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Contact lenses with real-time info display | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Researchers unveiled the first prototype of a contact lens capable of displaying information updates that the wearer can see. The concept device only displayed one pixel, but has...
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Acquisition chatter surfaces again for Smith & Nephew
Shares of Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) slipped initially but have regained some of their value since more talk of a possible buyout surfaced in the U.K. last week. The British orthopedics giant is up...
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Symmetry Medical bags J&J surgical instruments arm for $165M | Acquisitions...
Orthopedic company Symmetry Medical (NYSE:SMA) signed a definitive agreement to acquire the surgical instrument business of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Codman & Shurtleff for $165...
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Ortho stocks up on strong Q2 prelims for Biomet | Earnings Roundup
Shares of orthopedic device makers are up this morning after bellwether Biomet Inc. reported preliminary sales numbers indicating 3.8% growth for its fiscal second quarter. NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA),...
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World Heart’s 2011 sales go negative | Earnings roundup
World Heart’s 2011 sales go negative World Heart Corp. (NSDQ:WHRT) posted losses of $3.8 million, or 14¢ per share, on negative sales of $143,000 for 2011. That compares with losses of $20.5 million,...
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Conventus takes new execs from high-target rivals | Personnel Moves
Minnesota medical device maker Conventus Orthopaedics is swapping some executives, naming a new chief executive officer and new chief commercial officer in one fell swoop. The orthopedics company...
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IsoRay mourns death of vice-chair Robert Kauffman | Personnel Moves
Radiation therapy devices maker IsoRay (AMEX:ISR) announced the sudden death of company vice-chairman Robert Kauffman, who passed away on March 7. Kauffman had been with the company since 2005 and was...
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Medtech personnel moves for the week of Mar. 17, 2014
No women, no one over 40: Former employee accuses Minn. medtech firm of hiring bias March 13, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Minnesota-based PMT Medical came under fire after a former employee accused...
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Bluegrass Vascular taps ex-ArthoCare R&D chief Niederauer for CEO | Personnel...
Bluegrass Vascular Technologies said it named Gabriele Niederauer its new president & CEO, hard on the heels of a Series A funding round that brought in $4.5 million for its Surfacer central...
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