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Chronic Disease

Philips, Elekta Expand Precision Oncology Partnership

Streamlining the path from cancer diagnosis to survivorship for better outcomes.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 06.07.21

Latin America Oncology Device Market to Surpass $45.14 Billion by 2027

An increase in cancer rates in the region is expected to drive growth.

Coherent Market Insights 11.09.20

Chronic Disease

Terumo Nabs Quirem Medical to Boost Interventional Oncology

Terumo gains next-gen microspheres for Selective Internal Radiation Therapy, a treatment for liver tumors.

PR Newswire 07.15.20

Medtronic Sees Revenue Losses Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

The company says it is well positioned for recovery.

Globe Newswire 04.22.20

Diagnostics

Blood Test May Help Doctors Catch Pancreatic Cancer Early

Penn study shows liquid biopsy may be viable option for both diagnosis and disease staging.

Penn Medicine 04.16.20

Neil Tween Joins Owlstone Medical

Neil Tween appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

Owlstone Medical 03.30.20

Former FDA Commissioner Joins Illumina Board

Past agency chief is now a special partner at a venture capital firm.

Business Wire 03.24.20

AngioDynamics Appoints Interim CFO to Permanent Position

New CFO also serves as general counsel; company will now search for a replacement.

Business Wire 03.20.20

Diagnostics | Software & IT

FDA OKs behold.ai’s AI Algorithm for Radiology Triage

Alerts radiologists of a collapsed lung as soon as the X-ray image is captured.

GlobeNewswire 03.12.20

Digital Health

Teamplay Digital Health Platform Launched by Siemens Healthineers

The teamplay digital health platform facilitates easy access to solutions for operational, clinical, and shared decision support.

Siemens Healthineers 03.09.20

Diagnostics

Thermo Fisher Buys QIAGEN for $11.5B

Expands specialty diagnostics portfolio with molecular diagnostics capabilities, including infectious disease testing.

PR Newswire 03.04.20

Diagnostics

Progress in Noninvasive Urine Test for Prostate Cancer

Liquid biopsy test will detect prostate cancer from RNA and other metabolic chemicals in the urine.

John Hopkins Medicine 03.02.20

Diagnostics

Global In-Vitro Diagnostics Industry Forecasted to Grow

New report estimates the industry will expand with a CAGR of 5.8% from 2020 to 2027.

PR Newswire 03.02.20

Cardiovascular

AngioDynamics Launches Atherectomy System Pilot Study

Study is designed to gather scientifically backed data to differentiate the AURYON system from competitive products.

Business Wire 02.27.20

Zebra Medical Vision Appoints New CEO

Successor to co-founder will assume role on March 1.

Business Wire 02.24.20

Chronic Disease

Varian Receives FDA Clearance for Ethos Therapy

An AI-driven holistic solution that provides an opportunity to transform cancer care.

PRNewswire 02.12.20

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

U.S. Diagnostic Firm Expanding its Microbubble Franchise to Battle Brain Tumors

Lantheus Holdings’ microbubbles is becoming an integrated component of the CarThera's SonoCloud product.

CarThera 01.29.20

Chronic Disease

GT Medical Wins Expanded Indication for GammaTile Therapy

Patients with newly diagnosed brain tumors are now eligible for surgically targeted radiation therapy.

Business Wire 01.27.20

GE Healthcare Launches Program to Ease AI Adoption for Medical Providers

Program provides deep technology integration in a secure platform; flexibly deploys in the cloud, at the edge or on device.

Business Wire 01.21.20

FDA 510(k) Clears US Medical Innovations' Canady Plasma Smart XL-1000 Generator

The product is the first SMART electrosurgical generator in the world with its own operating system.

Business Wire 01.21.20

Digital Health

Zebra Medical Vision Partners With Nuance to Bring More AI to Diagnostic Imaging

Zebra-Med’s AI1 “all in one” bundle will be available on the Nuance AI Marketplace to support radiology functions.

Business Wire 01.20.20

Diagnostics

Roche and Illumina to Expand Access to Genomic Testing

Combines Illumina’s decentralized installed base with Roche’s assay development to provide broad access to clinical oncology next-generation sequencing.

GlobeNewswire 01.14.20

Phillips-Medisize Opens New Global Innovation and Development Office in Denmark

The firm is now in the middle of the Medicon Valley cluster, close to top universities, hospitals and global R&D-based device companies.

Business Wire 01.06.20

Dr. Stephen Hahn Confirmed as New FDA Leader

He has never worked in a government position, so his potential FDA agenda is currently unknown.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 12.13.19

Diagnostics

Companies Partner to Develop Instrument-Free Molecular Diagnostic Tests

Collaboration facilitated by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through an expansion of an existing grant.

Business Wire 12.09.19

Diagnostics | Digital Health | Software & IT

Philips & Paige to Deliver Clinical-Grade AI Applications to Pathology Labs

Aim is to help pathologists identify, quantify, and characterize cancer in tissue samples and make precise diagnoses more efficiently.

Philips 12.05.19

Surgical

Ethicon Launches Device to Help Surgeons Better Manage Bleeding

Next-generation product simplifies setup and may save valuable operating room time.

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies 12.03.19

Diagnostics

RSNA News: Philips Highlights AI-powered Solutions

Reveals a suite of services and solutions.

Philips 12.02.19

Diagnostics

RSNA News: Siemens Introduces AI-Based MRI Assistants

Expands diagnostic offerings to increase efficiency.

Siemens Healthineers 12.02.19

RSNA News: Connecting the Patient Journey

Philips' next-generation imaging embeds intelligence and analytics across clinical and operational workflows.

Royal Philips 12.02.19

AngioDynamics Appoints Interim CFO

The company's outgoing chief financial officer will remain with the firm through filing of the second fiscal quarter financial documents.

Businesswire 11.26.19

RenovaCare Appoints President and CEO

Alan Rubino will lead the company.

RenovaCare Inc. 11.19.19

Diagnostics | Digital Health | Patient Monitoring

Biofourmis Acquires Biovotion AG

Creates an integrated comprehensive digital therapeutics solution.

Biofourmis 11.19.19

QIAGEN, Illumina Partner to Deliver Sequencing-Based In-Vitro Diagnostic Tests

Partnership to accelerate the adoption of next-generation sequencing in clinical decision-making.

Business Wire 11.15.19

Trump Picks MD Anderson Doctor to Lead FDA

Nominee is chief medical executive at the center, but has never before worked in government.

MPO Staff Report 11.01.19

Surgical

First-of-its-Kind XACT Robotic System Cleared by FDA

Hands-free robotic system combines image-based planning and navigation with instrument insertion and steering to deliver increased procedural accuracy.

Globe Newswire 10.31.19