Packaging machinery company Pro Mach has expanded its labeling and coding business with the acquisition of Greydon for an undisclosed amount. Based in Pennsylvania, Greydon manufactures inline printing and coding solutions for flexible ...
Tags: labeling, coding, flexible packaging
Whitford Corporation, a leading manufacturer of fluoropolymer coatings for industrial and consumer industries, has formed a new Medical Coatings Group dedicated to the supply of fluoropolymer coatings for use on medical devices. The ...
RayVio Corp of Haywood, CA, USA, which is commercializing deep-ultraviolet (UV) LEDs and consumer disinfection solutions, is expanding its international sales force and manufacturing capacity to support increased customer demands. The ...
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Many Chinese prefer to spend more money to get healthcare and treatment overseas. And the number has increased to 40 million in the past 6 years. In 2013, they spent $48.3 billion on overseas healthcare. More and more Chinese pay visits ...
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Germany-based semiconductor equipment firm Suss MicroTec and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have joined hands for conducting research on nanotechnology, bio-medical and semiconductor 3D packaging. Under the arrangement, a ...
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Medical and cosmetic surgery services from South Korea are expected to become more widely available in China as a result of the bilateral free trade agreement signed on Monday. Under the agreement, doctors who are licensed in South ...
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China's market regulators are investigating foreign medical-equipment makers over suspicion that they may have paid bribes or used illegal strategies to achieve market dominance, according to some people familiar with the matter. ...
An insect-inspired microphone that can tackle the problem of locating sounds and eliminate background noise is set to revolutionise modern-day hearing aid systems.Despite remarkable advances in sound analysis in hearing aids, the actual ...
Tags: Hearing Aids, medical device
This started as a blog post about creative exhibit design, but turned into a post about creative exhibit designers, because without the designers, you don’t get the creative design. It’s that simple. Creative exhibit ...
After acquiring a stake in a U.S. medical device firm last year, the world’s biggest electronics manufacturer is in now talks with another medtech company. Brian Buntz Foxconn is now making components for the ViSi Mobile device ...
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Posted in Medical Device Business by Chris Newmarker on April 3, 2015 Robert Cascella was previously CEO of Hologic. He joins Philips as the Dutch multinational increasingly focuses on what it calls HealthTech. Robert Cascella, who ...
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Marlborough, MA–based medical device company seeks to lead Endoscopic Ultrasound business with Xlumena purchase. Boston Scientific is spending an initial $62.5 million to acquire San Diego–based Xlumena and its Endoscopic ...
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An independent investigation, overseen by NuVasive’s board, found Alex Lukianov had not complied with certain company expense reimbursement and personnel policies. NuVasive’s CEO has resigned from the company after an ...
Dutch multinational announces sale of its LED components and automotive lighting business as it turns toward new HealthTech focus. Chris Newmarker Royal Philips has set the wheels in motion when it comes to a split-up of the company ...
CoreValve becomes first transcatheter heart valve approved for valve-in-valve procedures. Chris Newmarker Rendering of the CoreValve right after its transcatheter deployment. (Image courtesy of Medtronic) FDA has cleared the way for ...
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