Archives for April 2007
North Andover, MA-based Andover Medical announced today that it closed $5.6 million in private financing at the end of March. The firm, which makes orthopedic, podiatric and urological durable medical equipment (known as “DME”), will […]
11 April 2007 |
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BioForce Nanosciences, an Ames, IA-based nanotechnology firm, put out the word today that it’s looking for financial backing for its ViriChip platform, a patented system designed to detect and identify whole viruses. The firm believes the technology, from […]
11 April 2007 |
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The Wall Street Journal today has a piece on venture capitalists’ current favorable opinion of the medical technology market, particularly as it relates to small, start-up companies. Partners from such firms as Highland Capital Partners, IDG […]
11 April 2007 |
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The former CEO and CFO of Endocare, an Irvine, CA, company specialized in cryoablation technology, were indicted yesterday in connection with fradulent claims made between 2001 and 2003. Ex-CEO Paul Mikus and ex-CFO John Cracchiolo, […]
10 April 2007 |
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Hydromedix, a West Palm Beach, FL, company that makes devices to accelerate healing, announced yesterday that it will raise about $250,000 to fund prototype development of an appendage apparatus for use with the company’s patented technology, Dry Contact […]
10 April 2007 |
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Investment bank Jefferies & Co. announced today the expansion of its medical devices and diagnostics coverage, with the addition of managing director and senior equity research analyst Peter Bye. The former senior research analyst at […]
10 April 2007 |
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid on Friday issued a positive preliminary decision for DexCom to develop a Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System for its devices. The codes are necessary for processing health insurance claims. […]
9 April 2007 |
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FDA today gave the thumbs up to Cambridge, MA-based Tepha, to market its TephaFLEX Absorbable Suture product in the U.S. TephaFLEX is the first device that the privately held firm developed from a new class of biopolymers derived from a […]
9 April 2007 |
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The International Herald Tribune yesterday ran a short profile on Dr. Thomas Fogarty, a well known cardiovascular surgeon who holds about 125 patents including one for the Aneurx stent. In it, Fogarty expresses concern for […]
7 April 2007 |
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FDA today unveiled a new Web site that tracks post-approval studies for approved medical devices. The site, which currently has about 40 listings, includes information on all post-approval device studies ordered by FDA since January […]
6 April 2007 |
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