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October 11, 2018: In The Know
October 11, 2018 | Tags: 3M, ANI Pharmaceuticals, AtriCure, Be The Match, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, DMC, Fairview Health Services, HabitAware, InterRad Medical, Lite Run, MANOVA, Mayo Clinic, Minnetronix Medical, Recombinetics, Stella, Switchback Medical, Teleflex, University of Minnesota, Zipnosis
HabitAware, maker of bracelet that minds annoying habits, wins the Minnesota Cup
University of Minnesota Medical School Researchers Have Discovered How to Slow Aging
Teleflex Acquires Essential Medical
Mayo complex is early test of Rochester’s big plans
How digital therapeutics fit into the larger mental health ecosystem
CAR-T therapies face logistical bottleneck as market set to see major growth
Switchback Medical debuts in Twin Cities metro
Minnetronix Neuro Launches Global Neurapheresis™ Consortium
$2.5M grant awarded to project helping injured employees get back to work
Health Summit To Bring Leaders Together In Minneapolis
ANI Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch of Authorized Generic of Atacand HCT® Tablets
Interrad Medical Announces Agreement with Vygon to Distribute SecurAcath in France
NIH Awards $86 Million to Improve Genome Editing Techniques
Medical Alley Innovation Summit Brings Healthcare Startups from All Around the World to Minnesota
Zipnosis Uses Voice of the Customer to Drive Platform Development
WuXi AppTec Group and Mayo Clinic Receive 2018 MedTech Insight Award for Best Alliance
Ceresti Health Secures Growth Capital from Stella
3M Releases Advanced Surgical Skin Prep Solution Aiding in Patient Infection Prevention
Lite Run wins innovation award for ‘spacesuit’ pants
Inaugural MANOVA Global Health Summit kicks off
Recombinetics, partners to develop genome editing solutions for bovine TB
October 4, 2018: In The Know
October 4, 2018 | Tags: Abbott, Ancon Medical, Be The Match, CathVision, Ecolab, Featured, gBETA, Humanetics, InterRad Medical, MANOVA, Mayo Clinic, Minnetronix Medical, Pursuit Vascular, Rebiotix, Sansoro Health, SPR Therapeutics, Tekne Awards
Myant announces textile computing collaboration with Mayo Clinic
gBETA Medtech Accelerator – Filling a Critical Gap for Start-Ups
Finalists Selected for Minnesota High Tech Association’s 2018 Tekne Awards
SPR Therapeutics Awarded $10M From U.S. Department of Defense
New Device Makes Early Lung Cancer Detection Possible
Q&A: Andy Slavitt and Mark Addicks
Abbott’s next-gen FreeStyle Libre wins CE Mark
Minnetronix Neuro Successfully Completes First Clinical Study in Hemorrhagic Stroke
New Clinical Data Shows Decreased Catheter-Related Infection Risk with Use of SecurAcath
Humanetics Corporation Presents Data on New Drug to Prevent Radiation Injury
Baylor, Rebiotix Find Patient Microbiome Signatures That Differentiate Disease States
Pursuit Vascular Outlines Expansion Plans
CathVision Receives ISO 13485:2016 Certification
Are interoperability and innovation possible in the age of EHRs?
September 27, 2018: In The Know
September 26, 2018 | Tags: Aria CV, Boston Scientific, Electromed, Featured, Mayo Clinic, MDIC, Medtronic, Premier Biotech
Medtronic is all-in on surgical robotics with $1.6B Mazor buy
Implant, intense rehab help 3 paralyzed for years take steps
Boston Scientific wins FDA nod for drug-eluting vascular stent
Aria CV Wins TCT 2018 Shark Tank Competition
Medtronic launches Infinity OCT spinal system
Ken Burns shares the story of Mayo Clinic on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’
Boston Scientific, Medtronic tout stent trial results
Electromed, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2018 Fourth Quarter Financial Results
CDRH, MDIC Look to Global Application for NEST
Medtronic seeks to patent color-changing skin patch to measure glucose in sweat
September 20, 2018: In The Know
September 19, 2018 | Tags: Advamed, Bind, Bright Health, Cellanyx, Learn to Live, MANOVA, Mayo Clinic, Medibio, Summit Medical, University of Minnesota
Medibio Clinical Study Shows Over 20% Improvement to Current Diagnostic Standard
Mental-health startup Learn to Live raises $4.5M more to expand
How Mayo Clinic tower expansion evolved
Research center opens at UMN, simplifying research development
Developed at the U, wiring jaws without the wires
Some startup insurers are ditching the deductible
To Revive Medical Device Innovation, Simply Say ‘Yea’
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Way We Look at Food
September 14, 2018: In The Know
September 12, 2018 | Tags: 4C Medical, Aurora Pharmaceutical, Be The Match, Bio-Techne, Boston Scientific, Gener8tor, LogicStream Health, Minnetronix Medical, MIVI Neuroscience, Pursuit Vascular, UnitedHealthcare
Boston Scientific Announces Agreement To Acquire Augmenix, Inc.
4C Medical raises $17m Series A for mitral repair device
Contract med-tech manufacturer Minnetronix to launch own device
FDA launches pilot payer program to help mitigate coverage woes for medtech startups
CHF Solutions buys Vasamed’s AcQtrac
Aurora receives council approval for expansion project
Execs from Fortune 500 companies are signing up for gener8tor’s innovation network. Here’s why
UnitedHealthcare CEO: Digital health will soon be synonymous with health
Bio-Techne Fills a Need for Simple Tools to Study Glycobiology
Boston Scientific touts Acurate Neo2 CE Mark study
Minnetronix Announces Rebrand to Minnetronix Medical
Carilion Clinic Renews Contract with LogicStream Health
Pursuit Vascular Names Board Veteran as Executive Chair
MIVI Neuroscience Appoints Fred Moll, M.D. to Its Board of Directors
September 6, 2018: In The Know
September 5, 2018 | Tags: Abbott, Biothera, Boston Scientific, Cantel Medical, Cetrerix, Collagen Solutions, Livio Health, Mayo Clinic, Medibio, NeoChord, Resoundant, University of Minnesota, ValenTx
NeoChord Announces Successful Completion of First Beating Heart Repair Procedures in China
Mayo Clinic researchers identify a potential new approach to treat HER2 positive breast cancer
Abbott wins Aetna nod for Proclaim neurostim in chronic pain
Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’
Med-tech company raises $10.3 million for obesity device
Cantel Medical to consolidate Minnesota operations
Ceterix Ortho wins expanded FDA nod for NovoStitch Pro
Mobile health care company treats more than just the sick
Mayo-backed Resoundant gains traction with tool to diagnose liver disease
Biothera Pharmaceuticals Announces Immuno-Oncology Clinical Trial Collaboration with AstraZeneca
Lindsey Hagan Joins Medibio as VP for Integrated Health Systems
Collagen Solutions adds COO and CBO to its board
August 30, 2018: In the Know
August 29, 2018 | Tags: AtriCure, Boston Scientific, Bright Health, CHF Solutions, Hennepin Healthcare, Medtronic, Microbiologics, Philips, Protolabs, Teleflex
Protolabs CEO Vicki Holt talks about MANOVA conference and how her company is growing
Medtronic touts 1-year Arctic Front cryoballoon study data
Philips receives U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ingenia Elition MR solution
AtriCure Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in the CONVERGE IDE Clinical Trial
Bright Health Earns Prestigious URAC Accreditation for Health Plan with Health Insurance Marketplace
Boston Scientific, Medtronic fill venture funding gap for med-tech startups
Southeast Minnesota Angel Fund Reaches $2M Fundraising Goal, Backs Mayo Spin-Off
CHF Solutions takes Aquadex manufacturing in-house
Teleflex launches CleanSweep closed suction ventilation study
Microbiologics names Ellingson as Director of Business Development
August 23, 2018: In The Know
August 22, 2018 | Tags: Collagen Solutions, CoreBiome, Global Kinetics, Mainstay Medical, MANOVA, Mayo Clinic, Medtronic, Recombinetics, Sandstone Diagnostics, SPR Therapeutics, Urotronic, ValenTx, Zipnosis
SPR Therapeutics’ new PNS system wins FDA nod
Medtronic testing defibrillator that uses wires outside the heart, veins
Mayo Clinic adding $11M birth center in Austin
Gene-editing firm Recombinetics raises $34M
Urotronic Closes $20M Series B Round of Financing
A New Spin on Centrifugal Technology
This New Health-Care Summit Aims to Join the Ranks of CES and SXSW
Online-care software company Zipnosis nabs $3 million
Global Kinetics Corporation hits significant clinical milestones on its trajectory to revolutionize the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
ValenTx raises $10.3 million for implantable gastric bypass device
CoreBiome Awarded Technology Commercialization Grant
Collagen Solutions inks distribution deals with two new Chinese partners
Mainstay Medical appoints new chief financial officer
Mark Fleischhacker, who helped build Minnesota’s med-tech industry, dies at 66
August 16, 2018: In The Know
August 15, 2018 | Tags: 3M, Admedus, ANI Pharmaceuticals, Bind, Bright Health, Celcuity, Electromed, Mayo Clinic, Medtronic, OneOme, Rebiotix, Sansoro Health, Stella, Takeda, TE Connectivity, University of Minnesota
Mayo Clinic names Farrugia as new CEO
University of Minnesota reports breakthrough in 3-D printing for spinal cord repair
Takeda is banking on a SuperTarget-sized biologic plant in Brooklyn Park
Medtronic launches In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon in Japan
Mayo Clinic again ranked nation’s top hospital
Minneapolis Health IT Co. Sansoro Health Raises $8M
How Pharmacogenomics Is Improving American Healthcare
This startup is daring to bring on-demand services to health insurance
Dambisa Moyo, Mildstorm CEO, elected to 3M board
Ancor Capital Partners Sells WellSpring Pharma Services, Inc.
Celcuity Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
Admedus extends successful distribution deal for medication delivery pumps
Fusionetics Closes Capital Investment from Stella
TE Connectivity beats the Street on Q3 results
The Microbiome Therapeutics Innovation Group Announces Coalition Formation and Leadership Team
August 9, 2018: In The Know
August 8, 2018 | Tags: Anser Innovation, Bio-Techne, Boston Scientific, Cantel Medical, Envoy Medical, Global Kinetics, Impleo Medical, LivaNova, Mayo Clinic, Nexgen Medical Systems, Respicardia, Tactile Medical, UEL
Boston Scientific acquires remainder of vein stent maker Veniti in $160M deal
Cantel Medical pays $17m for Stericycle’s clean room biz
University Enterprise Labs’ new leader on bringing coworking space energy to the laboratory
How ablation destroys cancer to prolong lives
Anser Innovation Appoints Healthcare Veterans in Preparation For Ōmcare™ Launch
The 10 most innovative medical devices of 2018
MedTech Innovator Announces 50 Leading Startups Selected for 2018 Showcase and Accelerator
LivaNova Looking to Be a Standout Firm in TMVR
NextGen Medical targets clots in large vessels
Bio-Techne Releases Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2018 Results
Tactile Medical Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition
