New Hampshire

Devices & Diagnostics

Virtual colonoscopy product wins FDA approval

Federal regulators cleared a new device for U.S. sales that produces three-dimensional images of the colon, specifically identifying polyps and other suspicious tissue that can be an early sign of cancer. Nashua, N.H.-based iCAD Inc. (NSDQ:ICAD) developed the system, called the VeraLook, and already markets similar computer-aided detection equipment for breast and prostate cancers. The […]

Pharma

Zimmer comes under federal microscope (Morning Read)

Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Zimmer comes under federal microscope: Often a thorn in the side of the device and drug industries, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley is reprising the role–and this time the target is Zimmer Holdings. Grassley has asked Indiana-based Zimmer to disclose how it tracked the […]

News

Data manager DiagnosisONE gets $5M investment

DiagnosisONE landed a $5 million investment from a New Jersey venture capital firm to build out its sales, marketing and development operations. The Nashua, N.H.-based company makes software to help healthcare providers manage diagnostics data. The investment, from Lawrenceville, N.J.-based Edison Venture Fund, marks the sole funding from an institutional investor for DiagnosisONE, according to […]