CR Bard execs know they have a gorilla of a competitor in the proposed $43 billion Medtronic acquisition of Covidien, particularly in the vascular business. They aren’t predicting the effects of that business combination on Bard, ...
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Medtech manufacturers may soon have clearer guidelines on how to get their products through the FDA’s 510(k) process—with the changes meant to address the widespread criticism of the regulatory pathway in recent years by ...
Compounding Solutions Lewiston, Maine – Compounding Solutions has hired Jeff Ribley to be their Western Sales Manager. As the Western Sales Manager, Jeff will be responsible for growing the company’s presence in the western ...
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The medtech jobs picture looked rosy in 2013, with the top 15 device makers in hiring mode, according to an EP Vantage report out this week. Excluding pharmaceutical spinoffs, these companies expanded their collective workforce by 6%, the ...
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President Obama clearly doesn’t like Medtronic’s plan to move its headquarters to Ireland through the acquisition of Covidien. Medtronic’s $43 billion acquisition of Covidien would be the largest tax inversion deal yet. ...
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St. Jude Medical and Volcano Corp. have apparently decided to stand down when it comes to lawsuits related to technologies including tunable lasers used in optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging systems. The two companies have agreed ...
Implantable heart pump maker HeartWare International recently announced that it has tapped a former Boston Scientific executive as its new chief medical officer, effective September 1. Katrin Leadley, MD, was most recently chief medical ...
DDL Inc. now offers Sutherland Rub Testing to determine the durability and abrasion resistance of printed materials that may be impacted by shipping conditions, temperature and humidity, time, and many other variables. Sutherland Rub ...
When changes to China's environmental law saw the light of day last year the resulting din was so loud it was felt even in the National People's Congress. China's oldest non-governmental organization focused on the environment, Friends of ...
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There's an old saying in China that a word is worth a thousand pieces of gold, but one anti-corruption official's accusations involving the name change of a medicinal herb may prove it can cost much more. Lu Qun, deputy director of an ...
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Medtronic officials apparently see the political blowback over their proposed $43 billion acquisition of Covidien as serious business. The company has paid $200,000 to lobbyists including former U.S. Sens. Trent Lott and John Breaux to ...
Big Tobacco, almost unbelievably, is lending a hand in the creation of a potential breakthrough drug, a new class of drugs that could dull grave psychiatric disorders, improve attention of ADHD afflicted children, repel Alzheimer's onset, ...
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South Korea Beauty Equipment Industry Import Situation in the First Half of 2013 South Korea Instruments and Appliances Used in Medical, Surgical, Dental or Veterinary Sciences Main Source Country/Region from Jan. to June in 2013 ...
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has recalled bottles of 100ct Panadol Advance pain relievers, as it failed to meet standards set by Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). GSK's Panadol Advance pain relievers contain acetaminophen that requires ...
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