Insulet raises full-year sales forecast after Street-beating Q3
Shares in Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) soared today after the medical device maker topped sales expectations on Wall Street with its third quarter results. The Billerica, Mass-based company posted a net loss of...
View ArticleIntersect ENT beats Q3 sales estimates, raises full-year forecast
Shares in Intersect ENT (NSDQ:XENT) rose slightly today after the steroid-eluting implant maker beat sales expectations on Wall Street with its third quarter results. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based...
View ArticleTeva closes Plan B emergency contraception sale in $2.3B restructuring effort
Teva Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:TEVA) said today that it closed the $675 million cash sale of its Plan B One-Step product and emergency contraception assets to Foundation Consumer Healthcare. The move is...
View ArticleDelcath plans for 1-for-350 reverse split
Delcath Systems (NSDQ:DCTH) said today that it is preparing for a 1-for-350 reverse stock split, which is set to take effect on Nov. 6. According to the terms of the reverse split, Delcath’s common...
View ArticleValeritas touts study of V-Go insulin delivery device paired with insulin...
Valeritas (NSDQ:VLRX) touted positive findings today from an analysis of its V-Go wearable insulin delivery system with a weekly physician-driven insulin titration algorithm. Two-thirds of patients met...
View ArticleMylan misses sales, earnings estimate in Q3
Shares in Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) remained steady today after the pharmaceutical company missed expectations on Wall Street with its third quarter results. The Canonsburg, Penn.-based company posted profits...
View ArticleDraper develops novel device to deliver drugs to the inner ear
Millions of people around the world are losing their hearing thanks to inner ear disorders and the pharmaceutical industry has spent years working to develop therapeutics to help address this patient...
View ArticleMercator MedSystems to study its Bullfrog micro-infusion device in...
Mercator MedSystems announced last week that it finished enrollment for a six-month trial of its Bullfrog micro-infusion device in patients with below-the-knee critical limb ischemia. The Emeryville,...
View ArticleWest Pharma reveals new wearable SmartDose injectors
Credit: West West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) unveiled two new wearable injectors today from its SmartDose drug delivery platform as part of the annual PDA Universe of Pre-filled Syringes and...
View ArticleOne Drop launches its diabetes tech in Canada after regulatory nod
One Drop announced today that its Bluetooth-enabled blood glucose monitoring system and mobile app are now available throughout Canada after landing approval from the country’s regulatory agency. The...
View ArticleBoston Scientific recalls certain sizes of Eluvia, Innova stents
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) has initiated a voluntary recall of its 150mm Eluvia drug-eluting vascular stent, as well as its 180mm and 200mm Innova self-expanding stent system, according to a...
View ArticleTakeda, Portal Instruments ink $100m deal to combine biologics and...
Takeda Pharmaceutical (TYO:4502) and Portal Instruments said today that the pair inked a collaboration to develop and commercialize Portal’s needle-free drug delivery device with Takeda’s biologic...
View ArticleInsulet to offer $300m in senior convertible notes as part of private placement
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) said today that it plans to offer $300 million in convertible senior notes due in 2024 as part of a private placement. The Billerica, Mass.-based company is also slated to give...
View ArticleRivanna tackles epidural failure rates with its hand-held imaging device
When they were students in the biomedical engineering department at the University of Virginia, Will Mauldin and Kevin Owen found a problem that needed solving – anesthesiologists often fail to...
View ArticleBigfoot compares trial data with modeling results for automated insulin...
Bigfoot Biomedical touted data last week at this year’s Diabetes Technology Meeting showing that results from a feasibility study evaluating the company’s automated insulin delivery system closely...
View ArticleInsulet up-sizes and prices $350m private placement
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) up-sized the private placement that it announced yesterday, citing strong investor demand. The Billerica, Mass.-based company said today it plans to offer $350 million in...
View ArticleOcular shares fall on mixed Q3 results
Shares in Ocular Therapeutix (NSDQ:OCUL) fell yesterday after the company beat sales expectations but missed earnings estimates on Wall Street with its third quarter results. The Bedford, Mass.-based...
View ArticleSurmodics Q4 results top sales, earnings estimates
Shares in Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) fell today even though the medical device maker beat expectations on Wall Street with its fourth quarter results. The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company posted profits of...
View ArticleStartup aims to disrupt asthma, COPD space with digital inhaler
Formed just two years ago, pharma startup Pneuma Respiratory is developing a digital inhaler that it touts as the first of its kind. The company is looking to bring its technology to the more than 40...
View ArticleClearside Biomedical misses Q3 earnings estimates
Shares in Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) fell slightly today after the company missed expectations on Wall Street with its third quarter results. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company posted a net loss...
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