ScreenPoint Medical drummed up $5.0 million in a funding round led by the healthcare business at Siemens (NYSE:SI), saying it’s earmarked the proceeds for its Transpara mammography evaluation software. Siemens Healthineers was joined by private investors in the €4.3 million round, Nijmegen, Holland-based ScreenPoint said. The Transpara software uses deep learning and image databases to aid in evaluating mammograms. […]
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Siemens Healthineers and Hill-Rom team up to provide diabetes tools to primary care providers
Siemens Healthineers (NYSE:SI) and Hill-Rom (NYSE:HRC) inked a co-marketing agreement to provide an array of point-of-care diagnostic instruments for diabetes to primary healthcare providers in the U.S. The offering is slated to include Siemens’ DCA Vantage Analyzer for HbA1c testing, the Clinitek Status+ Urine Chemistry Analyzer for kidney testing and Hill-Rom’s Welch Allyn RetinaVue Network and imaging tech […]
Siemens wins more FDA nods for Somatom CT platform, clearing go.All and go.Top scanners
Siemens (NYSE:SI) Healthineers said today it won another FDA nod for its Somatom portfolio, this time for its Somatom go.All and go.Top computed tomography systems. The company said its go. CT platform devices are controlled via tablet and remote, and that its go.ALL CT scanner features a 0.33-second rotation time, 75 kW generator and 64-slice capabilities. The […]
Siemens wins FDA nod for Somatom Force flagship CT system
Siemens (NYSE:SI) Healthineers said last Friday it won FDA clearance for the latest version of its Somatom Force flagship dual source computed tomography system. The newly cleared system features the company’s FAST integrated workflow and FAST 3D camera, which it claims is the first patient positioning system powered by artificial intelligence. The scanner also includes automated scan […]
Siemens wins FDA nod for Somatom Edge plus CT scanner
Siemens (NYSE:SI) Healthineers said today that it won FDA clearance for its Somatom Edge plus computed tomography machine. The company said the newly cleared device features its FAST integrated workflow and FAST 3D camera, which it claims is the first patient positioning system powered by artificial intelligence. The scanner also includes automated scan preparation and customized patient […]
Siemens Healthineers wins FDA nod for Mammomat mammography system
Siemens (NYSE:SI) Healthineers business said this week it won FDA approval for its Mammomat Revelation mammography system. The newly cleared mammography system includes the company’s InSpect integrated specimen imaging tool and a new HD breast biopsy solution that allows for one-click targeting of suspicious areas, Siemens said. The integrated InSpect tool enables imaging and real-time review of […]
Zimmer Biomet picks ex-Covidien exec Lannum for IR chief | Personnel Moves – March 20, 2018
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said yesterday it tapped former Covidien investor relations head Coleman Lannum as its investor relations senior VP, reporting directly to prez & CEO Bryan Hanson. Lannum has more than 15 years in investor relations, having held positions with Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:MNK), Covidien and Tyco Healthcare. During his time with Covidien, Lannum oversaw the company’s initial […]
Siemens Healthineers shares jump after $5B IPO
Shares in the newly public healthcare arm of Siemens (NYSE:SI) gained nearly 7% today after raising more than $5 billion in an initial public offering. Investors paid €28.00 per share for 150 million shares, for a collective 15% stake in Siemens Healthineers (SHL.F), raising €4.2 billion ($5.18 billion). The stock opened up 3.9% at €29.10 apiece and soared as […]
Siemens launches industrial PCs for medical equipment market
Siemens recently announced that it plans to offer a full-suite of industrial personal computers and other similar products to enter the medical market. The company also announced that those products will be manufactured at its facility in Lebanon, Ohio. “Time to market for new product development continues to shorten in the industrial PC market while […]
Siemens sets range for $4B Healthineers IPO
Siemens (SIE.TI) yesterday set the range for the initial public offering of a stake in its Healthineers business that would fetch about $4.28 billion at the midpoint. The German industrial conglomerate said it plans to offer 150 million shares – about a 15% stake – at €26 to €31 apiece (about $32.01 to $38.17), for a range of €3.90 […]
Ex-Siemens Healthcare VC sues for retaliatory firing
A former venture capitalist with the healthcare operation at Siemens (NYSE:SI) sued the company last year, alleging that he was fired in retaliation for blowing the whistle on an alleged extortion attempt. Andrew Jay’s 14-year tenure in the German industrial conglomerate’s Boston venture shop ended in November 2017, when he declined to accept a demotion he […]