Mayo Clinic, Gentag to Develop Wearable Biosensors for Obesity, Diabetes March 5, 2015 The wireless sensors communicate with a diabetes management system. Read More
Mallinckrodt Acquires Critical Care Devicemaker Ikaria for $2.3 Billion March 5, 2015 Ikaria’s lead product is a device to treat newborns with respiratory illness. Read More
Smith & Nephew Acquires Columbian Distributor March 4, 2015 The company in recent years has also added distributors in Brazil, Turkey and India. Read More
Nikon Snaps Up Retinal Imaging Firm Optos for $400 Million March 4, 2015 The move is Nikon’s first foray into the medical technology sector. Read More
Canon to Create Biomedical Subsidiary March 3, 2015 Canon BioMedical will expand Canon technology into the device and diagnostics markets. Read More
Roche Launches Hepatitis B Viral Load Assay in CE Mark Countries March 2, 2015 The assay offers coverage of all Hepatitis B genotypes. Read More
Boston Scientific Grabs Up Endo’s Men’s, Prostate Health Units for $1.6B March 2, 2015 The deal includes Endo’s American Medical System’s urologic devices. Read More
J&J Sells Cardiovascular Unit to Cardinal for $1.9 Billion March 2, 2015 Cordis had net sales of $780 million last year. Read More
Penumbra Debuts New Vascular Embolization Device February 27, 2015 The POD is a vessel occlusion tool. Read More
Cyberonics, Sorin Merge in $2.7 Billion Deal February 26, 2015 The combined company will be a global leader in cardiac and neuromodulation devices. Read More
Agena Bioscience Releases MassArray 24-Well System for Genetic Analysis February 25, 2015 The smaller system joins existing 96- and 384-well systems in the MassArray portfolio. Read More
Medtronic Buys Bladder Stimulation Firm February 24, 2015 The deal builds on Medtronic’s neuromodulation product line. Read More