Medical Product Outsourcing

R&D & Design

Medtech R&D Must Address Outcomes in Value-Based Care

Clinical requirements are no longer the only cornerstone of medical device development.

Online Exclusives Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 04.24.20

MPE Launches an Emergency Medical Cart to Meet Critical Ventilator Need

Company went from napkin sketch to market-ready product in only 10 days.

PR Newswire 04.20.20

3M to Donate $20M to Public Health Initiatives

Will fund community health centers, community response and recovery fund, and R&D initiatives.

Business Wire 04.17.20

Diagnostics

Sense Biodetection Accelerates Instrument-Free COVID-19 Diagnostic Test

Scale-up with Phillips-Medisize is underway to ensure timely delivery and distribution.

Sense Biodetection Limited 04.17.20

EnClear Therapies Announces $10 Million in Series A Financing

Company also adds three to its Board of Directors.

Business Wire 04.09.20

Software & IT

Building a Medtech Firm on a Foundation of Quality

C2DX impresses auditors and breezes through an MDSAP audit after implementing a medical device QMS.

Online Exclusives Nick Tippmann, VP of Marketing, Greenlight Guru 04.06.20

Surgical

Olympus' Non-Surgical BPH Device Wins FDA De Novo

The iTind flexible three-strut nitinol device can be placed during an in-office procedure.

Olympus 04.06.20

Tru-Form Plastics Develops Face Shield for COVID-19 Fight

Southern California manufacturer producing over 100,000 protective face shields per week with investment plans for greater production capacity.

Tru-Form Plastics 04.06.20

Cardiovascular

VADovations Secures Investment, Development Agreement for Percutaneous Endovascular Delivery System

Product is designed to avoid open surgical implantation while addressing the limitations of current blood pumps.

Business Wire 04.03.20

Diagnostics

Sense Accelerates Instrument-Free Molecular Diagnostic Test for COVID-19

Pioneering new class of diagnostic product will transform fight against pandemic.

Phillips-Medisize 04.02.20

The Challenge and Opportunity in Corporate Environmental Sustainability Efforts

One company shares its experiences and outcomes with ongoing efforts toward a focus on environmental stewardship.

Neil Peterson, Alisha Jerauld, CPA and Matt Wold, Merit Medical Systems Inc. 04.01.20

Tubing & Extrusion

Pathways to Care: Tubing Technologies

Tubing is incorporated into a variety of medical technologies, which is why the demands on manufacturers of the components are increasing substantially.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 04.01.20

The Illusion of Choice in Healthcare

Consolidation hasn’t stopped for healthcare organizations and we can expect the number of decision makers to shrink as healthcare organizations become bigger.

Maria Shepherd, President and Founder, Medi-Vantage 04.01.20

Diagnostics

BD Completes Clinical Trial for BD Libertas Wearable Injector

The drug delivery system is currently in development and is designed to deliver biologics with viscosities up to 50 cP.

B3C newswire 03.27.20

Digital Health

9 Ways AI Will Disrupt Healthcare in the Next 5 Years

The technology could impact areas from stroke detection to mental health to access to specialized care.

Online Exclusives Scott Molina, IT Consultant 03.26.20

Probo Medical Acquires Elite Medical Technologies and Future Medical Equipment

Elite Medical is a U.S.-based wholesale reseller of pre-owned digital medical imaging equipment.

Business Wire 03.25.20

Masimo to Buy Ventilation Firm TNI medical

TNI's softFlow technology provides respiratory gases to spontaneously breathing patients suffering from serious pulmonary conditions.

Business Wire 03.20.20

Moody's: Medical Device Earnings Forecast Decreased Based on Lower Sales

Companies will increase investment in research and development in order to maintain or enhance revenue growth.

Moody's Investors Service 03.18.20

JenaValve Technology Closes $50 Million Financing

Equity Round led by Bain Capital Life Sciences

Business Wire 03.16.20

SEKISUI SPI To Be Renamed to SEKISUI KYDEX LLC

The name change for the manufacturer of KYDEX thermoplastics will go into effect on April 1, 2020.

SEKISUI SPI 03.13.20

U.S. Medtech Venture Financing Totaled Nearly $770 Million in December 2019

Deal total fell 9.1 percent that month.

GlobalData 03.11.20

Australian Health Tech Startup Secures Funding From Yamaha Motor Subsidiary

Investment round raised $3 million for the early-stage digital therapeutic device manufacturer.

Business Wire 03.06.20

Testing

The Importance of Usability/Human Factors Testing

When is the work of human factors over, and how does your team know they are prepared for summative testing?

Maria Shepherd, President and Founder, Medi-Vantage 03.04.20

Optimizing Medtech Founder Value

Would optimizing valuation at seed and A rounds minimize founder dilution for better outcomes?

Scott Phillips, CEO, StarFish Medical 03.04.20

Digital Health

To Build or To Buy? In Data Analytics, That Is the Question

As companies undertake new types of analytics projects that require new skills beyond simple sales reporting, it’s worth revisiting the “build vs. buy” question

Maria Kliatchko, Principal, ZS 03.04.20

Class Ir Device Manufacturers Must Keep Their Feet on the Gas

The recent deadline extension for Class I reusable devices to comply with MDR is a relief, but these next four years will go by fast.

Dan Fowler, Principal Scientist, WuXi Medical Device Testing 03.04.20

R&D & Design

The New Source of Medtech R&D

Do alliances between academia and the medical device industry represent the future of research and development in the medical device industry?

Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 03.04.20

Contract Manufacturing

Medical Device Contract Manufacturing Market Forecasted to Expand

Reportlinker predicts a high single digit CAGR from 2019 to 2026.

ReportLinker 03.02.20

CellFE Raises $3.6 Million Toward Development of its Technology

The company's technology uses rapid cell compressions that drive cells to uptake molecules from the surrounding fluid.

PR Newswire 02.26.20

Diagnostics

Emagine Solutions Technology Receives FDA Clearance

The clearance enables the launch of the company’s VistaScan mobile ultrasound platform.

Emagine Solutions 02.25.20

415 CAPITAL Closes New Medtech Venture Capital Fund

The fund will invest in medical device companies in Europe, Israel and the United States.

Business Wire 02.25.20

Synaptive Medical Updates its Robotic Microscope With 3D Visualization

A new voice-activated control feature also augments the microscope's existing automation characteristics.

Business Wire 02.25.20

Cardiovascular

Examining the State of the Pacemaker Industry

The advent of FDA-cleared MRI pacemakers is a significant trend.

Online Exclusives Sunil Jha, Research Content Developer, Global Market Insights 02.21.20

Patient Monitoring

Philips, TeleMed Intercept's New Breed of Tele-ICU for Small Hospitals

Tele-ICU services include benefits of intensivist-led care, 24/7 staffing, and advanced analytics.

Philips 02.21.20

Silk Road Medical CEO Appointed to Alydia Health Board

Newest board member holds five issued and 15 pending U.S. patents in medical devices and nanotechnology.

Business Wire 02.18.20

Surgical

Medtronic Buys Surgical Data and Analytics Firm Digital Surgery

The acquisition will strengthen Medtronic's robotic-assisted surgery platform.

GlobeNewswire 02.13.20

Software & IT

The True Cost of Paper

Rethinking your approach to quality management.

Online Exclusives Jon Speer, Founder and VP of QA/RA at Greenlight Guru 02.13.20

DuPont Launches New Delrin Resin

Features low COF for smooth, easy device actuation.

DuPont 02.11.20

Molding

Comar to Expand West Coast Footprint

The new 230,000-square-foot facility will feature a full-service mold prototyping lab, and dedicated mold sampling and development equipment.

Comar 02.10.20

Patient Monitoring | Software & IT

Rapidly Growing Telemedicine Has Investors on Their Heels

Advances in technologies, government backing, high investment, and growing R&D emphasis all support the industry.

Online Exclusives Tanay Bhalla, Content Writer, Fortune Business Insights 02.06.20

Bactiguard's CEO Steps Down

Replacing 16-year leader Christian Kinch is CFO and deputy CEO Cecilia Edström.

PR Newswire 02.05.20

Axonics Grows Patent Portfolio for its Implantable Sacral Neuromodulation Technology

Company awarded seven additional patents in Western Europe, Japan, China, Australia, and Canada.

Business Wire 02.05.20

Surgical

Robocath Completes First Robotic Coronary Angioplasties in Africa

The procedure was carried out as part of a distribution agreement with Vertice MedTechGroup.

Robocath 02.03.20

Industry Assessment: A Roundtable of Medtech Executives

Top medtech executives from across the industry weigh-in on a variety of issues impacting medical device manufacturers.

Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 01.29.20

Electronics

Medtech Connects with Electronic Manufacturing Solutions

IoT, data collection, wearability, connectivity, and miniaturization lead as the demands medtech has of its electronics-centric suppliers.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 01.29.20

Machining & Laser Processing

Machining Moves to Modernize with Industry 4.0

Lasers and traditional machining are advancing and implementing Industry 4.0 features, requiring expanded skill sets.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 01.29.20

R&D & Design

Inventive Interaction: Medtech Research and Development in 2020

Engaging with all stakeholders—patients, clinicians, and community members alike—is key to effective medtech R&D.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 01.29.20

Digital Health

The Next Medtech Frontier: Digital Health and Home Healthcare

U.S. health systems want to find ways to reduce costs; however, the shift to treating patients at home instead of admitting them to a hospital is new.

Maria Shepherd, President and Founder, Medi-Vantage 01.29.20

Digital Health