All articles by Vidya Sagar Maddela
Vidya Sagar Maddela
Smith+Nephew rolls out new pre-op planning and modelling services
The CORIOGRAPH pre-op planning and modelling services, designed exclusively for use with the company’s CORI Surgical System, allow surgeons to make a patient-specific plan for the best possible outcome
Mainz Biomed, Quest partner to launch colorectal cancer test ColoAlert
Mainz Biomed designed the ColoAlert test to detect colorectal cancer tumour DNA leveraging polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology to help identify colorectal cancer in its early stages
Roche secures CE mark approval for cobas Mass Spec solution
Roche’s cobas Mass Spec solution is designed to provide a fully automated, integrated and standardised workflow with IVDR-compliant assays, bringing mass spectrometry to the routine clinical laboratories
StatLab to acquire Spanish medical device maker Myr
The acquisition will integrate Myr into StatLab’s offerings, manufacturing, and distributor network, and Myr’s complementary capabilities will diversify and expand StatLab’s offerings in key European markets
BD, Babson Diagnostics expand fingertip blood testing technologies in US
BD and Babson initially partnered to offer BetterWay blood testing service in retail pharmacies and are expanding the blood testing service to US health systems and other large provider networks
ElectroCore to acquire healthcare technology company NeuroMetrix
NeuroMetrix offers Quell, a wearable, app and cloud-enabled neuromodulation platform, and DPNCheck, a point-of-care screening test for peripheral neuropathy, which will be divested before the closing of the transaction
Neuvotion Expands Partnership with Intelligent Product Solutions and Commercialises NeuStim Technology for Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury
Neuvotion is an early-stage medical device company developing solutions for facilitating and restoring movement and sensation to the millions of patients experiencing impairment from stroke, spinal cord injury, and other conditions
Smith+Nephew expands AETOS◊ Shoulder System with new stemless option for anatomic shoulder arthroplasty
Smith+Nephew is a portfolio medical technology business focused on the repair, regeneration and replacement of soft and hard tissue
HeartBeam secures FDA approval for at-home ECG system
With the patented credit card-sized form factor and cable-free design, HeartBeam’s high-fidelity electrocardiogram (ECG) system captures the heart’s signals from three different directions
BD to pay $175m to resolve SEC charges related to Alaris System
BD updated the software related to the Alaris pump in 2016, without obtaining FDA approval, as the company did not have the data required for the approval, and generating the data would delay the release of new features