Novo Nordisk Loses Faith in AERx, Takes a $260 Million Hit
Denmark-based Novo Nordisk discontinued its experimental AERx insulin inhaler triggering a hefty one-time charge of $260 million. Novo, the world’s biggest insulin producer, said that […]
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Blackstone Gets Caught with Pants Down
Springfield, MA-based Blackstone Medical, a spinal surgery device manufacturer and subsidiary of Orthofix International, is under federal investigation for allegedly paying doctors to use its […]
Medical Technology Video Archive at OneMedPlace
This post will serve as an archive for video content uploaded to the Sentinel. To see a full list of past videos click here.
[Video Profile] Interview with E. Kevin Hrusovsky, President & CEO of Caliper Life Sciences
Caliper Life Sciences combines microfluidics, liquid handling and laboratory automation to deliver research tools for drug discovery and development, and genomics and proteomics laboratories. The […]
Applied NeuroSolutions’ Test Predicts Disease Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) affects many areas of cognition including language, attention, reasoning, and judgment. Many view MCI a transitional stage from the cognitive changes […]
AngioDynamics Technology Not Responsible for Lung Tumor Treatment Deaths
In February 2003, the FDA’s General and Plastic Surgery Devices Advisory Committee met and discussed thermal ablation of lung tumors. Concerns were raised about the […]
San Francisco Finance Forum Panels on Funding Growth
The OneMedPlace 2008 Finance Forum has organized panels focused on funding the growth of healthcare and life science companies. These panels will include: Negotiating the […]
[Video Profile] Ray Krauss, CEO of GlucoLight
Blood glucose levels have been called the next vital sign in the surgical environment. Numerous studies show that aggressive management of glucose levels in ICU […]
FDA Recommends Hologic’s Non-Incisional Approach to Tubal Ligation
Hologic’s Adiana provides a permanent transcervical alternative to tubal ligation. The procedure takes approximately 15 minutes and carries few of the side effects experienced during […]
DelSite to Challenge AstraZeneca’s Dominance of the Nasal Flu Vaccine Market
Current influenza vaccines use liquid formulations that have a limited shelf life, require refrigerated storage and, with the exception of AstraZeneca’s FluMist, are delivered by […]