The company says the matters under investigation are immaterial, but the stock market disagrees, taking about a billion dollars from embattled diagnostics company in under a half-hour.
Alere Inc. announced late on July 27 that it received a subpoena from the US Justice Department for records related to Federal health-care program billings as far back as 2010.
The announcement is the latest in a string of difficulties that may jeopardize Abbott Laboratories Inc.’s planned $5.8bn acquisition...
Thena Capital, the first UK-based early-stage specialist medtech firm, has made its first investment since closing its £50m fund. Medtech Insight spoke with general partner Pamela Walker Geddes to gain insight into Thena Capital’s investment strategy.
The Milner Institute, the on-campus hub for start-up acceleration at Cambridge University, hosted its annual Pitch Day on July 1. Start-ups Panakeia, PathwayBio and Sentinal4D presented diagnostic technologies.
To succeed in medtech, investors must focus on patient outcomes. Gilde Healthcare says involving patients boosts product effectiveness, access and market success — making it a smart strategy in today’s strained healthcare systems.
While European sustainability directives CSDDD and CSRD are still in the process of adoption, environmental group Swedwatch claims the EU's procurement framework is devoid of accountability.
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Finland has initiated a project to improve the effectiveness of the monitoring of software intended for medical use and to ensure that software placed on its market meets the requirements set for it.
The Milner Institute, the on-campus hub for start-up acceleration at Cambridge University, hosted its annual Pitch Day on July 1. Start-ups Panakeia, PathwayBio and Sentinal4D presented diagnostic technologies.
