TheFunded.com Names Top-Five Venture Firms
TheFunded.com, a site where entrepreneurs can anonymously share their experiences — good or bad — with venture capital firms, recently came out with its list of top-five venture […]
Cliff Notes to the Times' Diagnostics Special Section
Yesterday’s New York Times had a special section — a “user’s guide” — on diagnostic testing. It covers asthma, bone disease, cancer, heart disease, obesity, […]
Low Visibility Led to Enpath Acquisition
Enpath was forced to give up its independence because it wasn’t getting enough attention from analysts. That’s what CFO Scott Youngstrom told the Pioneer Press […]
Media Interview: Jan Norman, OC Register
Jan Norman has been writing for the Orange County Register since 1981 and frequently covers the area’s many emerging medical technology companies. Renowned for her […]
Product Placement Produces High ROI
Small medical device firms don’t spend much time worrying about advertising. When working within tight budget constraints, a 30-second spot is a luxury most emerging firms […]
Accuray and CyberHeart Cut a Deal
Accuray, of Sunnyvale, CA, and Menlo Park, CA-based CyberHeart have inked a deal by which CyberHeart will use Accuray’s technology to develop a non-invasive method […]
Greatbatch to Buy Enpath for $102 Million
Greatbatch, of Clarence, NY, said today that it would acquire Minneapolis-based Enpath Medical for $102 million. The purchase, which includes assumption of debt (about $5.5 million worth, […]
NFL Stars Back New Supplement Delivery System
HealthSport, an Amherst, NY-based company that makes an edible film strip delivery system for nutritional supplements, has raised $3 million in a private placement. The […]
New Eye Mask for Growing Blepharoplasty Market
BioElectronics Corporation, a Frederick, MD-based company that makes anti-inflammatory patches to accelerate healing after surgery, has come out with a new eye mask to hold […]
Coherex Closing in on NMT and AGA in PFO Market
Red Herring yesterday ran an article about a three-way race to develop an FDA-approved PFO closure device. In the running are Coherex Medical, NMT Medical and AGA […]