Radiation reduction during imaging procedures is a top priority for hospitals and health care providers. Startup Controlrad Inc. has raised a $15 million series B round to market its Trace mobile C-arm radiation reduction technology for use during fluoroscopically guided procedures. That has already been FDA cleared. Read More
Edmonton, Alberta-based startup Tevosol Inc. is hoping to make its mark in the growing warm perfusion organ transport market with a portable system for lungs that leverages a unique negative pressure ventilation technology. The company recently raised CAD$2 million (US$1.5 million) in seed financing to advance its Ex-Vivo Organ Support System (EVOSS) and is seeking a lead investor for a series A round to further product development and support clinical trials. Read More
Medicare coverage of digital health is evolving, but there are those who have argued that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is moving too slowly to capitalize on significant opportunities. The Advanced Medical Technology Association (Advamed) said in comments to the docket for the draft physician fee schedule that an advisory panel should be regularly convened in order to exploit the potential for digital health to "transform the delivery of care and improve patient care outcomes." Read More
PERTH, Australia – Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking comments from stakeholders on whether certain self-testing in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) should be prohibited from being sold to consumers. Read More
Lantheus Holdings, of North Billerica, Mass., has entered a deal to acquire New York-based Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc., which develops medicines and other technologies to target and treat cancer. "This transaction leverages our core capabilities, including proven commercial and operational expertise while diversifying our revenue stream by broadening our presence in emerging uses of radioisotopes in precision diagnostics as well as the exciting field of radiopharmaceuticals in oncology treatment," Lantheus President and CEO Mary Anne Heino said on a call related to the deal. Read More
