Category: Medical

August 15, 2022

Abbott is facing increased competition from Dexcom in Europe, which received a CE mark for its G7 device in March and began a commercialization strategy that initially targeted large markets such as Germany and the U.K. Abbott has been expanding […]

July 27, 2022

The U.S. medical device industry hailed the Senate vote today to appropriate $280 billion over several years to increase domestic production of computer chips, including a special fund to ensure the production of older generation chips used in many medical […]

July 7, 2022

The July 2021 survey provided data to quantify the reports of semiconductor shortages, revealing delays ranging from two weeks to more than one year. Competing with tech companies and automakers for the chips, the respondents reported delays, reduced order quantities, […]

June 1, 2022

The DHS has posted one notice about the Pyxis device each year from 2018 to 2020. While no new vulnerabilities emerged last year, two alerts were given in 2022 with the latest coming weeks after the department flagged a risk related to the use […]

May 26, 2022

Medical Microinstruments (MMI) SpA, a robotics company dedicated to improving clinical outcomes for patients undergoing microsurgery, today announced the launch of its Symani Surgical System Simulator developed by VirtaMed. The simulator will improve, expand, and digitize the pathways for Symani […]

May 4, 2022

Moderna Inc. MRNA -1.16% said that its first-quarter revenue and profit tripled from a year earlier on higher sales of its Covid-19 vaccine and that a fall booster-shot campaign could drive continued sales gains. The biotechnology company’s revenue topped $6 […]

April 28, 2022

Essentium, Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), today announced the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE™) 3D Printing Platform and industrial materials were used to conceptualize, design, prototype, and manufacture ten functional Worlds Protect COVID-19 breathalyzer kiosks in […]

April 19, 2022

Johnson & Johnson JNJ +3.04% suspended full-year guidance for sales of its Covid-19 vaccine, citing a global surplus of doses and uncertainty over how the course of the pandemic will affect demand. The healthcare-products company said Tuesday that Covid-19 shots […]

April 11, 2022

Vaccine makers Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. named company outsiders as chief financial officers as they look to deploy some of the cash they have generated during the Covid-19 pandemic. New York-based Pfizer on Monday said David Denton will take […]

March 30, 2022

Navigating FDA’s strict and ever-changing regulatory requirements is far from a new balancing act that medical device manufacturers face daily. But the many pressures born from the pandemic, such as supply chain disruption coupled with the stringent regulatory environment, have […]

March 16, 2022

The past few years have seen regulators on both sides of the Atlantic change their approach to medtech. The biggest changes have happened in the EU, where MDR and the In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation are redefining what it takes to […]

March 11, 2022

When GE announced in November it was spinning off its healthcare business — in which the company will retain a 20% stake — the conglomerate said capital structures, brands and other details were to be determined later. Four months later, […]

March 9, 2022

At the Medical Expo MD&M West 2022 at booth 3097 (April 12 – 14, 2022, in Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.), Kistler will showcase its broad range of process monitoring and measurement solutions for medical device manufacturing. Visitors will be able to […]

March 3, 2022

The Healthcare Fabrics Market is Segmented By Type (Polypropylene, Polyester, Viscose, Polyamide), By Application (Hygiene, Dressing, Clothing, Curtains, Blanket & Bedding). The report covers global opportunity analysis and industry forecasts from 2023 to 2028. The Healthcare Fabrics market was valued […]

February 11, 2022

Diabetes technology has been one of the most resilient markets during the pandemic, with companies like Dexcom, Tandem Diabetes Care and Insulet growing revenues and users as the adoption of wearable devices and digital health technologies have taken off. Along […]

February 8, 2022

If 2021 set the stage for the next few years’ worth of developments in surgical robotics, then it stands to reason 2022 will pay off on some of those actions. One of those actions is the continued development of new […]

January 12, 2022

Biopharmaceutical firm Pardes Biosciences Inc. plans to spend a large chunk of the funds it raised through a public offering late last month on a pill it is developing to treat Covid-19, including on manufacturing and hiring more clinical staff. […]

January 11, 2022

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced a collaboration with Pfizer Inc. and global charitable foundation Wellcome to better understand the role of diagnostics in advancing antimicrobial stewardship practices around the world. […]

January 10, 2022

Nanoscope Therapeutics Inc, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing optogenetic gene therapies for retinal degenerative diseases, today announced that Nanoscope has been awarded U.S. patent 11,180,537 covering its Multi-Characteristic Opsin (MCO) optogenetic gene therapy platform for restoring vision. This award bolsters […]

January 5, 2022

Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, our team has kept a running list of N95 and other kinds of masks that are Made in the USA. Now, as the omicron variant continues to spread, and at-home testing becomes […]