As a teenager, Surbhi Sarna, nVision Medical CEO and founder, had complex, repeat ovarian cysts. They were painful and worrisome. They couldn’t be biopsied for fear of spreading cancer, and she said the rest of the diagnostics were so poor she and her doctors basically were left to watch and see if they grew. Now, […]
“MedCity News has partnered with BioCrossroads to provide coverage focused on Indiana’s next generation of growth and innovation in life sciences” Cook Medical announced the launch of its EchoTip ProCore Endobronchial Needle, an endoscopic device that will help physicians and pathologists diagnose lung cancer earlier. It’s the first endobronchial ultrasound needle in the U.S. that […]
Healthcare in the U.S. today exists in a complex, fragmented and costly system, and the people this system is designed for deserve a holistic approach to best address their individual health needs.
By now, you’ve heard the medical device industry landscape is shifting. The term “innovation” needs new life breathed into it in the life sciences, major companies are turning over their business models to take a larger bite of the care continuum, value takes precedence over volume in an ACO-ACA world, around which M&A is whirling. […]
Healthcare startup strategy: How to market and sell in the era of reform? While healthcare reform is well underway, a true shift in care delivery and economics appears to be more of a looming threat than a proven reality. The question remains: How do you manage and grow a successful business in the dynamic environment […]
While healthcare reform is well underway, a true shift in care delivery and economics appears to be more of a looming threat than a proven reality. The question remains: How do you manage and grow a successful business in the dynamic environment of today while positioning for the future? We asked a few of the […]
EmboMedics, a Maple Grove, Minn.-based medical device company, has raised $860,000 in equity, according to a regulatory filing made with the SEC. The Series A funding will go mainly toward research and development of its resorbable embolization material, Omid Souresrafil, EmboMedics CEO and co-founder, said. He said the money should take the company through the […]
Employee assistance programs have become essential tools for organizations aiming to address mental health challenges, reduce burnout and foster healthier workplaces.
If you’re the midnight tinkerer carrying around the design for a medical device, be sure to apply for the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center-M2D2 New Venture Competition by Feb. 10. The first-, second- and third-place winners will divvy up $50,000 worth of services from University of Massachusetts incubator M2D2, Smith & Nephew and Nutter McClennen […]
Intersect ENT, a California-based medical devices company with chronic sinusitus drug-delivery solutions, presented a company overview Tuesday at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Chronic sinusitis, which can cause headaches, congestion, facial pain and breathing problems among other issues, affects one of seven adults in the U.S. The company’s tapped this largely unmet clinical need with […]
TheraNova is a San Francisco-based sandbox incubator and capital technology developer for medical devices. With one exception, all the ideas for technology are internally generated, CEO Dr. Daniel Burnett said. That’s led to all its medical device companies spinning out, and, like tops, they’re still going. In fact, Burnett said the company has just spun […]
The Medical Device Innovation Consortium is a public-private partnership that gets the FDA and industry at the same table to get patients life-saving medtech faster. (Read more about how MDIC came to life here.) But what sounds like a great idea is easier said than done, as one of MedCity’s commenters pointed out. So I […]
Across the nation, state-based health insurance exchanges are searching for ways to better serve their communities while making enrollment easier, more personal, and more accessible for everyone.
It’s the day many of us resolve to do better. We’ll make time for family, pass up the cookie aisle in the grocery and hit the gym more regularly. The following healthcare startups CEOs are brave enough to make their resolutions public, sharing them with MedCity and adding an accountability factor. Some challenge the status […]
This has been a rough year for medtech companies, with the device tax, the venture capital drying up and biotech flaunting its IPO muscles just for show. But, there have been many bright spots, often in the form of acquisitions, innovation and even just plain old humor. Here are the most quotable quotes from medtech’s […]
With the drive to value from volume, medical device companies need to start focusing on how to effectively market to patients, their newest customers. Human Design Medical, the company that just launched the smallest, lightest CPAP machine on the market, has done extremely smart marketing for its smart product. When reading about it, I could […]
You’ve cracked open the crate of cranberries, stuck the turkey in the oven and are well into filling your second muffin tin with cornbread batter. And just in time for dinner, MedCity is here to talk about innovative obesity treatments, both pharmaceutical options and medical devices. 1) An endoscopic option for patients who are just a […]
If you’re in South Carolina, it’s not just the BBQ you’ll smell cooking the afternoon of Nov. 15. The SC BIO Pitch Contest pits nine startups against each other for the chance to win $2,500. Seven of those are healthcare startups, more specifically–medical device companies. From antimicrobial-eluting sutures and surgical meshes to a synthetic meniscus, […]