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5 medtech companies win coveted Tekne awards

December 2, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Five medtech companies recently won some of the top technology awards in the state of Minnesota, known as one of three major medical device hubs in the U.S. The companies competed for the Minnesota Technology Association annual Tekne Awards, which included categories ranging from artificial intelligence and machine learning to “technology for good.” Get the full story on […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Diagnostics, Digital Health, Featured, Health Technology, Patient Monitoring, Software / IT, Weight loss Tagged With: 3m, artificial intelligence, Boston Scientific, Carbon, diversifiedplastics, gener8tor, machine learning algorithms, Machine learning/AI, Mayo Clinic, Medical Alley Association, Medtronic, Minnesota Technology Association, Phenomix Sciences, Tekne Awards, University of Minnesota

U of M releases Coventor ventilator design as open-source

June 2, 2020 By Sean Whooley

The University of Minnesota recently announced that it released the design for its Coventor alternative ventilator as open-source. Minnesota’s Coventor low-cost device gained notoriety in March after researchers touted the design made from various parts totaling just $150. In April, it became the first ventilator of its kind authorized for use under the FDA’s EUA […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Distribution, Featured, Respiratory Tagged With: Boston Scientific, coronavirus, COVID-19, Medtronic, UnitedHealth Group, University of Minnesota

How are alternative ventilators helping during the COVID-19 pandemic?

April 23, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Amid the shortages of vital equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, ventilators stand out — their presence a matter of life or death for people needing respiratory assistance. Common invasive ventilators are in short supply. While numerous companies have stepped forward to scale up production of the expensive products (usually between $25,000 and $50,000), the need […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Contract Manufacturing, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance, Research & Development, Respiratory Tagged With: Boston Scientific, coronavirus, COVID-19, earlebakkenmedicaldevicescenter, University of Minnesota

DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep.6 –  Hear about the Coventor ventilator, COVID-19, Q1 earnings and MassDevice’s Medtech 100 Index

April 20, 2020 By Tom Salemi

In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Aaron Tucker of the Earl Bakken Medical Center shares the origin of the recently approved Coventor ventilator, which will be manufactured at-cost by Boston Scientific. We’ll also hear comments Abbott CEO Robert Ford made during the company’s Q1 analyst call as the MassDevice team begins to dissect how […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Device Talks Podcasts, Diagnostics, Featured, Funding Roundup, Special Content Tagged With: Bakken Medical Device Center, coronavirus, DeviceTalks Weekly, MedTech 100 Index, University of Minnesota

BREAKING: FDA authorizes U of Minnesota, Boston Scientific’s low-cost ventilator

April 15, 2020 By Sean Whooley

The FDA today issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for a low-cost ventilator developed by the University of Minnesota and produced by Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX). Minnesota’s Coventor device made waves last month after researchers touted the design made from various parts totaling just $150. It’s now the first ventilator of its kind authorized for use under the […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Hospital Care, Regulatory/Compliance, Respiratory Tagged With: Boston Scientific, coronavirus, COVID-19, digi-key, earlebakkenmedicaldevicescenter, FDA, Medtronic, University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota researcher touts makeshift $150 ventilator to treat coronavirus

March 24, 2020 By Sean Whooley

The University of Minnesota is touting makeshift ventilators made from $150 in parts as potential solutions amid the shortage of equipment at healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak. According to a report in the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, researchers tested the prototype on a pig, keeping the animal breathing for an hour and confirming the possibility of […]

Filed Under: Contract Manufacturing, Featured, Respiratory Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, digi-key, earlebakkenmedicaldevicescenter, MGC Diagnostics, protolabs, University of Minnesota

3 ways HHS can help medtech innovators

October 16, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is doing everything from sharing more data to cultivating entrepreneurial talent and engaging in partnerships in order to support medical device innovators, the department’s CTO Ed Simcox told than 100 industry insiders in the Twin Cities today. A major goal at HHS is to build an innovation-focused […]

Filed Under: Medicare, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), Medical Alley, Medical Alley Assn., Minnesota, Reimbursement, University of Minnesota

HHS’s healthcare startups tour is coming to Minnesota next week

October 11, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

[Image courtesy of Google Maps] The University of Minnesota and the Medical Alley Association will host the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for a “Healthcare Startup Day Minnesota” event on Oct. 15. The event, which will be held at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center, will be HHS representatives’ sixth stop […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, News Well Tagged With: Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota is launching a medical industry innovation conference

September 25, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

The Medical Industry Leadership Institute (MILI) at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management is launching a new conference called Convene. The conference is Oct. 3 at the Carlson School in Minneapolis; its theme this year is the intersection of healthcare and data analytics. John Hammergren, the chairman and CEO of McKesson Corp., is a featured executive spotlight […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: carlsonschoolofmanagement, medicalindustryleadershipinstitute, University of Minnesota

Tamarack’s GlideWear helps kids with painful skin condition

July 31, 2018 By Nancy Crotti

A company that makes ultra-low-friction fabric for people with burn injuries, amputations and pressure sores has launched a clothing line for children with a painful skin condition. Known as “butterfly children,” these patients have epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic disorder in which their bodies do not produce a protein that would enable the skin […]

Filed Under: Pediatrics, Wound Care Tagged With: Tamarack Habilitation Technologies Inc., University of Minnesota

Medtech companies need to expand their philosophy: Here’s why

June 12, 2018 By Nancy Crotti

Medtech companies should expand their notion of who their customers are and dig deeper to discern what those customers want, according to health provider- and insurer-connected experts at the recent DeviceTalks Minnesota in St. Paul. Artificial intelligence and the proliferation of healthcare data have made it possible for medtech to consider not just individual patients […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Research & Development Tagged With: Blue Health Intelligence, Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota, University of St. Thomas

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