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Survey: 90% of people managing chronic conditions believe remote monitoring could help

June 22, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Sony announced that a study found that nearly 90% of those surveyed believe specialized remote monitoring can help to better manage chronic conditions. The company’s mSafety wearable platform division today revealed the findings from the study of 2,005 people managing chronic conditions in the U.S. The data was collected between May 29, 2020, and June […]

Filed Under: Big Data, Business/Financial News, Featured, Health Technology, Patient Monitoring, Software / IT Tagged With: Sony Corp., Telehealth

Sony to deal $760m stake back to Olympus

August 30, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Sony (TYO:6758) will reportedly sell its 5% stake in Olympus (TYO:7733) back to the company for nearly $760 million. The deal for Sony’s 68.9-million-share stake is worth ¥80.4 billion, or about $756.7 million, Reuters reported. Hedge fund Third Point, run by activist investor Daniel Loeb, had called for Sony to divest its Olympus shares, although a Sony […]

Filed Under: Endoscopic, Featured, Funding Roundup, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Olympus, Sony Corp.

Olympus launches joint Sony-developed Orbeye 4K-3D video microscope

October 5, 2017 By Fink Densford

Olympus (TYO:7733) said today it launched its Orbeye 4K-3D video microscope developed by Sony Olympus Medical solutions, a joint venture between Olympus and Sony‘s (TYO:6758) Imaging Products & Solutions biz. The company said the Orbeye microscope is designed to provide high-resolution 3D imaging of the structure of tissue, blood vessels and other features to enable more accurate […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Imaging Tagged With: Olympus, Sony Corp.

M3 medical portal, backed by Sony, gets into medical devices with MedTecHeart investment

March 23, 2016 By Brad Perriello

M3 Inc., a Sony (TYO:6758)-backed Japanese web portal for physicians, is getting into the medical device game with an investment in MedTecHeart and its outside-the-body cardiac assist device. A joint venture between Tokyo Medical & Dental University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, MedTecHeart’s extracorporeal ventricular assist device is designed to treat patients with heart failure using […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Structural Heart Tagged With: M3 Inc., MedTecHeart, Sony Corp.

Bidding war heats up for Toshiba Medical

January 27, 2016 By Brad Perriello

A bidding war for Toshiba (TYO:6502) subsidiary Toshiba Medical is reportedly heating up among a slew of private equity players and rival corporations. Toshiba, which said last month that it’s seeking outside investors to buy a stake in the healthcare business amid laying off nearly 7,000 workers, wants to focus on its core nuclear energy and chip businesses. Private equity shops KKR and Bain […]

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Bain Capital, Canon, Carlyle Group, Development Bank of Japan, Fujifilm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Konica Minolta, Mitsui, Permira, Sony Corp., Toshiba

Olympus, Sony to debut hi-def endoscope

September 15, 2015 By MassDevice

(Reuters) — Sony Corp. (TYO:6758) and Olympus (TYO:7733) said they plan to unveil an ultra high-definition surgical endoscope this week, the 1st major product from a joint venture formed 3 years ago. The product allows physicians to view clearer, more instant images of internal organs, aiding precision during surgical procedures, the medical device makers told Reuters ahead of an […]

Filed Under: Endoscopic Tagged With: Olympus, Sony Corp.

Sony’s SmartWig: Vital-sign monitoring with style | MassDevice.com On Call

November 26, 2013 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Technology giant Sony Corp. (TYO:6758) filed patents this year for "SmartWig" technology, described as everything from standard health monitoring to a "presentation aid," MobiHealthNews reported.

Filed Under: News Well, Patient Monitoring, Research & Development Tagged With: On Call, Sony Corp.

CAZ Investments raises $29M fund | Wall Street Beat

July 17, 2013 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

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CAZ Investments raised a nearly $29 million funding round it plans to use to back medical companies that already have products on the market.

The Houston-based asset management firm reeled in $28.7 million from 61 unnamed investors, according to a regulatory filing.

CAZ Investments chairman Christopher Zook said the firm plans to use the cash to invest in commercialized companies.

Filed Under: News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Angel Capital Assn., Angel Investment, Canon, CAZ Investments, Mindray Medical International Ltd., Nikon, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Sony Corp., Venture Capital/Private Equity, Zonare Medical Systems Inc.

Sony puts $10M into Israeli medical device portfolio company Rainbow Medical

May 9, 2013 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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Technology giant Sony Corp. (TYO:6758) invested $10 million into Israel-based Rainbow Medical, a medical device portfolio company that has drawn other big players in the medtech industry.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: Rainbow Medical, Sony Corp.

Medtech newcomer Sony expands device biz, lays off thousands

October 22, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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There are mass layoffs in the works as electronics giant and medical device industry newcomer Sony Corp. (TYO:6758) continues its company-wide overhaul.

Filed Under: News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Layoffs, Sony Corp.

Sony picks up 11% Olympus stake for $640M | Wall Street Beat

October 1, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Sony Corp. (TYO:6758) plans to become the largest shareholder in Olympus (TYO:7733) with a $642 million investment that will give it an 11% stake in Olympus.

Filed Under: News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: 180medical, BSD Medical Corp., ConvaTec, Mainstay Medical, Olympus, Sony Corp.

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