Medtronic wins FDA nod for smallest drug-eluting stent on U.S. market
Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) 2.0-mm Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent has won FDA approval and is set to launch in the U.S., making it the smallest device of its kind on the market. The stent is designed to...
View ArticlePatent board rules Mohawk tribe is not immune to challenges over Restasis IP
The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled last week that the tribal immunity granted to Native American tribes in the U.S. does not shield tribes from patent challenges. The ruling is a setback for...
View ArticleLilly touts Ph3 data for once-weekly Type II diabetes medication
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) touted data today from a Phase IIIb study of its once-weekly, injectable Type II diabetes medication, Trulicity. The insulin-maker reported that its GLP-1 receptor agonist...
View ArticleAnthem exec chairman joins Proteus board | Personnel Moves – Feb. 26, 2018
Proteus Digital Health announced earlier this month that Anthem‘s (NYSE:ANTM) executive chairman, Joseph Swedish, joined the company’s board of directors. Swedish served as Anthem’s president &...
View ArticleMedtronic thinks these clinics could be the future of diabetes care – here’s why
Managing a chronic illness can feel like a full-time job. Between juggling multiple appointments with an array of specialists and following a meticulous care plan, patients dealing with conditions like...
View ArticleAbbott, Surmodics ink $25m deal for drug-coated balloon tech
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) is slated to pay $25 million upfront for the global commercialization rights to Surmodics‘ (NSDQ:SRDX) SurVeil drug-coated balloon, the companies announced today. The company’s...
View ArticleEMA committee backs Amgen’s on-body injector for Neulasta
Amgen (NSDQ:AMGN) said today that a committee for the European Medicines Agency has recommended that the regulatory body approve a label variation for its Neulasta product to include the Onpro on-body...
View ArticleFacing legal woes, PixarBio takes aim at InVivo
PixarBio (OTC:PXRB) faces its own legal problems: a possible lawsuit by the SEC, legal action by a disgruntled employee who is demanding unpaid wages and former landlords looking for $1.8 million in...
View ArticleDexcom beats The Street with Q4 sales, earnings
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) beat expectations on Wall Street with its fourth quarter and full year financial results, growing its quarterly revenue 29% compared to the same period last year. The San Diego,...
View ArticleIntersect ENT posts Street-beating Q4, full-year sales, earnings
Shares in Intersect ENT (NSDQ:XENT) rose today after the medical device maker topped expectations on Wall Street with its fourth quarter and full-year financial results. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based...
View ArticleStudy: Hill-Rom’s Metaneb System lowers risk of post-operative pulmonary...
Researchers at the 47th Society of Critical Care Medicine reported this week that Hill-Rom‘s (NYSE:HRC) Metaneb System may help reduce the incidence of post-operative pulmonary complications in...
View ArticleSorrento Therapeutics wins FDA nod for post-shingles pain patch
Shares in Sorrento Therapeutics (NSDQ:SRNE) soared today after the company announced that the FDA approved its ZTlido lidocaine pain patch designed to treat patients with post-shingles neuralgia. The...
View ArticleMylan: Generic competition pushes EpiPen sales down
Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) revealed in its annual report yesterday that EpiPen sales in the U.S. were down $655.4 million last year compared to 2016. The company, which faces continued backlash over the price of...
View ArticleAerie misses Q4 earnings estimates by 11¢
Shares in Aerie Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:AERI) held steady today after the eye-drug maker missed earnings expectations on Wall Street with its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. The Durham,...
View ArticleTandem Diabetes sales up 40% in Q4
Shares in Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) rose yesterday after the insulin pump maker beat expectations on Wall Street with its fourth quarter and full-year results. The San Diego Calif.-based company...
View ArticleClearside Biomedical shares soar after eye drug succeeds in Ph3 trial
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) shares soared more than 50% in pre-market activity today after the company reported that its suprachoroidal eye drug succeeded in a pivotal Phase III trial of patients...
View ArticleNanOlogy looks to transform chemotherapy with localized delivery platform
Paclitaxel revolutionized cancer treatment when it was first used as a chemotherapeutic in the 1990s. But although the product is a powerful cancer killer, patients taking systemic doses of paclitaxel...
View ArticleNIH: Asthma flare-ups not prevented by temporary increases to inhaled steroid...
Temporarily increasing the amount of inhaled steroids that young children take when their asthma symptoms worsen does not prevent severe flare-ups, according to a new study from the National Institutes...
View ArticleClearside Biomedical enrolls first patient in Ph3 macular edema trial
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) has enrolled the first patient in a Phase III trial evaluating its eye drug combined with an intravitreally-administered anti-VEGF agent as a treatment for macular...
View ArticleSmiths Medical inks distro deal for infusion therapy products
Smiths Medical plans to distribute its CADD infusion systems to non-hospital-based providers through a preferred partnership with Medical Specialties Distributors, the company reported today. As part...
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