Google Health: Open the Flood Gates
After 18 months in development, Google has unveiled its online personal health record (PHR) storage system, Google Health. Google brings its considerable know how and […]
Month: May 2008
Upgraded Enlarged Prostate Treatment Catheter from Urologix: CTC Advance
This week, the OneMedPlace team is down in Orlando attending the American Urological Association’s annual meeting. We’ll be capturing some great video footage from the […]
Retractable Technologies Plods Along
Retractable Technologies, maker of safety needles, including the Vanish Point syringe, reported revenues of $5.3 million in its most recent quarter, down slightly from the […]
Spectranetics Buys Kensey Nash Endovascular Unit
In a deal announced this week, Spectranetics will acquire Kensey Nash Corporation’s endovascular business for $10 million upfront and additional milestone payments of up to […]
NxStage Shares Plummet on Q1 Financial Results
NxStage Medical, a Lawrence, MA, company that makes dialysis systems, saw its share price plummet after announcing its first quarter financial results. The company traded […]
Arbios Systems to Begin Pivotal Trials for its SEPET Liver Assist Device
Liver and biliary diseases affect 25 million Americans, whose annual healthcare costs exceed $10 billion. Unfortunately, there are no direct treatments available for liver failure […]
Squeaking Stryker Hip Implant
A story in the New York Times today sheds light on an increasingly common occurrence: squeaking hips. A study in the Journal of Arthroplasty found […]
[Video Profile] Interview with James Datin, Executive VP and Managing Director of Safeguard Scientifics
Safeguard Scientifics is a holding company that invests in growth-stage life sciences and technology. In addition to capital, Safeguard provides strategic, operational and management resources […]
NuVasive to Acquire Osteocel Biologics Business from Osiris Therapeutics
The $200 million NuVasive raised in a March offering may soon be put to good use. The company announced yesterday the pending acquisition of the […]
NovaDel Announces $4 Million Financing
NovaDel entered into a private placement for up to $4 million, in the form of secured convertible promissory notes with an interest rate of 10% […]