Like the kid on the playground who watches others hop on and off the spinning merry-go-round, Boston Scientific says it will sit out the current whirl of medtech mergers. Following last week’s second-quarter earnings report, ...
Medtech giant Medtronic apparently hasn't slowed down on its appetite for using Apple technology internally—even as the iconic tech company is signaling its interest to compete more actively in the healthcare market. Fridley, ...
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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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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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 ...
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 ...
Innovations will surge in the protective coatings industry by 2020, giving rise to a range of improved biocompatible and durable coatings that enable implant devices for use in orthopedic, orthodontic and cardiac applications. The ...
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Healthcare packaging company Nelipak announced that it has completed the acquisition Debond (dba Flexpak), for an undisclosed amount. Nelipak will operate the acquired business under the name of Nelipak Healthcare Packaging. Flexpak ...
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Contract packaging firm Aphena Pharma Solutions has secured funds from the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED), the Talbot County Council (TCC) and the Town of Easton to expand its facility in Easton, Maryland. ...
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Grandview Research has recently released a report on the global antimicrobial coatings market. Antimicrobial coatings are used to protect surfaces from micro-organisms including parasites, bacteria, germs and fungi. Initially introduced to ...
By including so many healthcare-related features in its much-anticipated iWatch, Apple is apparently discovering what established medical device companies have known for a long time: The FDA’s ways make the timetable for releasing a ...
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Will Google ever be a healthcare company? The answer to that question appears to be "not really," based on the tenor of a recent interview between Larry Page and Sergey Brin and investor Vinod Khosla. In that conversation, Khosla hinted ...
In a development that is being hailed as a significant milestone in the field of in vitro fertilization, Auxogyn Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) has announced that its Eeva System test has received clearance from the FDA. The test is the first ...
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US-based medical device manufacturer Rhythmlink International has announced plans to invest in a new automated packaging line at its Richland County facility in the Columbia Industrial Park. The company intends to invest $1.4m to install ...
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