Tendyne investors sue Abbott over lost milestone payment

After the success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement therapy, device companies are now focusing efforts on minimally invasive procedures to replace the mitral valve. 

By Susan Kelly • July 23, 2018

Boston Scientific to buy Claret Medical for $220M

The device giant was impressed by the effectiveness of Claret's device in reducing the incidence of strokes during TAVR procedures and the opportunity for other future uses.

By David Lim • July 20, 2018

Medical device connectivity market could exceed $1B by 2022

The widespread adoption of EHRs is driving fast growth, according to a new analysis.

By Meg Bryant • July 17, 2018

J&J says medical device sales improve in second quarter

CEO Alex Gorsky told investors on a conference call the company is "very interested in value creating inorganic growth opportunities in medical devices."

By Susan Kelly • July 17, 2018

Stryker names new president, tweaks leadership structure

Timothy Scannell will take over effective next month. The 28-year company veteran had been group president for the MedSurg and Neurotechnology businesses for nearly a decade.  

By Susan Kelly • July 11, 2018

Healthcare startups raise $15B across 779 deals in first half of year

June was a slow month, however, with investments down 3% from the prior year, according to a Pitchbook analysis for Forbes.

By Meg Bryant • July 10, 2018

Boston Scientific buys atrial fibrillation device maker for $200M

The company has been an investor in Cryterion since 2016 and the deal gives it the roughly 65% remaining stake it does not already own.  

By Susan Kelly • July 9, 2018

Amazon's medical supply chain ambitions: 4 things to know

“Online channel[s are] going to be the primary marketplace[s] for even the most premium of medical devices in the future,” Amazon's global healthcare leader Chris Holt told Healthcare Dive.

By Rebecca Pifer • July 6, 2018

Digital health funding sets new H1 record with $3.4B across 193 deals

The sustained growth reflects the sector’s maturation along with a healthy venture ecosystem, a new Rock Health report says. However, despite bullish investment in digital health startup, exits have been slow. 

By Meg Bryant • July 3, 2018

Novartis to spin out Alcon into standalone device company

After months of weighing its options, the Swiss pharma is focusing in on therapeutics and shedding its ophthalmology device business. 

By Lisa LaMotta • June 29, 2018

GE to spin off healthcare unit in latest restructuring

Moody's and investors applauded the move, which comes amid a reboot of the health division.

By Meg Bryant • June 27, 2018

Blockbuster digital health funding to spill to 2018

"There will be an effort to look more closely at the impact on health outcomes and cost savings and not just 'is this a cool idea?'" says Chilmark Research's Brian Eastwood.

By Jeff Byers , Meg Bryant , Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 4, 2018

New alliance aims to advance digital therapeutics

Founding members include Akili Interactive, Propeller Health, Voluntis and WellDoc.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 27, 2017

Digital health funding hits annual high of $4.7B at end of Q3

The sector continues to shift to a business-to-business strategy.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 3, 2017