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VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, a developer of proprietary visual prosthetic
devices for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other
central vision disorders, has closed a Series D financing totaling $20 million.
Light BioScience has announced that the FDA cleared GentleWaves Light Emitting
Diode (LED) Photomodulation System for the noninvasive treatment of periorbital
-- eye area -- wrinkles and rhytids.
International medical technology company Ventracor has initiated legal action
in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Heartware.
Astra Tech, part of the AstraZeneca group that develops and manufactures dental
implants and medical devices for surgery and urology, has appointed Scott Root
as president and CEO.
CardioMag Imaging (CMI), located in Schenectady,
N.Y., has announced the signing of a multiyear distribution agreement with a
medical equipment company, Shenzhen Zhiheng Advanced Electrical Technology,
located in Shenzhen, China.
Response Biomedical has announced that the RAMP Reader and three RAMP Cardiac
Marker Tests have received regulatory clearance in China from the State Food
and Drug Administration (SFDA).
Gen-Probe has licensed from Corixa the rights to develop molecular diagnostic
tests for approximately 50 potential genetic markers in the areas of prostate,
ovarian, cervical, kidney, lung and colon cancer, the companies announced.
Dade Behring has received clearance from the FDA for the use of its Advanced
D-Dimer assay as an aid in the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism -- deep vein
thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
DexCom, a developer of sensors to continuously monitor glucose levels in people
with diabetes, has completed a private Series D financing totaling $22.5 million.
The board of directors of devicemaker ZEVEX International have announced that
the responsibilities of chairman of the board and CEO will be separated as a
matter of good corporate governance.
Safeguard Medical Technologies of Cleveland, Ohio, has joined forces with British
firm Environmental Asset Management (EAM) to distribute worldwide the Disintegrator,
a needle/lancet destruction device.
Radiologix, a radiology services company that develops, consolidates and manages
radiology service networks, announced that Michael Murdock has been appointed
senior vice president and CFO.