San Francisco-based Invitae Corp. is putting pedal to the metal in its quest to bring comprehensive genetic testing into mainstream clinical practice, reporting the acquisition of three companies – Diploid, Youscript Inc. and Genelex Labs LLC – following Tuesday’s market close. The total bill for the three deals comes to $195 million, $57 million of which is in cash. Read More
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to dominate the news, an increasing number of companies have come forward to help. For its part, CHF Solutions Inc., of Eden Prairie, Minn., is looking to bring its device-based intervention for fluid management to the fight. Read More
Taking a breather from the political rhetoric that’s permeated the U.S response to COVID-19 and pushed legislation aimed at lowering drug prices to the back burner, a House subcommittee Wednesday advanced several bipartisan bills intended to improve the safety and ensure the supply of drugs and medical devices. Read More
U.S. FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn appeared before a congressional panel to discuss the administration’s budget proposal for the agency, but the outbreak of COVID-19 predictably dominated the proceedings. Read More
LONDON – The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, but is pushing back strongly against countries giving up on stringent control measures. Read More
Novi, Mich.-based startup Delphinus Medical Technologies Inc. has been working for roughly a decade to introduce whole breast ultrasound tomography to improve breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Read More
New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Babson Diagnostics, Biocare, Neuromod, Precision Biosciences, Wellness Matrix Group. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Biobeat, Brii Biosciences, Dante Labs, Datawalk, Deephealth, Doctorlink, Ebsco, Fluidigm, Genmark Diagnostics, Hawkeye Systems, IBM Watson, Intabio, Kaiser Permanente, Ntd Eurofins, Parallax, Protein Metrics, Radnet, Tomi Environmental Solutions, Viracor Eurofins. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Mfb Fertility, Roche, Soliton. Read More
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Artificial intelligence can scan doctors' notes to distinguish between types of back pain; Researchers discover new stem cells that can generate new bone; Study shows improved outcomes for patients with Arthrosurface Ovo arthroplasty system. Read More
