Archives for May 2007
In a time of war, the medical technology industry, like many others, is rethinking product lines to meet unfortunate circumstantial demands.
The San Antonio Business Journal reported yesterday that Vidacare, a med tech firm whose technology penetrates bone to […]
23 May 2007 |
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A new startup called Follica seeks to one-up pharma powerhouses Johnson & Johnson and Merck by developing a new hair-growth treatment that helps form new hair follicles. Red Herring reported last week findings from a study […]
22 May 2007 |
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According to an article that ran last week in Boston Business Journal, angel investors are looking the other way when entrepreneurs come a-knockin’ for seed money. ”Angels are moving upstream, looking to dole out more money […]
22 May 2007 |
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Champions Biotechnology, of Arlington, VA, announced today plans to buy Biomerk, a private company formed just last year to develop its trademark Tumorgrafts, a preclinical platform of human cancer tumor immune-deficient mice xenografts. Biomerk Tumorgrafts, […]
21 May 2007 |
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ReAble, a privately held rehabilitation and orthopedic device company based on Austin, TX, announced today that it would acquire drug-delivery firm IOMED for $22 million in cash. Following the acquisition, expected to close in July 2007 subject to […]
18 May 2007 |
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Venture capitalists pumped nearly $1.7 billion into neurotechnology in 2006, according to a report released today that paints the field as a frontier industry on the rise. Designed to help investors quantify opportunities in this […]
17 May 2007 |
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CoreValve received CE Mark approval yesterday for its non-invasive heart valve, putting the Irvine, CA, company out in front of other startups working on similar technologies. The company’s ReValving System inserts the artificial valve through a catheter and permanently implants it over the diseased […]
17 May 2007 |
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Cardiogenesis, an Irvine, CA-based medical device company that specializes in devices that stimulate cardiac angiogenesis, submitted a PMA last week for its minimally invasive Robotic 5.0 PEARL Delivery System. The PEARL, which stands for Port Enabled […]
16 May 2007 |
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Amedica, a Salt Lake City, UT, company that makes orthopedic implants, today announced that it has raised $13.2 million in Series D financing. Including this round, for which Creation Capital served as the placement agent, Amedica has […]
16 May 2007 |
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Teknimed, a privately held French company that makes biomaterials for bone surgery, has signed a deal to allow Smith & Nephew to market its FDA-approved bone cement. Smith & Nephew’s Orthopaedic Trauma & Clinical Therapies […]
15 May 2007 |
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