medical devices
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Convergence of medtech and health tech: Helping providers plan procedures and easing patient anxiety
A pediatric health system enlisting mixed reality and 3D printing technology illustrates how clinical collaboration and patient education can improve patient outcomes for complex procedures.
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MedShift CEO shares vision for growth
A veteran of GE Healthcare, Joe Gasque talks about how he's growing the company's niche position in the high-paced aesthetics industry, offering services to surgeons, practitioners, medical device and injectables manufacturers.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Skeptical of future performance, spooked by recent misses, Needham analyst downgrades Medtronic’s stock
Mike Matson evaluated two earlier negative bits of information along with Thursday’s revenue and earnings-per-share miss to conclude that Medtronic’s stock, which has held up despite recent market swings, needs to be downgraded to a “hold” from a “buy”.
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Using AI to reduce false alerts for patients with heart monitoring devices to detect cardiac arrhythmias
An infographic illustrates how Medtronic’s AccuRhythm AI suppresses false alerts while maintaining sensitivity.
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With the FTC’s conditional approval, Medtronic completes its $1.1B acquisition of Intersect ENT
To get approval for the deal, Medtronic agreed to sell an Intersect subsidiary to soothe the FTC’s concerns.
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Artificial Intelligence, BioPharma
Biofourmis adds $300M to ramp up in virtual care, digital therapy clinical trials
The Series D round of funding makes Biofourmis a unicorn valued at $1.3 billion. CEO and founder Kuldeep Singh Rajput said that the new capital will be used to expand his company’s remote-monitoring technologies and continue development of digital therapeutics, both as companions to traditional drugs and as monotherapies.
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3D printers have proved their value to hospitals for limb-saving surgery, Covid-19 supply chain issues, and more
A recent webinar sponsored by Formlabs underscored the value of 3D printing from a clinical perspective and offered insight on how commercial and regulatory players are thinking about this space.
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Devices & Diagnostics, BioPharma
Becton Dickinson spins off diabetes biz, enabling Embecta to embark on its own
The second quarter of 2022 kicked off with a new life sciences company joining the public markets, but not via an IPO or merger. Becton Dickinson on Friday completed the spinoff of its diabetes care business, Embecta, which now trades on the Nasdaq.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Sponsored Post
3D Printed medical devices for precision surgery
Formlabs is sponsoring a webinar exploring 3D printing from clinical, commercial, and regulatory perspectives.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Devices & Diagnostics, BioPharma
Bausch + Lomb’s IPO plans come into focus as BHC prepares to split into three
Bausch + Lomb is returning to the public markets in an IPO expected to rank among the biggest in healthcare. Speaking at the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Bausch Health Companies CEO Joe Papa discussed the plans to spin off both the iconic eye products business as well as the skin products business, leaving three independent and publicly traded companies.
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Health Tech, Sponsored Post, SYN
The new season of surgery evolution
We are building upon the foundation of digital laparoscopy and adding machine vision, augmented intelligence, and deep learning capabilities.
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BrightInsight CEO Kal Patel M.D. discusses the future of regulated digital health for biopharma and medtech
In order to benefit from the Virtual1Care trend, pharma and medtech companies must ensure that their digital health tools, wrapped around a drug or device, comply with evolving regulations.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech
GE Healthcare closes $1.45B acquisition of BK Medical
The company would become part of GE’s ultrasound business, expanding its capabilities to include surgical visualization. GE plans to spin out its healthcare division into a publicly traded company in 2023.
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Artificial Intelligence, BioPharma
Eli Lilly joins Verge Genomics’ $98M round as AI-discovered ALS drug nears clinic
Three life science companies unveiled Series B rounds of funding Thursday, early Christmas gifts that top $219 million combined. Along with Verge Genomics, the other companies that raised new capital are Tasso and Brainomix.
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CMS scraps coverage rule for breakthrough devices
The agency decided to rescind a rule by the previous administration where Medicare would be required to cover breakthrough devices for up to four years after they receive FDA approval or clearance. CMS said it made the change to address safety concerns with the policy.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
