Abbott To Acquire Cephea Valve Technologies
Abbott exercised an option to purchase Cephea Valve Technologies, a device company developing a less-invasive heart valve replacement technology for mitral valve disease.
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Pharma Innovators Special Feature 2018: Focus on innovation
In seeking innovative players that could change pharma and healthcare, Med Ad News found the developer of an app that helps people determine what illnesses are in their neighborhoods; the creator of a wearable injector that allows patients on biologics to receive these drugs outside the clinic; and a designer of a deep learning network aimed at giving pharma and healthcare companies a handle on their data.
AR/VR Special Feature 2018: The agency perspective
Med Ad News spoke with Gene Fitzpatrick, senior VP of engagement strategy for Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, about the future of augmented and virtual reality in healthcare marketing.
AR/VR Special Feature 2018: Beyond the hype – AR and VR in healthcare
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have experienced incredible growth since 2013, when the first Oculus Rift VR headset hit the market and provided a whole new sense of what was possible.
Special Feature: Mobile in the hospital
As private practices close and the number of doctors joining rep-restricted hospital-based and integrated delivery networks of healthcare increases, pharma needs to look at the advantages of mobile marketing to “detail” these hospital-based professionals.
These Seven Biotech Ideas Will Be Conversation Drivers for 2019
The online publication NEO.LIFE pointed to seven areas where biotech companies and researchers have significant potential to “dramatically reshape our concept of what it means to be human.”
Healthcare deals raise pulse of U.S. lending in 2019
Bankers are diagnosing another robust year for U.S. healthcare lending as the first two big loans of 2019 include the largest-ever tie-up in the pharmaceutical sector, and more are expected.
AbelsonTaylor Launches ICONS.HEALTH
What do Microsoft, Aetna, Twitter, IBM, Ogilvy Consulting, Biogen and dozens of healthcare startups have in common? All appear in discussions about issues at the nexus of healthcare and technology in Icons.Health, a new video series produced by AbelsonTaylor.
Pixium Vision announces its PRIMA chip successfully met interim study endpoints for dry AMD
Pixium Vision announced that the bioelectronics company’s subretinal PRIMA system met the endpoints of the feasibility study, at interim 6 months follow-up after implantation and rehabilitation for patients with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Pear Therapeutics receives $64 million in Temasek-led funding
Privately held Pear Therapeutics said the company raised $64 million from investors, including Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, weeks after launching a mobile app for treating patients with substance use disorder.
How Automation Will Bring BioPharma Research Into the 21st Century
While some manufacturing industries have long utilized automation throughout their processes and product production, the biopharma industry is comparatively behind the times.
GeoVax and Enesi Pharma to Collaborate on Development of Multiple Vaccines
GeoVax Labs and Enesi Pharma announced a collaboration to develop solid-dose needle-free vaccine formulations utilizing GeoVax’s novel MVA-VLP vaccine platform in combination with Enesi’s ImplaVax device and formulation technology.
Top 10 Blogs For Healthcare Marketers In 2018
2018 was filled with a number of significant developments for healthcare marketers. The rising demand to respect individual privacy rights dominated conversations surrounding digital marketing, as did the increasing importance of using data-driven email marketing tools to increase physician engagement and retention.
7 Biotech Trends to Look Out for in 2019
Here are seven trends most likely to be hitting the news cycle in 2019 according to BioSpace.
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