FDA clears Nephros after 2015 warning letter
Nephros (OTC:NEPH) said last week it received a notice from the FDA closing out a warning letter the company received last May concerning issues with the manufacturing of a variety of its filtration...
View ArticleEx-Insulet CEO DeSisto is new chief exec at MannKind | Personnel Moves
MannKind Corporation said last week it picked up ex-Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) CEO Duane DeSisto as its new prez and CEO, effective January 5, 2016. DeSisto will replace interim CEO Alfred Mann, who has held...
View ArticleHART CEO Green bows out | Personnel Moves
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology (NSDQ:HART) said chairman, president & CEO David Green agreed to bow out but remain on the board as the company seeks a leader with experience in clinical...
View ArticleDexCom elevates COO Sayer, Gregg to chairman | Personnel Moves
Dexcom Inc. (NSDQ:DXCM) said it promoted COO Kevin Sayer to president & CEO this week, elevating former chief executive Terry Gregg to executive chairman after 7 years in the corner office. Sayer...
View ArticleNephros expands European distribution deal
Nephros (OTC:NEPH) said it plans to extend and expand its deal with Italian distributor Bellco Srl, adding more countries to their existing deal. Mirandola-based Bellco is focused on providing...
View ArticleNephros plummets 68% on filter recall
Nephros (OTC:NEPH) shares plummeted nearly 68% today after it issued a recall of 3 of its in-line ultrafilters after receiving reports of bacterial contamination that may have led to a patient’s...
View ArticleReport: CMS Innovation Center’s 1st chief on the way out
Dr. Richard Gilfillan, the 1st leader of the recently-created Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center, will hand over the reigns at the end of the month, and no replacement has...
View ArticleAtriCure prices $24M stock offering | Wall Street Beat
AtriCure (NSDQ:ATRC) priced a public offering of nearly 3.5 million shares of stock at $7.25 per share, saying it expects net proceeds of about $23.5 million. The West Chester, Ohio-based medical...
View ArticleFDA clears Ethicon’s 1st surgical set docs can assemble inside the body |...
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) Ethicon Endo-Surgery won FDA clearance for the 1st surgical instruments that can be assembled and disassembled inside the body during surgery. Ethicon’s Percutaneous...
View ArticleAmgen mourns death of founder George Rathmann | Personnel Moves
Amgen mourns death of George Rathmann, founding CEO Biotech giant Amgen‘s (NSDQ:AMGN) founding CEO George Rathmann died this week at the age of 84. In his final years, Rathmann was a dialysis patient...
View ArticleAbbott, St. Jude Medical re-up ‘cardiovascular alliance’| Wall Street Beat
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) are renewing and expanding an alliance to co-market their cardiovascular products, including Abbott’s market-leading Xience coronary stent line. The...
View ArticleBovie swings to 2011 black | Earnings Roundup
Bovie Medical swings to 2011 black Bovie Medical (NYSE:BVX) posted losses of $876,000, or 5¢ per share, on sales of $6.2 million during the 3 months ended Dec. 31, 2011. That compares with losses of...
View ArticleEx-J&J CEO Weldon to walk with $143.5M in retirement | Personnel Moves
Outgoing Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) CEO William Weldon will take home $143.5 million in retirement benefits when he walks in April. The veteran J&J employee racked up more than $95 million...
View ArticleGE Healthcare begins PMA process for 3D breast scanner | Regulatory Roundup
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) filed the first module of its pre-market approval application for the breast tomosynthesis option of its Senographe Essential system. The health care giant said the first...
View ArticleFDA approves first drug-eluting implant for chronic sinusitis | Regulatory...
Intersect ENT Inc. announced a landmark win for its flagship Propel drug-eluting implant for treatment of chronic sinusitis. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company’s device claims to be the first of a...
View ArticleNephros corporate strategy update highlights CEO search
Therapeutic filtration company Nephros Inc. (OTC:NEPH) unveiled a new corporate strategy this week, highlighting the search for a new chief executive to replace acting CEO Dr. Paul Mieyal. "Nephros’s...
View ArticlePenis stimulation device touts landmark FDA clearance for erectile...
Reflexonic LLC landed FDA clearance for the first hand-held, non-pharmaceutical device intended to help men with moderate erectile dysfunction, poor maintenance and rigidity or spinal cord injuries...
View ArticleCambridge Heart’s Q1 sales slide on Cardiac Science buyout | Earnings Roundup
Cambridge Heart Inc. (OTC:CAMH) took a hit during the first quarter, as last year’s acquisition of partner Cardiac Science helped drive sales down 3.2 percent, even as it prepped an offering to raise...
View ArticleDerma Sciences sales jump 16 percent | Earnings roundup
MassDevice keeps a close eye on public medical device companies, tracking their quarterly sales and earnings reports. For the most recent filings, check out our Earnings Roundup, where we collect each...
View ArticleCardioDx drums up $57 million for genetic tests | Funding roundup
CardioDx Inc. raised $57.5 million from equity and options investments, according to its latest filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based genomics firm is...
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