dijous, 24 de juliol del 2014

Is fixed free pricing a solution for declining medical device venture capital investments?


By Rod Cain



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Intersect ENT prices IPO at low end of range




Intersect ENT prices its initial public offering at $11 per share, the low end of its predicted range, hoping to raise $55 million when XENT shares hit the NASDAQ exchange today.






Intersect ENT said today that it's shares should hit the NASDAQ exchange at $11 apiece, the low end of the range, for expected proceeds of $55 million.


At that price, Intersect would command a market capitalization of roughly $267 million.




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Abbott CEO chides critics of corporate inversions | Medtech Wall Street news for the week of July 21, 2014




Here's a look at some of the top Wall Street stories for medical device companies this week: Abbott CEO defends inversions amid corporate exodus furor; Medtronic fights tax dodging rhetoric in Covidien merger; Allergan cuts 1,500 jobs, faces SEC complaint; A countdown to failure for Valeant's hostile $53B Allergan takeover; GE Healthcare idles for another quarter






Abbott CEO defends inversions amid corporate exodus furor


July 18, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani


Abbott CEO defends inversions amid corporate exodus furor



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Boston Scientific beats The Street with Q2 sales, earnings




Boston Scientific beats Wall Street's expectations and its own forecasts for 2nd-quarter sales and earnings, with strong performances from its core implantable cardiac defibrillator and drug-eluting stent businesses.








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Medtronic tallies 175 apps for iPhones and iPads | MassDevice.com On Call




Medtech titan Medtronic has developed 175 iOS apps for internal use by its employees, according to Apple.






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dimecres, 23 de juliol del 2014

Trice Medical reels in $12M, ex-Embrella founder O'Donnell




Trice Medical says it reeled in the 1st tranche of a nearly $12 million Series B round and named ex-Embrella Cardiovascular Jeffrey O'Donnell Sr. as chairman & CEO.






Trice Medical said it raised the 1st tranche of an $11.6 million Series B round and named medtech veteran Jeffrey O'Donnell Sr. as its new CEO.




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FDA warns CareFusion over modified devices, quality control




The FDA wants CareFusion to stop selling its anesthesia breathing circuit and the Denver ascites shunt and percutaneous access kit until it applies for clearance for changes made to the devices and clears up some quality control issues at a plant in Illinois.








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