You can’t fault Alcon AG’s focus. In the midst of an extended series of acquisitions, the company has a clear vision of creating a deep ophthalmic treatment pipeline – and diagnostics fall outside that line of sight. Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported Sept. 3 that it will engage in “active enforcement” of information blocking rules, each violation of which carries a fine that may reach seven figures. Read More
Sparks flew both ways Sept. 4 as Democratic senators pushed for Robert Kennedy to resign as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during a Senate Finance Committee hearing ostensibly held to discuss the Trump administration’s 2026 health care agenda. But with Kennedy the only witness, the hearing focused on Kennedy’s perceived failings as HHS secretary. “The United States is in the midst of a health care calamity,” Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in his opening comments, which were laden with personal attacks. Read More
Quantum Surgical SAS has secured CE marking for the expanded use of its Epione robotic platform to treat bone tumors and metastases. The regulatory green light allows surgeons to use Epione to treat inoperable tumors which are difficult to reach due to their size or location at an early stage, in a simple and effective way. Read More
Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Biolab, Boomerang Medical, Bruker, Curevision, Ketryx, Picard Medical and Syncardia. Read More
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Guardant Health, Icecure, Myriad Genetics, Personalis, Venturemed. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Airs Medical, Brainspec, Cardiac Biotech, Innovative Renal, Izotropic,, Laza, Lunit, Mecaplast, Olympus, Noventis, Prognosia, Quanta Dialysis, Schivo, Vizient. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: 4dmedical, Rapid Medical , Sentec, Sofwave Medical, Tandem Diabetes Care. Read More
