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Zimmer Biomet joins Indo UK Institute of Health’s Medicity program
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said today that it inked a 20-year collaboration with the Indo UK Institute of Health as a preferred orthopedic partner for the Medicity program. The partnership aims to...
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Array of implanted electrodes stimulates nerve cells in spinal cord injuries
Researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering and the University of Utah demonstrated how patients with spinal cord injuries could regain use of paralyzed limbs using a tiny array...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for November 23, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s...
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Micell begins MiStent clinical trial in Japan
Micell Technologies said today that it began its Dessolve J randomized, double-blind study comparing its MiStent SES sirolimus eluting absorbable polymer coronary stent to the Xience V everolimus...
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Windtree touts inhaled therapy for infants with respiratory distress syndrome
Windtree Therapeutics (NSDQ:WINT) today released data from a phase IIa trial evaluating its inhaled Aerosurf lucinactant designed for premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Results from...
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Oramed touts phase Ib data for type 2 diabetes capsule
Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:ORMP) said today that it finished a phase Ib study of its oral GLP-1 analog capsule for type 2 diabetes. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a hormone that stimulates the...
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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for November 29, 2016
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NeuroMetrix wins CE Mark for Quell wearable pain relief device
NeuroMetrix (NSDQ:NURO) said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Quell wearable pain relief device, now cleared as a class IIa medical device in the region. The Waltham,...
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Philips launches Intellispace Portal 9.0 radiological visual analysis &...
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said today it launched its IntelliSpace Portal 9.0, the most recent iteration of its radiological visual analysis and quantification platform. The new version of the platform...
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Celgene invests in GNS
Celgene (NSDQ:CELG) said this week that it has made another investment in GNS Healthcare and inked a deal with the bioanalytics firm for its “Reverse Engineering and Forward Simulation” software. GNS’s...
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Smart patch monitors blood, releases blood thinners to prevent clots
Researchers from the North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a patch designed to monitor a patient’s blood and release blood-thinning drugs to...
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West expands CMO facilities in Ireland
West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) said today that it finished a 60,000 square foot expansion of its contract manufacturing facility near Mulhuddart, County Dublin in Ireland. The expansion is a...
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Moximed launches IDE trial of Atlas unicompartmental knee
California orthopedic device developer Moximed said today it enrolled the 1st patient in an FDA approved investigational device exemption trial of its next-gen Atlas unicompartmental unloading knee...
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Developing contextual tools for interpreting pediatric brain scans
Radiologists who can tune in to the nuances of brain scans in children are a pretty rarified group. Only about 3 percent of U.S. radiologists, some 800 to 900 physicians, practice in pediatrics. Those...
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Anonymous strategic investor puts another $5m into Endonovo’s Immunotronics
Endonovo Therapeutics (OTC:ENDV) said this week that it inked a $5 million deal with an anonymous strategic investor aimed at retiring its convertible debt, launching pre-clinical studies of its...
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Counterfeit prescription drug tracker raises $52m
TraceLink Inc. said yesterday that it raised $51.5 million in a Series C financing round, bringing its total raised to $77 million. The round was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, joining FirstMark...
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OCUL registers for $40m stock sale
Ocular Therapeutix (NSDQ:OCUL) is looking to raise $40 million through a public stock offering, according to a prospectus filed with the federal Securities & Exchange Commission this week. The...
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Becton Dickinson to shutter Creedmoor, N.C. plant, lay off 120
Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) is reportedly shutting down its Creedmoor, N.C. plant and laying off the 120 workers that operate out of it, according to The News & Observer. The facility in...
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Abbott wins CE Mark for i-Stat handheld blood tester
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its i-Stat Alinity handheld blood testing platform. The i-Stat Alinity system is designed to perform a wide range of blood...
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Nordisk touts Tresiba insulin injection data
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) said today that data from the Devote clinical trial indicated that its injected insulin, Tresiba, reduced the risk of severe hypoglycemia when compared to insulin glargine. The...
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