Bone Fractures Expected to Contribute to Growth of Orthopedic Implant Market

Minnesota-based orthopedics startup Dgimed Ortho is seeking to raise $2 million for its bone-fracture system. Dgimed is developing Distalock, a nail and drill system that allows orthopedic surgeons to quickly and accurately insert locking screws used to stabilize rod-like implants in patients suffering from...

Medtech Start-Ups/Innovators Partner with Top Investors & Corporate Acquisition Leaders at IN3 Summit

October 27-29, 2010 • Grand Hyatt Hotel • San Francisco, CA www.IN3Summit.com Download the latest event brochure here Nearly 30 innovators/start-ups scheduled to present – A few spaces are still available! APPLY TO PRESENT 22+ investors and key industry leaders scheduled to present, including...

Researchers, Healthcare Companies Seek to Give COPD Patients Some Breathing Room

Breathing is one of the most basic human functions, but for an estimated 12 million people in the United States, the simple act of drawing a breath can be difficult and even painful. These patients suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease that causes breathing...

A Busy Week for Multiple Sclerosis News

It was good news for Novartis and bad news for Merck KGaA this week as regulators handed down their decisions on each company’s multiple sclerosis (MS) drug candidate. On Wednesday, Novartis’ Gilenya became the first oral drug in the U.S. approved to treat the chronic inflammatory disease. Gilenya is...

Annual Costs of Dementia Care Exceed GDP, New Report Says

The global cost of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias will be $604 billion in 2010, more than 1 percent of the world’s GDP. This statistic comes from a new report issued Tuesday, which was World Alzheimer’s Day, by international organization Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI). The...

European MedTech Summit 2010 a Conference to Watch

One of the fall’s most anticipated medtech conferences is the 2nd European Tech Tour MedTech Summit, to be held September 29-30, 2010 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The conference will feature more than 20 promising medtech companies that have the potential to make a huge impact on the healthcare industry....

Spotlight Back on Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Recent news reports of young American athletes collapsing during play or practice have drawn media attention to sudden cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death in the U.S. According to the Heart Rhythm Foundation, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) kills an estimated 325,000 people in the U.S. each year.  SCA is...

No Shortage of Hopefuls in the Multibillion-Dollar Blood Thinner Business

Patients hoping for a new alternative to the blockbuster blood thinner Plavix will have to wait a bit longer for a verdict on a promising candidate. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs more time to review AstraZeneca’s experimental blood thinner Brilinta (ticagrelor).  A decision had been expected...