Folding cartons, rigid paper boxes and paperboard specialty products manufacturer Colbert Packaging Corporation has launched patient compliance packaging solutions, MedLock EZT. The new product is a child-resistant, senior-friendly and ...
Recent disappointing results for ventricular assist device companies are raising questions over adoption of the technology—which is meant to assist patients’ weakened hearts with pumping blood. HeartMate II, as shown on ...
Despite the hype, wearables are poised to make good on their promise to have substantial influence on society and business, according to a new report from PwC. Consumers seem to be excited by the potential of wearables, regardless of the ...
Tags: Life Sciences, Medtech, Wearables
Thoratec Corp. has replaced CEO Gary Burbach with the man who previously led the company for a decade. New president and CEO Keith Grossman served in those roles at the Pleasanton, CA–based company from 1996 to 2006, when Burbach ...
Google has lengthened its leap into medtech by acquiring Lift Labs, a San Francisco startup that makes a spoon to help prevent patients with movement disorders from spilling their food. The Internet giant will fold Lift Labs into Google ...
Tags: movement disorders, spoon
Wireless heart-monitoring device maker Preventice has merged with eCardio Diagnostics, which makes more traditional remote cardiac monitoring systems. Preventice's BodyGuardian patch, worn on the chest, delivers information to a ...
Tags: Wireless heart-monitoring device, cardiac monitoring systems
It's too early to tell, but the total artificial heart might be the next potential medtech goldmine. Shares of artificial heart maker Carmat climbed nearly 20% in mid-day trading on September 5 amidst recently-confirmed rumors that the ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Artificial hearts
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 ...
Tags: Secant Medical, Tissue Engineering, Medicine
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Bupa Care Homes, Stockport-based SurgiChem is a provider of medication adherence packaging to the UK care home and domiciliary care markets. The company supplies monitored dosage systems to a network of over ...
Tags: SurgiChem, US Firm Omnicell, Packaging
Omnicell has completed the acquisition of UK-based SurgiChem, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bupa Care Homes (CFG), following approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK. CFG will now be integrated with Omnicell's ...
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Packaging solution providers MeadWestvaco (MWV) have launched a software-based solution Avive Multimed system which offers multiple benefits like medication regimens syncronisation, adherence improvement and medication therapy management. ...
Tags: MWV, Avive Multimed System, Packaging
Molex Registration ensures quality, safety of integrated solutions for disposable medical sensors LISLE, IL – August 19, 2014 – Molex Incorporated, a global manufacturer of electronic solutions, announced today that the Molex ...
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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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Medtronic isn’t the only medtech company facing criticism over potentially moving its headquarters overseas. Hospira is also taking flak—even though it is only rumored so far to be in talks with French company Danone for a ...
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 ...