After winning a brutal proxy battle led by activist investor Carl Icahn, Francis deSouza suddenly resigned as CEO and as a member of the board of Illumina Inc. over the weekend. The company appointed General Counsel Charles Dadswell to serve as the interim CEO while it evaluates internal and external candidates for the position. DeSouza will continue in an advisory role until July 31.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Corneat Vision, Neuronetics.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Asep Medical, Avails Medical, Biolight, Diagnostear, Myriad, Neuroone Medical, Valor Healthcare.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a more stringent set of requirements for the use of ethylene oxide for sterilization of a variety of products, including medical devices, a proposal that is expected to increase the cost of operating these facilities.
Biosency SAS recently unveiled the latest results on its predictive digital medical device for remote monitoring of patient suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The Bora platform demonstrated its ability to predict COPD exacerbation on average three days prior to hospitalization.
An artificial intelligence (AI) framework developed by researchers in Denmark has outperformed human emergency call handlers in identifying stroke. The AI tool has the potential to play a critical role in helping to address the number of strokes that go unrecognized as the number of strokes are projected to increase as the population ages.
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