Archive for November 2016
Do’s and Don’ts When Talking to A Recruiter
Everyone likes to learn of new job opportunities but can feel obligated to talk in length with a recruiter. Knowing this, we came up with a few do’s and don’ts when talking to a recruiter for when that new opportunity knocks… or calls. We sat down with our newest recruiter, Reece White, and discussed some…
Read MoreSynaptive Medical and General Atlantic Announce Strategic Partnership
TORONTO and NEW YORK (November 3, 2016) — Synaptive Medical, a leading medical device and technology company that pursues connections to transform the process of care, announced today that General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, has made a strategic investment in the company. With over 35 years of experience investing in 250 growth companies…
Read MoreInside the Largest Medical Device Acquisition in History
In June 2014, Medtronic and Covidien shook the medical technology industry with the announcement of a merger of unprecedented scale. OCTANe’s Medical Investor Forum, held in Irvine, Calif., Oct. 27-28, featured a conversation between Geoff Martha, who led Medtronic’s team for the $50 billion merger, and Brett Wall, former president of Covidien and current president…
Read MoreSelf-Healing Slippery Surface Coatings for Medical Devices Could Help Thwart Infections
Implanted medical devices like catheters, surgical mesh and dialysis systems are ideal surfaces on which bacteria can colonize and form hard-to-kill sheets called biofilms. Known as biofouling, this contamination of devices is responsible for more than half of the 1.7 million hospital-acquired infections in the United States each year. In a report published in Biomaterials…
Read MoreWhich Spine Robot Will Dominate?
Surgical robots are used in only about one in 20 spine procedures today, but adoption could grow rapidly according to a recent survey by RBC Capital Markets. U.S. spine surgeons expect that rate to double over the next year, and a decade from now more than one in four spine surgeries could be performed using…
Read MoreFresenius Medical Care to Buy Med Tech Firm Xenios
HEILBRONN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–zfhn Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn, one of the largest private venture capitalists in Germany, has sold medical technology company XENIOS AG to Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Fresenius Medical Care). XENIOS AG is an internationally active medical technology company focusing on the treatment of lung and cardiac failure. In 2008, zfhn took over…
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