Philadelphia Adopts Regional Approach to Start-up Funding
It’s not getting any easier to secure seed funding for life-sciences start-ups. Despite a reported upsurge in angel investment last year, “the total number of […]
Enova Adds Market Research Capabilities
St. Paul, MN-based Enova Medical Technologies today announced its merger with CJ Olson Market Research, a Minneapolis-based market research company. The deal adds market research […]
PlayStation Craze Hits Life Sciences
Sony gave air max 270 femme a huge boost to life sciences and bioinformatics start-ups when it encouraged developers to tinker with its popular PlayStation 3 […]
Touchy Feely Devices
Yesterday, a Toronto-based technology firm called Quanser unveiled prototypes of devices that incorporate haptic, or feeling feedback, technology for medical applications. Quanser expects the devices will […]
Scivanta Closes Book on Litigation
Scivanta Medical Corporation this air max 95 pas cher week saw the end of years-long litigation over exclusive rights to distribute Syntest, a hormone replacement therapy drug. The Spring […]
Coapt Systems Completes $22.6 Million Series E Financing
Coapt Systems, a Palo Alto, CA, firm that develops bioabsorbable implants for aesthetic surgery, completed a $22.6 million Series E round of financing. The seven-year old company […]
Slow Japanese Regulatory Process Affects U.S. Firms
According to a new report by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), slow approval times for medical devices in Japan could negatively affect U.S. firms. And […]
‘Ones to Watch’: Kyphon and Allergan
In its latest issue, National Review of air max 95 pas cher Medicine, a publication aimed at Canadian physicians, cites Kyphon and Allergan as companies to watch […]
Canadian Firm Gets Green Light to Sell in U.S.
Medical Ventures, of British Columbia, got 510(k) clearance this week to start selling its PeriPatch Aegis system in the U.S. PeriPatch Aegis is used to reinforce surgical […]
New ViOptix Chief Formerly of Now-Defunct Curon
ViOptix announced yesterday that Larry C. Heaton II has joined the company as president, CEO and chairman. Heaton’s been looking for work since November 2006, when […]