Category: Financial News
By Christi Fish Public Affairs Specialist (March 4, 2011)–San Antonio-based GenOsteo Inc. and Austin-based SpineSmith Partners announce an agreement to commercialize a synthetic scaffold that can be used with adult stem cells (ASCs) to produce a new and highly effective bone graft material. The scaffold, developed by biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at [...]
MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthovita, Inc. (NASDAQ: VITA), a specialty spine and orthopedic company with a portfolio of orthobiologic and biosurgery products, reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. Product sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 decreased 4% to $23.4 million compared to $24.4 million for the same period in [...]
By Alex Nussbaum – Mar 5, 2011 12:21 AM GMT+0200 Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said David Floyd is resigning as worldwide president of DePuy Orthopaedics, the maker of artificial hips and knees that has struggled with product recalls and lawsuits over faulty implants. Floyd, president of the unit since 2007, submitted his resignation last week [...]
AxioMed Spine, which manufactures artificial disc replacements for medical patients, received $500,000 in the form of a loan from the state of Ohio to continue developing an artificial cervical spine disc. The company has raised $56 million to date from investors including Siemens Venture Capital GmbH, Aisling Capital, Fidelity Biosciences, Kearny Venture Partners and OrbiMed [...]
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Is it time to update your social media policy?
By Karen M. Cheung With the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) this week releasing new guidelines for physicians on this particular topic, FierceHealthcare is dedicating this week’s commentary to a round-up of the best practices to help hospitals draw on other policies to see what fits at their institutions.
How to maintain physician professionalism in social media
by MARK RYAN, MD Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it. – Bertolt Brecht
The ethics of social media use for the medical profession
by Emily Lu At the end of the day, I do not see social media as an end to itself.
