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  • Tendyne investors sue Abbott over lost milestone payment

    After the success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement therapy, device companies are now focusing efforts on minimally invasive procedures to replace the mitral valve. 

    By July 23, 2018
  • Boston Scientific to buy Claret Medical for $220M

    The device giant was impressed by the effectiveness of Claret's device in reducing the incidence of strokes during TAVR procedures and the opportunity for other future uses.

    By David Lim • July 20, 2018
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    Medical device connectivity market could exceed $1B by 2022

    The widespread adoption of EHRs is driving fast growth, according to a new analysis.

    By Meg Bryant • July 17, 2018
  • J&J says medical device sales improve in second quarter

    CEO Alex Gorsky told investors on a conference call the company is "very interested in value creating inorganic growth opportunities in medical devices."

    By July 17, 2018
  • Stryker names new president, tweaks leadership structure

    Timothy Scannell will take over effective next month. The 28-year company veteran had been group president for the MedSurg and Neurotechnology businesses for nearly a decade.  

    By July 11, 2018
  • Healthcare startups raise $15B across 779 deals in first half of year

    June was a slow month, however, with investments down 3% from the prior year, according to a Pitchbook analysis for Forbes.

    By Meg Bryant • July 10, 2018
  • Boston Scientific buys atrial fibrillation device maker for $200M

    The company has been an investor in Cryterion since 2016 and the deal gives it the roughly 65% remaining stake it does not already own.  

    By Susan Kelly • July 9, 2018
  • Amazon's medical supply chain ambitions: 4 things to know

    “Online channel[s are] going to be the primary marketplace[s] for even the most premium of medical devices in the future,” Amazon's global healthcare leader Chris Holt told Healthcare Dive.

    By Rebecca Pifer • July 6, 2018
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    Digital health funding sets new H1 record with $3.4B across 193 deals

    The sustained growth reflects the sector’s maturation along with a healthy venture ecosystem, a new Rock Health report says. However, despite bullish investment in digital health startup, exits have been slow. 

    By Meg Bryant • July 3, 2018
  • Novartis to spin out Alcon into standalone device company

    After months of weighing its options, the Swiss pharma is focusing in on therapeutics and shedding its ophthalmology device business. 

    By Lisa LaMotta • June 29, 2018
  • GE to spin off healthcare unit in latest restructuring

    Moody's and investors applauded the move, which comes amid a reboot of the health division.

    By Meg Bryant • June 27, 2018
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    Blockbuster digital health funding to spill to 2018

    "There will be an effort to look more closely at the impact on health outcomes and cost savings and not just 'is this a cool idea?'" says Chilmark Research's Brian Eastwood.

    By Jeff Byers , Meg Bryant , Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 4, 2018
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    New alliance aims to advance digital therapeutics

    Founding members include Akili Interactive, Propeller Health, Voluntis and WellDoc.

    By Meg Bryant • Oct. 27, 2017
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    Digital health funding hits annual high of $4.7B at end of Q3

    The sector continues to shift to a business-to-business strategy.

    By Meg Bryant • Oct. 3, 2017