Samsung Electronics (LON:BC94) subsidiary NeuroLogica won a $250 million maximum firm-fixed-price contract to supply the US Dept. of Defense with radiology systems, accessories and training, according to a newly posted release. The contract for the Danvers, Mass.-based subsidiary is located in Massachusetts and has a five-year base and an additional five-year option period, according to the […]
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HRS 2018 Roundup: Device-related blood clots with Boston Scientific’s Watchman implant
Data from a study of device-related blood clots and the Watchman cardiac implant made by Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), presented today at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society in Boston, indicate the need for aggressive management of patients at risk for device-related thrombosis. There were 74 incidences of DRT in 65 of the 1,739 Watchman […]
FDA taps Apple, J&J and others for health software pre-cert pilot
The FDA yesterday named the nine companies that will be included in a pilot program to pre-certify healthcare software developers. The program was designed with the hopes of reducing the amount of information the regulatory watchdog requires for review. The companies include Apple (NSDQ:AAPL), Fitbit (NYSE:FIT), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Pear Therapeutics, Phosphorus, Roche (OTC:RHHBY), Samsung, Tidepool and Verily. […]