dimecres, 24 de setembre del 2014

Minerva Surgical's just an inch away from closing a $25.5M round




Minerva Surgical needs less than $6,000 from tying up a $25.5 million equity funding round in support of its endometrial ablation technology.





Minerva Surgical's just an inch away from closing a $25.5M round

California women's health company Minerva Surgical is just a stone's throw from wrapping up an equity funding round slated to bring in $25.6 million.




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dimarts, 23 de setembre del 2014

Abbott Vascular to shutter Texas plant, move 50 jobs to California




Abbott Vascular plans to shutter a plant in Texas that makes its Supera peripheral stents as it shifts production and 50 jobs to another plant in California.








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Breast implant maker Sientra registers an $86M IPO




Medical aesthetics company Sientra files registration documents for an initial public offering proposed to raise as much as $86.3 million.





Breast implants: Sientra registers an $86M IPO

California medical device maker Sientra Inc. is looking to hit the public markets with an initial public offering that could raise as much as $86.3 million, according to an SEC filing.




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Ivantis adds $25M, eyes U.S. approval for glaucoma micro-stent




Ivantis takes its Series B round to $71 million with another $25 million tranche as it looks to get its Hydrus micro-stent for glaucoma on the U.S. market.






Ivantis today said it added a $25 million tranche to its now $71 million Series B round as the Irvine, Calif.-based company looks to bring its miniature glaucoma scaffold to the U.S. market.




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AdvaMed, PhRMA, BIO protest Sunshine law




A coalition of life sciences lobbying groups bands together to demand more clarity from laws aiming to add transparency to physician-industry relationships.





AdvaMed, PhRMA, BIO protest Sunshine law

Medicare's Sunshine Act database is slated to go public later this month with a year's worth of data on industry relationships with physicians, but an alliance of life sciences groups is calling for some sunshine of its own.




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BSX wins CE Mark approval for Vercise deep-brain stim device | Regulatory news for the week of September 22, 2014




Here's a look at some of the top regulatory stories for medical device companies this week: Boston Scientific wins CE Mark for Vercise brain stim device; 20 Years of Improving Women's Health; Medtronic wins CE Mark for Tyrx cardiac device envelope; VertiFlex lands FDA panel date for Superion interspinous spacer






Boston Scientific wins CE Mark for Vercise brain stim device


September 17, 2014 by Brad Perriello




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Medtronic, Covidien slide on new U.S. inversion rules




New rules on inversion mergers announced yesterday by the U.S. Treasury Dept. send shares of Medtronic and Covidien down as questions swirl about the impact ion their pending $43 billion merger.








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