FDA Okays Smaller Trial for Acorn Heart Device
Cash-strapped Acorn Cardiovascular sees light at the end of the tunnel. As reported by the Star Tribune, the St. Paul, MN, company has come to […]
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Generic Surgical Mesh Hits Market
Generic Medical Devices, of Gig Harbor, WA, today received its second 501(k) clearance, for its GMD Universal Surgical Mesh product. The company is the first […]
Device and Coatings Manufacturers Make Good Match
Device manufacturers should start cozying up to developers of coatings materials, says a new report by Greystone Associates, a medical technology consulting firm based in […]
Joint Venture Into Drug-Eluting Stents
Birmingham, AL-based Brookwood Pharmaceuticals and Targeted Technology Ventures of San Antonio, TX, are teaming up to create a new drug-eluting stent, reports Birmingham Business Journal. […]
Media Interview: Eric Fetters, The Herald
Eric Fetters is an experienced business writer who has been covering the medical device and biotechnology industries for over five years. He currently works on […]
Nanotech Investments Come with Risk
An article published today by Nanowerk says that today’s hefty investments in nanotechnology come with risk. Nanotech applied to diagnostics has raised hopes that diagnosis […]
New Device Helps Assess Efficacy of Parkinson’s Drugs
A new device from Cleveland Medical Devices may help pharmaceutical companies determine how well their Parkinson’s disease drugs are working. The Cleveland company received FDA clearance today for Kinesia, […]
Entrepreneurial Activity Spikes in North Carolina
Life sciences startups are popping up — and looking for money — in the Research Triangle Park section of North Carolina, says an article from […]
Company Launches to Help Truckers Stay Awake
A sleep doctor and respiratory doctor are teaming up to form a new company that will develop technologies for diagnosing and treating sleep apnea and […]
California Startup Squares Funding for New Stent
SquareOne, a startup company based in Campbell, CA, that’s developing a new stent system, has raised $7.5 million in a Series C round. Information on the […]