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Researchers develop artificial cells as drug delivery vehicles
Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology in Netherlands have developed artificial cells that use enzymes to move like real cells and navigate complex environments, according to a study...
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Smiths Medical deals Wallace IVF biz to CooperSurgical for $174m
Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) said today it divested its Wallace in-vitro fertilization product line to Cooper Cos. (NYSE:COO) CooperSurgical subsidiary for $174 million (UK £140 million). The divestiture is...
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Xtant Medical prices $11m offering
Xtant Medical today priced its current shares offering, looking to raise $11 million in the round. The Belgrade, Mont.-based company plans to float 15 million units at 75¢ per unit. Each unit in the...
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Augmenix scores reimbursement code for SpaceOar
Augmenix said today it won a category 1 current procedural terminology reimbursement code from the American Medical Association for periprostatic implantation of biodegradable material, covering its...
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Where we are/What we have done – Two years after releasing our FDASIA 907...
By: Janice Soreth, M.D. Since it’s been more than two years since FDA unveiled its Action Plan to advance the inclusion of diverse populations in clinical trials, we’d like to update you on how much we...
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Siemens plans IPO for healthcare business
Reuters — Siemens (NYSE:SI) said today that it’s planning a public listing for its $15 billion healthcare business, lifting its shares to a 16-year high as investors hoped for an injection of capital...
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Intuity Medical raises $40m for Pogo glucose meter
Intuity Medical said today that it raised $40 million in a Series C round for its Pogo 1-step blood glucose meter. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Intuity said the round was led by PTV Healthcare Capital and...
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Medtronic targets Medicare bundled payments with knee replacement offering
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it’s getting into the large joint replacement business, aiming to capitalize on a new bundled payment program at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services....
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Mylan misses on top & bottom lines, citing $465 million settlement
Shares in Mylan (NDSQ:MYL) rose slightly today after the pharmaceutical giant missed expectations on Wall Street with its 3rd-quarter results. The Canonsburg, Pa.-based company posted a net loss of...
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California insurance board subpoenas Valeant
Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX) said yesterday that it received an investigative subpoena from the California Dept. of Insurance last month over its ties to a specialty pharmacy, Philidor Rx...
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ReVision Optics raises $32m for Raindrop nearsightedness inlay
ReVision Optics said today that it raised $32 million in an equity round to back the commercialization of its Raindrop near-vision inlay. Existing backers Canaan Partners, Domain Associates, InterWest...
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BD, JDRF ink deal for extended wear insulin delivery device
Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) said today that it inked a research collaboration supported by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to develop an extended-wear insulin delivery device. The...
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Appeals court sends NuVasive spat with Medtronic back to patent office
The long-running patent war between Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) is due for another battle after a federal appeals court yesterday ordered the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office...
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Coating issue rears its head for Concert Medical’s Galeo Pro guidewire
Concert Medical yesterday issued a voluntary recall notice for certain lots of its Galeo Pro coronary guidewires over issues with the polytetrafluoroethylene coating separating from the device. The...
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TransEnterix bets on haptics for Senhance robot-assisted surgery device
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) is betting that the haptics technology in its Senhance robot-assisted surgery platform will help it make headway against Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) and its 10-year lead on...
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Bovie Medical prices $12m round
Bovie Medical (NYSE:BVX) today released pricing for an upcoming offering, looking to bring in $12 million with funds slated to support expanding sales and marketing and R&D. The Clearwater,...
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Dow subsidiary presents transdermal delivery system
Dow (NYSE:DOW) subsidiary Dow Corning presented its latest drug delivery tech for transdermal therapies at the American Assn. of Pharmaceutical Sciences annual meeting. Dow Corning introduced its...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for November 10, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s...
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Prominent cardiologist calls for a halt to Watchman implants
A prominent cardiologist is calling for a stop to left atrial appendage closure procedures using Boston Scientific‘s (NYSE:BSX) Watchman device, claiming the procedures, which seek to reduce stroke in...
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Smiths Medical debuts drug pump software
Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) Smiths Medical division today launched an updated version of its PharmGuard interoperability software for its Medfusion 4000 wireless syringe pumps. The new version features...
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