The extremes converge in big medtech’s hiring practices
Intuitive Surgical makes the most money per employee – but the title of “most improved” goes to Philips.
Ablative Solutions has a fight on its hands in renal denervation
Alcohol kills – and in this case, that could be a good thing.
Vizai hopes Medtronic deal will boost sales of its tech – and vice versa
Medtronic decides that Solitaire is best played with a partner.
FDA adcom to pronounce on paclitaxel-coated devices
The recent disappointing sales of drug-coated devices for peripheral arterial disease look likely to become the norm.
ADA 2019 – a good start for Beta Bionics
The iLet system showed decent blood sugar control in its first trial, but the highly automated system is far from proven.
MD Start bucks the trend for later-stage medtech investing
Backed by big medtech including Medtronic, MD Start aims not just to incubate start-ups but to create new device companies from scratch.
Leviticus Cardio charges towards the market
A tiny Israeli company has beaten some of the biggest medtechs in the world to the wireless charging of heart pumps.
ACC 2019 – Low risk of patients being denied transcatheter aortic valves
The battle for dominance of the transcatheter aortic valve market has shifted to new territory. And once again, Edwards Lifesciences is winning.
ACC 2019 preview – Medtronic seeks guidelines change with Tyrx data
A positive readout for Medtronic's Tyrx envelope could mean an extra $1,000 per cardiac implant in the company's pocket.
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