lead to unplanned hospitalizations for cancer patients when compared to traditional radiation. Although cure rates between the proton therapy and radiation groups remain almost identical, the study conducted at the Perelman School of Medicine […]

Filed Under: Featured, Imaging, News Well, Oncology, Radiosurgery/Radiation therapy Tagged With: Hitachi, IBA Worldwide, Mevion Medical Systems, proton beam therapy, proton therapy, University of Pennsylvania, Varian Medical Systems

Medtech companies raised more than $738 million in Q2

July 20, 2018 By Danielle Kirsh

Venture capital firms invested more than $738 million during the second quarter of 2018, $1 million less than the first quarter of this year, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and CB Insights. There was a total of 61 deals during Q2, an increase from the 48 that the industry saw during Q1. […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Acutus Medical, Avedro, Axonics Modulation Technologies, Cardiac Dimensions, Cardiofocus, Cytrellis Biosystems, Eargo, Mevion Medical Systems, RefleXion Medical, Relievant Medsystems, venture capital

Mevion Medical closes $150m funding round

June 14, 2018 By Fink Densford

Mevion Medical Systems said today it closed a $150 million financing round with funds slated to support the company’s proton therapy devices and to expand manufacturing. The round was led by YuanMing Capital and joined by Henan Maisheng Medical Technology and existing investors including HOPU Investments and China Everbright Limited, the Littleton, Mass.-based company said. […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Funding Roundup, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Mevion Medical Systems

Mevion touts first use of S250i proton therapy system

April 2, 2018 By Fink Densford

Mevion Medical Systems today announced the launch of its Mevion S250i proton therapy system, touting that the first patient in the world had been treated with the system. The Mevion S250i features improved pencil beam scanning fields and Hyperscan pencil beam scanning tech to allow for faster energy layer switching, the Littleton, Mass.-based company said. The […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Oncology Tagged With: Mevion Medical Systems

Mevion wins FDA 510(k) for S250i proton therapy system

January 4, 2018 By Fink Densford

Mevion Medical Systems said yesterday it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Mevion S250i proton therapy system featuring pencil beam scanning technology, and touted that the first unit was installed at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. The Mevion S250i features improved pencil beam scanning fields and Hyperscan pencil beam scanning tech to allow for […]

Filed Under: 510(k), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Oncology, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Mevion Medical Systems

7 medtech stories we missed this week: Nov. 17, 2017

November 17, 2017 By Danielle Kirsh

From Skyline Medical’s joint venture to Lensar receiving FDA clearance and CE Mark, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Skyline Medical launches JV deal with Helomics Skyline Medical announced in a Nov. 15 press release that it has signed a joint venture agreement with Helomics. […]

Filed Under: 510(k), Diagnostics, Digital Health, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Neurological, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation, Regenerative Medicine, Regulatory/Compliance, Research & Development Tagged With: Helomics, InnerScope, iReliev, LensAR Inc., MedTech, Mevion Medical Systems, Mortise Medical, Nexstim, Skyline Medical

Mevion files for FDA clearance for S250i proton therapy system

September 19, 2017 By Fink Densford

Mevion Medical Systems said yesterday it submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the FDA for its Mevion S250i proton therapy system with Hyperscan pencil beam scanning tech. The Mevion S250i features improved pencil beam scanning fields and Hyperscan pencil beam scanning tech to allow for faster energy layer switching, the Littleton, Mass.-based company said. “We focused […]

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Oncology, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Mevion Medical Systems

7 medtech stories we missed this week: May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 By Danielle Kirsh

From Biomerics’s $38.5 million expansion in Salt Lake City to new study results and partnerships, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Biomerics opening new corporate HQ Biomerics announced in a May 1 press release that it is moving its corporate headquarters in Salt Lake City. The […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Imaging, Pre-Market Approval (PMA), Regulatory/Compliance, Research & Development Tagged With: Accuray Inc., Biomerics, Glytec, medPhoton, MedTech, Mevion Medical Systems, Neural Analytics, RAPS, Refocus

Mevion touts new proton therapy tech

September 28, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

Mevion Medical Systems announced its latest development in proton therapy, touting improvements that could allow its Hyperscan system to treat tumors other proton therapy systems cannot. The announcement was made at the 58th annual ASTRO meeting this week in Boston. CEO Joseph Jachinowski told MassDevice.com that the Littleton, Mass.-based company’s Hyperscan system is now integrated with the Adaptive […]

Filed Under: Hospital Care, Oncology Tagged With: Mevion Medical Systems

After shelving $69m IPO, Mevion Medical lands $200m, launches China JV

August 5, 2015 By Brad Perriello

Mevion Medical Systems, which last week shelved plans for a $69 million initial public offering, this week said it raised $200 million from a syndicate of Chinese and U.S. investors and launched a joint venture in the People’s Republic. President & CEO Joe Jachinowski told MassDevice.com today that Mevion, which makes the S250 proton therapy system, […]

Filed Under: Initial Public Offering (IPO), Oncology, Radiosurgery/Radiation therapy Tagged With: China, Mevion Medical Systems

Mevion pulls plug on $69m IPO

August 3, 2015 By Fink Densford

Mevion Medical withdrew plans for the $69 million initial public offering it registered for last fall, according to an SEC filing published last week. The company produces single-room-proton therapy systems, a smaller, cheaper radiation therapy system for targeting cancerous tumors. The Littleton, Mass.-based company said it decided not to pursue the offering because “the terms currently […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Imaging, Initial Public Offering (IPO) Tagged With: Mevion Medical Systems

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