BioWorld MedTech

Aug. 29, 2012

Aesthetics is going strong while orthopedics struggles

German valve registry reveals real-world TAVI experience

MUNICH, Germany — Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement accounted for 28% of procedures in Germany in 2011, the year following approval of the procedure for reimbursement. Read More

PROTECT trial vindicates DES for long-term benefits

GE Healthcare's Discovery well suited for Hybrid OR

Medtronic reports results from Symplicity HTN-2 trial

Deals roundup: MM to acquire Ascender for undisclosed amount

Court Report: Medtronic expands patent lawsuit against Nuvasive

Med-Tech Notes

Agreements/contracts: PerkinElmer works with Mass Gen on sequencing

HIT roundup: EHNAC set to discuss PHI protection in upcoming webinar

Financings roundup: Nextremity closes $6.6M; opens first preferred round

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Product Briefs

Medgenics board member Brukardt dies at age 66

MDD's Oncology Extra

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Researchers discover how glioblastoma tumors dodge chemotherapy

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Researchers at the University of Sydney have uncovered a mechanism that may explain why glioblastoma returns after treatment, and the world-first discovery offers...

Left: Anthony Fauci. Right: Transmission electron micrograph of HIV-1 virus particles

HIV research is close to a cure but far from ending the pandemic

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Advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) now allow people living with HIV to lead normal lives with undetectable and nontransmissible levels of the virus in their...

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ADEL wins $1.04B Sanofi deal for tau-targeting Alzheimer’s drug

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ADEL Inc. closed a year-end licensing deal worth up to $1.04 billion with Sanofi SA for ADEL-Y01, a specific tau-targeting Alzheimer’s disease drug candidate in a...