CryoLife Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Cardiogenesis
CryoLife, an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, agreed to acquire surgical product maker, Cardiogenesis Corp. for about $22 million.
NeoStem to Present Stem Cell Technology at OneMedForum NY 2011
NeoStem , an international biopharmaceutical company, will present at OneMedForum NY 2011.
Cambridge Heart’s MTWA Test Featured As Case Of The Week In Diagnostic And Interventional Cardiology
Cambridge Heart, Inc., a developer of non-invasive diagnostic tests for cardiac disease, announced that its test was recently featured in Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology as the Case of the Week.
SpinX Technologies Develops Cost Efficient Diagnostic Technique
SpinX Technologies is a medical devices company that has developed a technological platform to automate and significantly cut down reagent and patient (or test) sample […]
S.E.A. Medical Tackles IV Errors Before They Occur
In 2006, 2-year-old Emily Jerry was killed when a technician mixed her chemotherapy drug with a saline solution 26 times above normal.
Anavex Receives Approval to Commence Phase I Clinical Trial in Alzheimer’s Disease
Anavex Life Sciences recently announced that its clinical trial application for ANAVEX 2-73, the company’s lead compound for Alzheimer’s disease, has been approved by the German regulatory health authority.
Halo Monitoring Develops Advanced Fall Detection System
Halo Monitoring is a medical alarm company focused on enabling seniors to remain in their own homes safely and with more independence. The medical alarm, […]
1st Australian Total Artificial Heart Patient Bridged To Transplant
SynCardia Systems Inc, the Tucson-based manufacturer of the world’s only Total Artificial Heart, announced recently that St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia, has successfully bridged its first patient to transplant.
OSI Systems Receives FDA Clearance for New Device Used in Anesthesia Delivery
OSI Systems, Inc. announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has received FDA 510k clearance for Enhanced Flow Meter Visualization.
Blood Test Shows Promise In Spotting SCID In Infants
UCSF doctors have developed a test that, using just a drop of blood taken within hours of a baby’s birth, can determine whether that child has a rare but potentially fatal immune deficiency disorder.