Hospital closures connected to COVID-19 have cut into the sales of many medical device companies, but executives at rival makers of single-use scopes say pandemic has only heightened existing concerns about contamination, exposure and cost. In interviews in this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, executives from Ambu A/S and Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) said improved technology make […]
The top 5 MassDevice stories of the week — September 11, 2020
From the Theranos case to wearable medical devices, it’s been another busy news week for the medical device industry. Want to hear more about the week’s top news? Executive editor Chris Newmarker and Tom Salemi will discuss the week’s “Newmarker’s Newsmakers” during our DeviceTalks Weekly podcast. Without further ado, here’s this week’s MassDevice Top Five: […]
Elizabeth Holmes could make a ‘mental disease’ defense in Theranos case
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is considering making a “mental disease” defense in her closely watched federal fraud trial in San Jose, Calif. A court order filed yesterday revealed the defense strategy. U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila granted prosecutors’ request over Holmes’ objections to have a team of two psychological experts examine Holmes over […]
DTW Podcast: Vizient on PPE, Vicarious on VR-aided robotics and let’s all hope for pumpernickel
This week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly is brought to you by the later V, as in Vizient and Vicarious Surgical. Bharat Sundaram, COO and president of Vizient, will share how the healthcare supplier is strengthening the supply of PPE for hospitals. He’ll also reveal when the company expects to see US hospitals running at pre-COVID […]
The top 5 MassDevice stories of the week — August 14, 2020
COVID-19 continues to batter medical device companies — not to mention the world as a whole. But some of this week’s top five MassDevice stories demonstrate that medtech companies continue to innovate and ink business deals as they look toward a post-pandemic future. Want to hear more about the week’s top news? Executive editor Chris […]
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ trial to start in March
Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ federal fraud trial will now start in March 2021 amid delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Edward Davila decided yesterday that jury selection will start on March 9, with opening arguments taking place around March 16 in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif. It is possible that some or […]
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is questioning grand jury selection process
Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to mostly deny ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ request to inspect grand jury selection records. Holmes, according to the prosecutors’ July 31 response to Holmes’ July 30 motion, is adopting a strategy of other defendants indicted during the COVID-19 pandemic — to suggest without basis that was the grand jury […]
DTWeekly Podcast: Can Drawbridge, Edwards bring disruptive innovation to blood drawing, heart surgery industries?
In this week’s podcast, we talk with Holly Logue, general counsel at Drawbridge Health, about the OneDraw, an innovative new tool that might upend the collecting, storage and testing of blood. Logue, a panelist in the upcoming DeviceTalks Tuesdays sponsored by Finnegan, will explain how her past work on Capitol Hill is helping this Silicon […]
The top 5 medtech stories of the week — July 24, 2020
COVID-19 is surging back in the U.S., new jobless claims are up, but MassDevice’s most-read stories this week were mostly optimistic. That’s the takeaway from our inaugural MassDevice Top Five — a weekly recap of the most-read stories on MassDevice, the online business journal of the medical device industry. Want to hear more about the […]
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ trial likely won’t take place until next year
A federal just in California this week signaled that the trial of ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and president Sunny Balwani likely won’t happen until next year. The COVID-19 pandemic had already caused Judge Edward Davila to push the trial start date back to October. Davila indicated during a July 20 hearing held over Zoom that […]
Theranos’ Balwani seeks trial delay, Holmes objects to new charges
Former Theranos president Sunny Balwani has asked a federal judge to postpone his trial on fraud charges until April 2021 and to allow him to renew his passport so he may visit his sick mother in India. Federal prosecutors agreed to the trial postponement, according to a court filing. No indication was given of their […]
