Smiths Medical allegedly conspired with United Therapeutics to stifle a generic version of pulmonary arterial hypertension drug Remodulin, according to a lawsuit filed this week by Novartis (NYSE:NVS) unit Sandoz. The Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) subsidiary, which is slated for a spinout as a separately traded company next year, makes the infusion pumps and single-use cartridges for […]
Medtronic, BCBS Minnesota ink value-based diabetes deal
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it inked a deal with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Minnesota on an outcomes-based program for diabetes patients. The plan gives BCBS Minnesota members access to Medtronic’s Guardian Connect continuous glucose monitor via a pharmacy benefit, with payments pegged to how long patients spend in a targeted blood glucose […]
Johnson & Johnson touts drug-releasing lens studies for itchy eyes
Contact lenses imbued with an antihistamine drug reduced itchy eyes in a pair of older studies funded by the vision business at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), the company said today. The Phase 3 studies, conducted in 2007, involved a total of 244 patients, divided into three cohorts. In the first patients wore a plain lens […]
Baxter ticks up on Q4, 2018 beats
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) beat Wall Street’s consensus forecast with both its fourth-quarter and full-year results, to tepid reaction from investors, who sent the healthcare giant’s share price up a hair today. Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter posted a return to black ink for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2018, logging profits of $348 million, or 65¢ per share, […]
NovoCure slides on Q3 sales miss
NovoCure (NSDQ:NVCR) shares took a hit today, despite lower-than-forecast losses, after the company reported financial results that missed expectations for third-quarter sales. NVCR shares were down-12.7% to $36.23 today in late-morning trading on the news. Get the full story on our sister site, MassDevice.com.
Johnson & Johnson closes $2B LifeScan sale
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said today that closed the $2.1 billion sale of its LifeScan blood glucose monitoring subsidiary to private equity player Platinum Equity. The sale is part of the New Brunswick, N.J.-based healthcare conglomerate’s move to get out of the device end of the diabetes business. Early last year J&J announced a strategic review of the LifeScan, Animas […]
Gore adds $10m to ViaCyte investment
W.L. Gore put up a $10 million convertible note for ViaCyte and the Type I diabetes treatment they’re working on. Last year the companies inked a deal to work on the synthetic pancreas ViaCyte is developing. The San Diego-based company’s Encaptra device is designed to be seeded with stem cells engineered to become pancreatic cells and implanted under the […]
Cook Medical wins FDA nod for 5mm Zilver PTX stent
Cook Medical said it won FDA approval for a smaller-diameter version of its Zilver PTX peripheral drug-eluting stent. Bloomington, Ind.-based Cook said the approval for the 5mm diameter Zilver PTX makes it the first such stent up to 140mm that’s approved in the U.S. for vessels as small as 4mm. “We spend a lot of time […]
Smiths Medical spikes merger talks with ICU Medical
Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) said yesterday that it’s spiking merger talks with ICU Medical (NSDQ:ICUI) after rejecting a nearly $4 billion offer earlier this month. The British company and San Clemente, Calif.-based ICU revealed negotiations in May about a possible union with Smiths Medical. Smiths, said to be eyeing the exit door last month, reportedly rejected a cash-and-stock offer […]
Insulet slides on Q2 revenue miss
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) shares took a hit today after the company reported second-quarter revenues that missed the consensus forecast and cut its outlook for the rest of the year. Billerica, Mass.-based Insulet reported losses of -$1.7 million, or -3¢ per share, on sales of $124.3 million for the three months ended June 30, amounting to a -78.2% […]
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