Bariatric Surgery Now Safer, Patient Database Reveals
The Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative, a patient database funded by a $700,000 annual grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, sheds new light on […]
Articles by Doug Cress
[Quick Take] Interview with Dan Sade Hochstadter, CEO of Keren Medical
Keren Medical is developing anastomosis suturing technology for minimally invasive surgeries (an anastomosis is an operation to connect two body parts). The company’s flagship product […]
Luminex Announces Public Offering, Acquisition Seem Likely
Luminex, developer of xMAP, an open architecture multiplexing technology with applications throughout the life sciences industry, announced yesterday an underwritten public offering of 3,500,000 shares […]
[Quick Take] Interview with Edward Leary, President & CEO of ContraVac
In this quick interview from the AUA Meeting, Charlottesville, VA-based ContraVac, discusses SpermCheck Vasectomy. Using only a few drop of semen, the diagnostic can confirm […]
STAAR Surgical Goes Viral
As someone who is celebrating a second anniversary of perfect vision, I tend to be a strong proponent of the laser eye surgery. LASIK gets […]
Bitter Ally Buys Bankrupt Immunicon
Veridex, LLC, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, will acquire Immunicon for $31 million in cash. Immunicon filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday; the announcement sent […]
Will NeuroMetrix Win Back the Hearts of Investors?
When I first learned of NeuroMetrix, it was love at first sight. The company’s NC-stat System made it possible for physicians to diagnose neuropathies at […]
CryoLife-BioForm Eye Browplasties
BioGlue is now available for use in browlift cosmetic and plastic surgery in the EU. CryoLife, maker of BioGlue, has had its eyes set on […]
Hologic Gets Heptatis C, HPV with Third Wave Acquisition
Hologic, an established provider of diagnostic products and therapeutic devices, will acquire Third Wave Technologies in a $580 million deal. Third Wave develops molecular diagnostic […]
[Video Profile] Interview with Bob Mills, President of Envisioneering Medical
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. The cancer stems from a malignant tumor that originates in the prostate gland. […]