Royal Philips NV (PHG) plans to buy medical-imaging company Volcano Corp. (VOL) for $1.2 billion, in one of Philips’ largest acquisitions in years, according to a Bloomberg report. The purchase of San Diego–based Volcano will ...
The signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Korea is expected to result in a structural change in trade patterns between the two counties. The FTA and its consequences thus offer a rare moment for Taiwan to review its ...
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Zamst, a leader in high-performance sports protective equipment, has renewed its worldwide endorsement deal with professional basketball star Stephen Curry. Considered to be one of today’s best basketball players, Curry has has ...
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A miniaturized heart-failure monitor recently acquired by St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, MN) from an Atlanta-based startup named CardioMEMS reduced 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients over 65, according to an analysis of the ...
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John Spinello needs $25,000 to pay for oral surgery. A crowdfunding campaign has launched to help pay for an operation needed by the inventor of the classic board game, Operation. John Spinello invented the classic game in 1964 and sold ...
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To protect the safety of consumers, especially young children, tweens, and teenagers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to approve a new national safety standard for high-powered magnet sets. High-powered magnet sets are ...
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This year is proving to be a pretty good year for many medtech companies. The majority of the largest 40 have seen their stock prices rise by double-digit percentages in 2014, according to a Qmed analysis. Meanwhile, only eight have seen ...
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Perkasie, PA – Secant Medical will present at Rice University’s Advances in Tissue Engineering 2014 22nd Annual Short Course in Houston, August 13-16. Jeremy Harris, Ph.D., Technical Director at Secant Medical, will discuss how ...
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Time will tell whether Google Glass ends up being a commercial flop. Its real potential, however, might just be in medicine. Google Glass is already making its way into operating rooms and ambulance cabs. Recently, MedEx Ambulance ...
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Time will tell whether Google Glass ends up being a commercial flop. Its real potential, however, might just be in medicine. Google Glass is already making its way into operating rooms and ambulance cabs. Recently, MedEx Ambulance ...
Two medical device sales representatives have admitted to defrauding New Jersey hospitals and medical facilities out of more than $800,000, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced this week. The two former Integra LifeSciences Corp. ...
The global Import Situation of Instruments and Appliances for Surgery, Dentistry, Veterinary Sciences and Others (HS: 901890) from 2009-2012. The Global Import Amount Trend of Instruments and Appliances for Surgery, Dentistry, Veterinary ...
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The Export Situation of Instruments and Appliances for Surgery, Dentistry, Veterinary Sciences and Others in China. The Export Volume and Sum of Instruments & Appliances for Surgery, Dentistry, Veterinary Sciences and Others (HS:901890) ...
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Blood-platelet shortages may become a thing of the past, according to scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. The researchers have designed an industrial-strength bone marrow bioreactor that can generate human platelets in ...
Tags: Bioreactor, Health, Medicine