Results of a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session on March 29 demonstrated “excellent” outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using the Medtronic plc Evolut in low surgical risk patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis. Read More

It has been predicted that the COVID-19 pandemic would cause business disruption. Now, it has claimed a casualty with Second Sight Medical Products Inc., of Sylmar, Calif., which has been forced to wind down operations, citing the pandemic and the impact it will have on the company’s ability to secure financing. Second Sight, which makes the Argus II retinal prosthesis system, said that effective March 31, 84 of its 108 employees will be laid off. Read More

Systematic detection of cancer at earlier stages at a population level could remodel how the medical profession approaches cancer treatment, establishing the potential to reduce cancer mortality by almost one-quarter. That’s according to an analysis based on the latest data from Grail Inc.'s Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study. Read More

Erlangen, Germany-based Siemens Healthineers AG has secured U.S. FDA clearance for its Rapidpoint 500e blood gas analyzer. Available in CE mark countries since August 2019, the device is used to monitor respiratory distress in critically ill patients, such as those in acute care due to COVID-19. Read More

PARIS – Europe has turned into the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, seeing more than 50% of the cases observed worldwide. In fact, whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has begun declining in China where it originated, there are 400,000 cases of coronavirus worldwide, including more than 200,000 infected by SARS-CoV-2 in the 55 sovereign states in continental Europe, where they are mourning more than 18,000 deaths. Read More

New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Bellaseno, Iridex, S4 Medical. Read More

Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Artio Medical, Icad, Orthospin, Pavmed. Read More

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Edwards, Grail, Pixium Vision. Read More

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: 3M, Airon, Aroa Biosurgery, Battelle, Behold.ai Technologies, Carterra, Cubic, Dräger, Echosens, Evqlv, Ford, GE Healthcare, General Motors, Houston Methodist Hospital, Immunoprecise Antibodies, JR Automation, Luminati, Luminex, Metaphy Health, Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Neumodx, Northwell Health, NTI Nanotechnology, Ozo Life, Phillips-Medsize, Procept, Sectra, Sense Biodetection, Stagezero Life Sciences, Viral Protection Labs, Virgin Orbit, Wellbeing Software, Worldcare Clinical. Read More

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Cytosorbents, Enlightenvue, Qiagen, Siemens Healthineers. Read More

The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: Becton Dickinson, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Cme America, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics. Read More

Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: How lung tumors seed to brain; UVA looks to genes to improve cancer outcomes; Study shows promise of immunotherapy against solid tumors. Read More