John Farquhar, who served as HeartFlow’s COO since August 2021, will now lead the cardiac imaging company as CEO. The move comes just weeks after HeartFlow terminated plans to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
HeartFlow promoted John Farquhar to CEO starting 1 March.
Farquhar joined HeartFlow in August as COO and became president and a member of the company’s
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Haemonetics will acquire Quebec-based OpSens for CAD $2.90 per share, or about US $253m at current exchange rates. Haemonetics expects OpSens' fiber-optic technology to complement its interventional cardiology portfolio.
The retail giant will sell the Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitoring system to eligible customers through a new online platform.
Stimdia is trying to restore respiratory function in ICU patients with phrenic nerve stimulation.
Reuters reported that global private equity firm Carlyle Group has offered to pay at least $7bn for Medtronic’s patient monitoring and respiratory interventions businesses. Medtronic announced its plan to get out of those businesses about one year ago.
In Vivo spoke to the previous commissioner of the US FDA about recent ongoings at the agency, and where he believes policy should be directed for patient and industry benefit.
After publishing encouraging results from first-in-human trials of its brain-computer interface, Axoft announced plans to sell its BCI-enabling material Fleuron to researchers and private organizations for R&D use. The company sees this as a revenue stream and feedback loop to refine its BCI platform designed for safer, longer-lasting brain implants.
Roche’s Indianapolis site currently produces 5.2 billion Accu-Chek test strips annually and supports distribution to 53 countries. The new CGM line will add to an already diversified operational footprint, which includes R&D, laboratories, manufacturing, and IT services.
