Yesterday, we commented on top 10 medical innovations reported at the Cleveland Clinic Innovation Summit.
At the summit, Boston Scientific CEO Jim Tobin’s presentation underscored the other point we made recently, that acquisition is a routine part of medtech’s drive for innovation. Boston Scientific has some $2 billion on hand and is looking for companies whose [...]
At the Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference this week, hosted by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation and MB Venture Parters , a roundtable discussion was held including principals from EDF Ventures, the Vertical Group, and Thomas McNerny & Partners. The conclusion? Investment looks bad for healthcare startups (Outlook Bleak for Investment in Health Care Startups).
With the credit [...]
There is certainly the possibility (despite my doubts) that the current economic slowdown in global markets will have major effects on the medical technology industry. One simply cannot deny that there is simply less VC or other cash floating around that might be put to medtech investment. And maybe, as has occurred in [...]
The credit crunch that has morphed into a global recession, or at least generated enough fears of a recession to drive the stock market way down, is now raising questions like, “is anyone immune?”
Of course, some sectors are more immunoresistant to the investment squeeze than others, notably the healthcare field, putatively unperturbed as it is [...]
If you simply compare the average development times of pharmaceuticals, biotech and medical devices, you will see that medical devices demonstrate the shortest time from conception to market (or rejection). Devices, by virtue of providing, in many cases, a simple mechanical function — flatten atherosclerotic plaque against the lumen (angioplasty), keep it there (stents), close [...]
There’s no question that, whatever label you place on its current state of malaise, the U.S. economy is not in good shape.
The question is asked whether health care should remain a safe haven. After all, there is a downward pressure on prices and there is a latent need for serious reform. At this point, let’s [...]
Sites I have recently reviewed that highlight new medical technology activity (or take a view on it):
The North Carolina Biosciences Organization
Business Innovation Factory
Ideas For Surgery.Com
Blog on Ray Kurzweil
Medinnovation blog
…to be continued…
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Technologies for ablation and other energy-based treatments in medical/surgical markets are currently dominated by electrosurgical-type therapies, but a growing array of other modalities are creating new applications or penetrating existing ones.
At right is shown the forecast, by modality type, of ablation and other energy-based therapies through 2017. The most significant growth is expected to [...]
The “advanced medical technologies” blog draws from the research, publications and other content of MedMarket Diligence as well as from my own readings, insights and perspectives. While I am not wont to be stingy, I am not always inclined to give up valuable sources, but in the interest of quid pro quo, perhaps, I’d like [...]
From MedMarket Diligence report #S145, “Worldwide Surgical Sealants, Glues and Wound Closure Market, 2007-2011.” See link.
The use of products such as tapes and sutures for wound closure and securement leads to faster wound healing with less risk of contamination by debris and infectious agents, and with improved cosmetic outcomes. Failure to use these products can [...]