Axis-Shield, Abbott to develop Active-B12 test
Axis-Shield and Abbott Laboratories agree to develop and manufacture an active-B12 assay to run on Abbott’s line of Architect automated immunoassay analysers.
Thursday 18 December 2008

Philips swings the axe at healthcare unit as credit crunch bites into imaging sales
Philips' healthcare division to axe 1,600 jobs; rival GE posts weak Q3 results last month, fuelling speculation over job cuts.
Thursday 27 November 2008

J&J set to boost surgery business with $438m in Omrix buy
In a bid to strengthen its biosurgical products business, Johnson & Johnson agrees to purchase Omrix Biopharmaceuticals for $438m in an all-cash deal.
Thursday 27 November 2008

GE Healthcare & UPMC to export oncology model across Europe and Asia
GE Healthcare and the University of Pittburgh Medical Center (UPMC) signs a deal to jointly develop an international network of cancer care units.
Friday 14 November 2008

Editor's comment: Small is beautiful in the world of surgery
The smaller the incision and the less invasive the surgery, the better the outcome for the patient and for the healthcare payor, says Tina Tan, our Business & Medtech Ventures editor.
Thursday 13 November 2008

CSI enters public domain through replidyne merger
Privately-held medical device company Cardiovascular Systems Inc (CSI) is to make its debut on the Nasdaq via a stock-for-stock merger with Replidyne, a struggling, publicly-listed biotech firm.
Monday 10 November 2008

£15m funding dashed as Lombard investor pulls out
UK developer of stent devices Lombard Medical Technologies is forced to continue its search for more funding, after a Middle Eastern bank pulled out of making a £15m ($26m) long-term equity investment in the company.
Friday 31 October 2008

Clinica's Guide to UK Medtech 2008
The Guide to UK Medtech 2008, to be distributed at the Medica 2008 event in Dusselfdorf, Germany, explores issues such as innovation, public-private partnership, the NIC-Darzi review, and also focuses on Wales and Northern Ireland.
Friday 31 October 2008

New meniscus implant gives Orteq a leg up in $2bn market
Flush with new cash from its latest financing round, biomaterials specialist Orteq is now embarking on an aggressive growth strategy in the sports medicine market. Orteq CEO Dianne Blanco and finance director Andrew King speak to Clinica in an exclusive interview.
Friday 24 October 2008

Calypso and Siemens work together on real-time tumour tracking
Tumour localisation specialist Calypso Medical Technologies is set to integrate its real-time tumour tracking data technology, called GPS for the Body, with Siemens Healthcare’s linear accelerator products.
Monday 6 October 2008

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