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Study data on Artefill for treating atrophic acne scars presented at the Orlando Dermatology Conference

Suneva Medical, a privately-held aesthetic medical device company, provided a research grant to support an investigator-sponsored research study to evaluate the degree of correction and patient satisfaction after injection of atrophic scars with Artefill. The data was presented by Dr. James Spencer, the grant recipient and study investigator, in a poster session at the 2010 Orlando Dermatology Conference taking place in Orlando, Florida January 15-18th.

19 Jan 2010

Japanese MHLW approves St. Jude Medical's Genesis spinal cord stimulation system

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the Genesis™ spinal cord stimulation system for the management of chronic pain.

18 Jan 2010

55% of medical device industry professionals looking for a job change

According to a random online survey of 2,150 medical device industry professionals between January 4 and January 13, a full 55 percent are looking at 2010 as the year to make a job change.

18 Jan 2010

ERT Knowledge Series of educational papers discusses patient safety in clinical trials

ERT, a leading provider of centralized services to the biopharmaceutical, medical device and related industries, today announced its new ERT Knowledge Series of educational papers, written by ERT experts. Each paper discusses issues relevant to patient safety in clinical trials today and further establishes ERT as an experienced and reliable partner in products and services for the clinical trials industry.

18 Jan 2010

Protectus Medical Devices and Moll Industries sign manufacturing agreement

Protectus Medical Devices, Inc. ("Protectus Medical Devices"), a developer and marketer of innovative medical devices, today announced the signing of a three-year manufacturing agreement with Moll Industries, Inc. to provide injection molded plastic manufacturing services for the Protectus Safety Syringe.

17 Jan 2010

MedPro Safety Products to acquire product development rights for passive safety intravenous catheter

MedPro Safety Products, Inc., a leading developer of transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and blood collection, has agreed to acquire product development rights for a unique, fully passive safety intravenous catheter from a company owned by Hooman Asbaghi and Don Millerd.

13 Jan 2010

Era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding began in 1990's ends

After a decade of remarkable growth, total annual funding for biomedical research in the U.S. has decelerated and may have even fallen when adjusted for inflation. That is the conclusion of a study today published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

13 Jan 2010

UTEK announces new pricing model for its Pharmalicensing online service

UTEK Corporation, a leading IP licensing and innovation services company, is pleased to announce a new pricing model for its Pharmalicensing online service; the pricing will be effective starting January 13th.

13 Jan 2010

Zassi Medical Evolutions forms new company to develop electrical stimulation technology

Zassi Medical Evolutions, a privately held organization that innovates, designs and develops high technology medical devices and software announced today that it has successfully spun out and formed a new company with Tucson, Arizona based Research Corporation Technologies (RCT) to pursue the continued development of a novel electrical stimulation technology for the gastrointestinal continence control market.

13 Jan 2010

Study reveals potential opportunity for sponsors to reduce costs

A recent study by Cutting Edge Information focusing on compensation levels for clinical investigators reveals a potential opportunity for sponsors to reduce costs.

13 Jan 2010

Study indicates public and private funding for US biomedical research has decreased substantially

The rate of increase for funding of biomedical research in the U.S. has slowed since 2005, and the level of funding from the National Institutes of Health and industry appears to have decreased by 2 percent in 2008, after adjustment for inflation, according to an article in the January 13 issue of JAMA.

13 Jan 2010

GE Healthcare selects PTC’s PLM software to replace its legacy data management and MCAD software

PTC, The Product Development Company®, today announced that GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, has selected Windchill, PTC’s PLM software, and Pro/ENGINEER to replace its legacy data management and MCAD software.

13 Jan 2010

ATR analyses impact of Coakley's support for the Senate healthcare bill

Americans for Tax Reform today released an analysis showing the impact on Massachusetts of Marsha Coakley's support for the Senate healthcare bill. Coakley is on record supporting the Senate government healthcare bill, which contains eighteen separate tax increases. One of these is a new $2 billion per year (rising to $3 billion in 2017) tax on medical device manufacturers.

13 Jan 2010

Theragenics signs agreement with Core Oncology for distribution of TheraSeed palladium-103 brachytherapy seeds

Theragenics Corporation, a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer treatment markets, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Core Oncology, Inc. for the distribution of TheraSeed® palladium-103 brachytherapy seeds.

13 Jan 2010

Denmark's digital health system could pave way for U.S.

The New York Times reports that "using medical devices and notebook computers, patients can see doctors without leaving home, and have the information automatically logged into electronic records."

13 Jan 2010

Positive results from Asthmatx's AIR2 Trial published in AJRCCM

Asthmatx Inc., developer of bronchial thermoplasty with the Alair® System, announced today the publication of positive results from its pivotal study, the Asthma Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) Trial, in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM).

13 Jan 2010

Labor leaders confront Obama on 'Cadillac' tax proposal

Labor leaders were invited to the White House to discuss negotiations to merge the House- and Senate-passed health overhaul packages.

12 Jan 2010

Enrollment complete in Dune Medical Devices' MarginProbe pivotal clinical trial

Dune Medical Devices today announced the completion of patient enrollment in the MarginProbe™ pivotal clinical trial. The MarginProbe procedure provides surgeons with real-time detection of cancer at the edges of the tissue removed during breast conservation surgery (BCS), which is the only way to ensure the complete removal of the tumor from the breast. The randomized, controlled trial includes 664 women who underwent BCS at one of 21 leading medical facilities, with 18 in the US and three in Israel.

12 Jan 2010

Paragon Biomedical launches second phase of restructuring and growth plan for worldwide operations

Paragon Biomedical, Inc. announced today that it has launched the second phase of its restructuring and growth plan for worldwide operations. Gena Reed, Paragon's Founder and Chief Executive Officer, said the strategy will build upon the company's strengths in its key therapeutic areas and regions.

12 Jan 2010

MedAssets and TPC sign multi-year agreement

MedAssets, Inc. today announced that the Texas Purchasing Coalition (TPC) has signed a multi-year agreement to utilize and benefit from MedAssets’ strategic supply chain solutions, including group purchasing (GPO) services, physician preference item (PPI) consulting services and spend management analytics. The

11 Jan 2010

Medical Devices News and Research

Study data on Artefill for treating atrophic acne scars presented at the Orlando Dermatology Conference

Japanese MHLW approves St. Jude Medical's Genesis spinal cord stimulation system

55% of medical device industry professionals looking for a job change

ERT Knowledge Series of educational papers discusses patient safety in clinical trials

Protectus Medical Devices and Moll Industries sign manufacturing agreement

MedPro Safety Products to acquire product development rights for passive safety intravenous catheter

Era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding began in 1990's ends

UTEK announces new pricing model for its Pharmalicensing online service

Zassi Medical Evolutions forms new company to develop electrical stimulation technology

Study reveals potential opportunity for sponsors to reduce costs

Study indicates public and private funding for US biomedical research has decreased substantially

GE Healthcare selects PTC’s PLM software to replace its legacy data management and MCAD software

ATR analyses impact of Coakley's support for the Senate healthcare bill

Theragenics signs agreement with Core Oncology for distribution of TheraSeed palladium-103 brachytherapy seeds

Denmark's digital health system could pave way for U.S.

Positive results from Asthmatx's AIR2 Trial published in AJRCCM

Labor leaders confront Obama on 'Cadillac' tax proposal

Enrollment complete in Dune Medical Devices' MarginProbe pivotal clinical trial

Paragon Biomedical launches second phase of restructuring and growth plan for worldwide operations

MedAssets and TPC sign multi-year agreement

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