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Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) is a leading media brand operated by Informa Markets. For more than 40 years, MD+DI has served as the primary resource for manufacturers of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic products. Through our website, newsletters, podcasts, and social media, our team of expert editors provides in-depth coverage and analysis of medtech industry news, design and

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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science, along with collaborators at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have d...
07/28/2023
Researchers Develop Cutting-Edge Assay for Diabetes

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science, along with collaborators at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed a new assay designed to detect fluctuations in somatostatin secretion, a largely overlooked sign of . Find out more: https://bit.ly/3q1Wz23

The researchers are working with an industry collaborator to develop the kit into a simple handheld device that can eventually be mass-produced.

ViewRay, a company that once had a loan facility agreement with the now-defunct  , is filing for bankruptcy and selling ...
07/27/2023
ViewRay Files for Bankruptcy & Plans to Sell Assets

ViewRay, a company that once had a loan facility agreement with the now-defunct , is filing for bankruptcy and selling some or all of its assets. As a result, shares of the company plunged as much as 76%. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3KlYcOP

The Denver, Co-based company was one of several medtech firms that had a loan facility agreement with the now-defunct Silicon Valley Bank.

BIOMEDevice Boston keynote speaker Nicole Black, PhD, will update the audience with the latest news on the company’s Pho...
07/26/2023
Capitalizing on 3D-Printing for Medical Device Manufacturing

BIOMEDevice Boston keynote speaker Nicole Black, PhD, will update the audience with the latest news on the company’s PhonoGraft device, as well as speak about the broader issues of in the space.

We recently caught up with Black to ask her questions about some of the topics she’ll cover:

BIOMEDevice Boston keynote speaker discusses innovation in eardrum repair using extrusion-based 3D-printing.

Positive updates from Philips as the Amsterdam-based company reports strong earnings for the quarter, leading to an upwa...
07/25/2023
Are Things Starting to Turn Around for Philips?

Positive updates from Philips as the Amsterdam-based company reports strong earnings for the quarter, leading to an upward revision of its 2023 outlook. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3DvyUdu

The Amsterdam-based company raised its 2023 outlook after posting solid earnings for the quarter. However, Philips saw a decrease in its order intake.

With an investment of £21M ($26.7 million), UK health officials launch an ambitious plan to leverage   for diagnosing st...
07/21/2023
UK Health Officials Tap into the AI Revolution

With an investment of £21M ($26.7 million), UK health officials launch an ambitious plan to leverage for diagnosing stroke, cancer, and heart conditions. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3rFLBzo

With an investment of £21M, health officials launch an ambitious plan to leverage artificial intelligence for diagnosing stroke, cancer, and heart conditions.

🎧 The latest episode of Let's Talk Medtech is now available!Rachel Hall, EY's US Consulting Digital Health and Smart Hea...
07/20/2023
Cracking the Digital Health Code

🎧 The latest episode of Let's Talk Medtech is now available!

Rachel Hall, EY's US Consulting Digital Health and Smart Health Experience Leader, joins us in this episode as we peel back the layers of .

Listen now! 👉 https://bit.ly/3Q9IBWx

Rachel Hall, EY's US Consulting Digital Health and Smart Health Experience Leader, joins us for this episode as we peel back the layers of digital health.

Looking for ways to enhance the recyclability of    ? The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council's new   guidelines shed ...
07/19/2023
How Can We Make Healthcare Plastics More Recyclable?

Looking for ways to enhance the recyclability of ? The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council's new guidelines shed light on preferred materials for improving recyclability. Read the latest updates, here: https://bit.ly/3Y1d9va

HPRC’s new packaging design guidelines shed light on preferred materials for improving recyclability.

Several types of Megadyne electrodes used in electrosurgery and manufactured by Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon business are...
07/12/2023
J&J's Ethicon Faces Mega Electrode Recall

Several types of Megadyne electrodes used in electrosurgery and manufactured by Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon business are being recalled due to the risk of serious burn injuries to patients.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3JWNsq2

Several types of Ethicon's Megadyne Mega 2000 and Mega Soft electrodes, used during electrosurgery, have reportedly caused burn injuries for 63 patients.

Learn how to build a better PAP machine that improves patient comfort and compliance: https://bit.ly/3XTLbBF
07/11/2023
How to Build a Better PAP Machine

Learn how to build a better PAP machine that improves patient comfort and compliance: https://bit.ly/3XTLbBF

Sensor technology may help improve sleep apnea therapy adherence by making patients more comfortable with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy devices.

Breast cancer screenings are the one to-do list item our Senior Editor Amanda Pedersen won’t put off. From now on, that ...
07/10/2023
The 40-Plus Club I Never Knew I Wanted to Join

Breast cancer screenings are the one to-do list item our Senior Editor Amanda Pedersen won’t put off. From now on, that is. Read the latest Pedersen's POV: https://bit.ly/3rgueFb

Breast cancer screenings are the one to-do list item our senior editor won’t put off. From now on, that is.

Successfully introducing a product into the   market can be challenging. Now, experts are carving out a clearer pathway....
07/10/2023
Four Pillars for a Successful Medtech Market Product Launch

Successfully introducing a product into the market can be challenging. Now, experts are carving out a clearer pathway.

Read this article from Mike Monovoukas, CEO & Co-Founder of AcuityMD to learn more: https://bit.ly/44zg5RZ

Successfully introducing a product into the medtech market can be challenging. Now, experts are carving out a clearer pathway.

Dialysis on the go? A new   in the works aims to give kidney   patients a better quality of life by enabling them to com...
07/07/2023
Dialysis on the Go? Working Toward an Artificial Kidney Device

Dialysis on the go? A new in the works aims to give kidney patients a better quality of life by enabling them to complete their treatments anywhere, anytime. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JNcyaW

A new technology in the works aims to give kidney dialysis patients a better quality of life by enabling them to complete their treatments anywhere, anytime.

A challenging antitrust regulatory   is cited as the biggest factor weighing on   M&A this year. Is the Federal Trade Co...
07/05/2023
FTC Scrutiny Chills Medtech M&A Market

A challenging antitrust regulatory is cited as the biggest factor weighing on M&A this year. Is the Federal Trade Commission to blame? Find out more:

A challenging antitrust regulatory environment is cited as the biggest factor weighing on medtech M&A this year.

A Norway mine has discovered a   deposit worth 70 billion tonnes, which would be enough to satisfy world demand for 100 ...
07/03/2023
‘Phosphogeddon’ Averted, Norway to the Rescue

A Norway mine has discovered a deposit worth 70 billion tonnes, which would be enough to satisfy world demand for 100 years. Read more about this major discovery, here: https://bit.ly/46zMCcn

A Norway mine has discovered a phosphate deposit worth 70 billion tonnes, which would be enough to satisfy world demand for 100 years.

The   company NeuroPace RNS System for Epilepsy recently announced their current president and CEO, Michael Favet, will ...
07/03/2023
NeuroPace Announces New CEO

The company NeuroPace RNS System for Epilepsy recently announced their current president and CEO, Michael Favet, will be stepping down effective July 10, 2023. Joel Becker is set to be the replacement.

Read more: https://bit.ly/46K6F8e

Joel Becker will replace current president and CEO Michael Favet effective July 10.

Rebuilding the domestic PPE   has been challenging to say the least. Despite the obstacles, however, there are some succ...
06/30/2023
Coming to America: Rebuilding the US PPE Supply Chain

Rebuilding the domestic PPE has been challenging to say the least. Despite the obstacles, however, there are some success stories. Read about them, here: https://bit.ly/435L6M3

Rebuilding the domestic PPE supply chain has been challenging to say the least. Despite the obstacles, however, there are some success stories.

Siemens Healthineers has laid off 67 employees at a diagnostics facility in Flanders, New Jersey that will go into effec...
06/28/2023
Siemens Healthineers Layoff 67 at New Jersey Facility

Siemens Healthineers has laid off 67 employees at a diagnostics facility in Flanders, New Jersey that will go into effect on Sept. 7. The layoffs come amid the company’s diagnostic division overhaul and one month after disappointing 2Q23 revenue reports.

Full story: https://bit.ly/430LdJ2

The layoffs come amid the company’s diagnostic division overhaul and one month after disappointing 2Q23 revenue reports.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced a signed definitive agreement to sell its surgical instrumentation platform...
06/27/2023
BD Sells Surgical Instrumentation Platform to Steris

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced a signed definitive agreement to sell its surgical instrumentation platform to Steris for $540 million. The decision to divest the platform, which includes V. Mueller, Snowden-Pencer, and Genesis branded products, comes from the “simplify” pillar of BD’s 2025 strategy.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3r3PXjG

The decision to divest the platform, which includes V. Mueller, Snowden-Pencer, and Genesis branded products, comes from the “simplify” pillar of BD’s 2025 strategy.

A new report claims that   defects are now the number one reason for     in the United States. Read this article to lear...
06/26/2023

A new report claims that defects are now the number one reason for in the United States. Read this article to learn more about the latest findings: https://bit.ly/434jeYO

06/22/2023

Are you looking for an opportunity to connect with other experts in the industry and stay up-to-date on the latest trends? Then you won't want to miss in Boston on September 20-21!

Learn about the latest technologies and innovations in the medtech industry, connect with other professionals, and gain insights from industry leaders.

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Being transparent about vulnerabilities is easier said than done in   – but if Medtronic can do it, any company can.Read...
06/22/2023
Medtronic Takes a Hard Look in the Mirror

Being transparent about vulnerabilities is easier said than done in – but if Medtronic can do it, any company can.

Read the latest insights on the global producer of from our senior editor in the most recent Pedersen's POV: https://bit.ly/3XiW9As

Being transparent about vulnerabilities is easier said than done in medtech – but if Medtronic can do it, any company can.

Did you have the chance to catch MD+DI's Editor-in-Chief, Omar Ford, as he presented "The Latest Trends in MedTech" at  ...
06/21/2023

Did you have the chance to catch MD+DI's Editor-in-Chief, Omar Ford, as he presented "The Latest Trends in MedTech" at ?

Ford shared seven of the most exciting trends currently shaping the industry. Read about them, here: https://bit.ly/3qU4MFv

  woes continue as they face yet another Class I voluntary recall for its Trilogy Evo   in recent months. The device mak...
06/20/2023
Philips Recall Woes Continue

woes continue as they face yet another Class I voluntary recall for its Trilogy Evo in recent months. The device maker is instructing users to change filters more frequently to prevent device malfunction.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/443q3us

The device maker faces a recall of its Trilogy Evo Ventilator due to extended environmental contamination exposure potentially affecting the devices air path.

MD&M East kicked off with a bang this week with a keynote from Marissa Fayer, founder and CEO of HERhealth EQ, and CEO o...
06/16/2023
A Stronger Push for Women’s Health Is Needed in Medtech

MD&M East kicked off with a bang this week with a keynote from Marissa Fayer, founder and CEO of HERhealth EQ, and CEO of DeepLook, as she gave a call to action for the industry to include more women at all levels.

Read more: https://bit.ly/43PZ1aA

Marissa Fayer, founder and CEO of HERhealthEQ, and CEO of DeepLook, issued a call to action regarding women’s health, during a keynote at MD&M East.

“The trends in medtech are rapidly changing. We haven’t reached a point in which the industry has settled yet.” -Omar Fo...
06/14/2023

“The trends in medtech are rapidly changing. We haven’t reached a point in which the industry has settled yet.” -Omar Ford, Chief Editor of MD+DI during his presentation The Latest Trends in MedTech

Day 2️⃣ of   and the MedTech Theater is filled with innovative sessions!Which one are you attending?!
06/14/2023

Day 2️⃣ of and the MedTech Theater is filled with innovative sessions!

Which one are you attending?!

Marissa Fayer, founder and CEO of HERhealth EQ, and CEO of DeepLook, is set to deliver a keynote address on the need for...
06/12/2023
Discussing the Need for Equity & Access in Women's Health

Marissa Fayer, founder and CEO of HERhealth EQ, and CEO of DeepLook, is set to deliver a keynote address on the need for and access in women's health at this week.

We had the opportunity to learn a bit about Fayer ahead of the June 13 keynote: https://bit.ly/3oPS6io

Marissa Fayer, founder and CEO of HERhealthEQ, and CEO of DeepLook, is set to deliver a keynote address on women's health at IME East in June.

Innovation has allowed for opportunities of   when asking the question, “what do I do with this used surgical knee repla...
06/07/2023
Harnessing Innovation Through Sustainable Reprocessing

Innovation has allowed for opportunities of when asking the question, “what do I do with this used surgical knee replacement?”

Here's a deeper dive into how reprocessing is revolutionizing the industry:

Innovation has allowed for opportunities of sustainability when asking the question, “what do I do with this used surgical knee replacement?”

The FDA has issued a warning letter to iRhythm Technologies for failing to comply with certain   regulations. The warnin...
06/05/2023
FDA Finds iRhythm out of Sync with Regulations

The FDA has issued a warning letter to iRhythm Technologies for failing to comply with certain regulations.

The warning letter stems from an inspection of the company's Cypress, CA facility that concluded in August 2022. Read more: https://bit.ly/3WXoBHR

The heart monitoring device maker is facing an FDA warning letter on the heels of a DOJ subpoena.

Justin Brennan, the Vice President of Operations at Medical Products Laboratories, sheds light on his upcoming session a...
05/31/2023
Peeling the Layers Back for Industry 4.0

Justin Brennan, the Vice President of Operations at Medical Products Laboratories, sheds light on his upcoming session at where he'll share invaluable insights for achieving success in the thriving industry. Here's a preview: https://bit.ly/3qiioKj

Justin Brennan, VP of operations at Medical Products Laboratories, discusses his upcoming session at IME East and gives tips on how to be successful in the medical device industry.

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Bringing IVD devices to market requires a balance of innovation & cost management.

Jabil Healthcare Director of Technical Business Development, Erich Stein, shares winning strategies in MD&DI.

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