Day: October 8, 2020

Medtronic recently announced its plans to acquire Avenu Medical, a decade-old medtech company that produces a system for minimally invasive creation of arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for end-stage renal disease patients who need to establish dialysis access. The deal to bolster Medtronic's offerings for ESRD patients follows a New England Journal of Medicine publication in August supporting the company's existing drug-coated balloon used for AV access, and also the quiet tuck-in acquisition of Laser Associated Sciences, which makes a noninvasive tool…

As part of the medtech industry’s ongoing mobilization to combat COVID-19, the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) today announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has approved a multi-year partnership under which the association will provide private sector resources and expertise to help increase adoption of medical technology-specific international regulatory standards and good regulatory practices by governments across Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. “The more similar laws and regulations are from country to country around the world,…

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a leading Israeli regenerative medicine company developing a platform of novel biological products, and the Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC) unveiled their first joint projects in a presentation at the Malta Conferences Foundation, a global conference supported by the kENUP Foundation, a global promoter of research-based innovation with public and societal benefit. Pluristem and ADSCC presented the new projects, part of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at harnessing the power of regenerative medicine. The first joint project brings together the expertise and knowledge of Pluristem and ADSCC to…