Topic - medical devices

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Biosciences

Teen Weight Loss Surgeries Triple

Medtech firms look to capitalize as obese youths turn to implantable treatments.
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Finance

VCs’ European Affair

Investors are smitten with European technology.
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Finance

Four-year High for Euro VCs

Picky investors find sweet spots in energy and silicon.
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Biosciences

Picking Medtronic CEO’s Brain

Investors look to get insight on the medical device industry’s coming year with top chief Art Collins.
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Biosciences

Will Artificial Vision See the Light?

Racing to the frontiers of sight.
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Biosciences

Stopping Glaucoma with a Stick in the Eye

Incubator spin-off Transcend Medical wants to change the way glaucoma is treated.
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Finance

Angels Hold Back

Seed investors eyeing follow-on investments shrink available seed funding
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Biosciences

Philips to Treat War Wounds

Company works on ultrasound cuff that would diagnose and heal soldiers’ internal bleeding.
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Biosciences, Finance

Healthcare’s Shifting Strategy

As the life sciences industry matures, VCs need to go with the flow.
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Biosciences, Finance

Funding for Biotech Up in ’05

Biopharma and medical devices scored in 2005. Buyers want to get in early.
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Biosciences, Finance

Eye Device Incubator Launches

ForSight Labs grabs $2.4 million to build ophthalmic medical devices, companies.
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General news

Q&A: ATV’s Mike Carusi

Partner at Advanced Technology Ventures predicts investing in medical devices will remain strong in 2006.
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Biosciences

J&J Gets Guidant for $21.5B

Revised acquisition offer trims $4 billion from Guidant's value following product recalls.
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Biosciences

Abbott Tests Back Pain Device

The medical products firm launches a study of a less-invasive spinal implant aimed at treating lower back pain.
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Biosciences

Bionic Leg Makes Strides

Victhom Human Bionics applies robotics to the field of prosthetics.
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Biosciences

Medical Devices: Good Outlook

Deep pockets and aging baby boomers are driving groundbreaking medical devices, and an unstoppable market.
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General news, Biosciences

Financial pain

Advanced Neuro shares drop 22 percent after news of a government subpoena for its billing records and a lackluster earnings report.
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General news, Biosciences, Finance

Good tidings for Israeli high-tech

In a great year, the last weeks of December were the best, with three startups sold and two more getting ogled.
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Biosciences, Finance

Top 10 Trends: Baby boomers left to their own devices

As an aging population continues to seek the fountain of youth, the medical equipment market promises answers.
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Computers, Internet, Finance

Fast Stats: Handhelds lose their touch…

Less grease for PalmOne, golden years prove Midas touch for medical devices, and businesses spruce up their Web sites.