Glooko named health tech veteran Russ Johannesson as its new chief executive this month, adding that the diabetes data management company’s former CEO, Rick Altinger, is slated to become EVP of corporate development. Johannesson previously served as the chief operating officer of Sharecare, a digital health and wellness platform. Before that he led sales, marketing […]
Milestone Scientific wins Health Canada license for epidural drug-delivery system
Health Canada issued a medical device license to Milestone Scientific (NYSE:MLSS) this week for the company’s CompuFlo Epidural computer-controlled anesthesia system. The Livingston, N.J.-based company developed CompuFlo Epidural to use dynamic pressure sensing to help anesthesiologists correctly identify the epidural space and reduce complications in real-time. The system also has 510(k) clearance in the U.S. “Receiving […]
Anika CEO retires after two decades; president assumes corner office | Personnel Moves – March 13, 2018
Anika Therapeutics (NSDQ:ANIK) announced this month that CEO Charles Sherwood plans to retire after working for Anika for nearly twenty years. Joseph Darling, who has been Anika’s president since July 2017, will take his place in the corner office. Darling has previously served in executive leadership roles across an array of medtech companies like Abbott (NYSE:ABT), Baxter (NYSE:BAX) […]
SureFire Medical names pharma vet Szela as president, CEO | Personnel Moves – Jan. 26, 2018
SureFire Medical has named pharma veteran Mary Szela as its president, CEO and board member, succeeding founder James Chomas, who has served as the company’s chief executive and president since 2009. Chomas will assume the role of chief technology officer and oncology strategy officer, focusing his efforts on the the company’s oncology drug-delivery tech. “Immune […]
Milestone Scientific plans launch for Botox injection device
Milestone Scientific (NYSE:MLSS) said today that it plans to launch a cosmetic injection instrument designed to deliver botulinum toxin. The company’s new drug delivery instrument is slated to include an integrated electronic record-keeping feature, as well as improved needle placement compared to its dental injection device. “There is a large and growing market for botulinum toxin […]
Milestone Scientific names interim chief executive | Personnel Moves – Oct. 13, 2017
Milestone Scientific (NYSE:MLSS) said last week that chairman of the board Leslie Bernhard will take over as interim CEO after former president & CEO Daniel Goldberger resigned at the start of this month. The Livingston, N.J.-based company is conducting a formal search for a new CEO as the board of directors evaluates options for its CompuFlo […]
Milestone Scientific logs Q2 beat
Injection device maker Milestone Scientific (NYSE:MLSS) topped expectations on Wall Street today with its second quarter results. The Livingston, N.J.-based company posted a net loss of -$1.5 million on sales of $2.5 million for the 3 months ended June 30, for bottom-line growth of 6.8% on sales growth of 4.2% compared with the same period last year. […]
Milestone Scientific wants to bring subcutaneous injections into the 21st century
As a dentist, Mark Hochman gave countless injections to his patients and watched as many of them would cringe from pain. Frustrated with a technology that he said hasn’t improved in decades, he decided to take a different approach to the common method of drug delivery. “A team of us got together to evaluate whether […]
Milestone Scientific appoints new CEO following FDA nod | Personnel Moves – July 13, 2017
Milestone Scientific (NYSE:MLSS) said this week that it appointed Daniel Goldberger to the company’s corner office. Leonard Osser, who previously served as CEO, is slated to remain on the board and will continue to serve as director of Milestone’s China operations. The appointment comes on the heels of the FDA’s decision to grant Milestone’s CompuFlo epidural […]
Milestone Scientific wins 510(k) clearance for epidural anesthesia system
Milestone Scientific (NYSE:MLSS) said today that its CompuFlo epidural computer-controlled anesthesia system won 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The Livingston, N.J.-based company’s CompuFlo Epidural instrument uses dynamic pressure sensing to help anesthesiologists correctly identify the epidural space and significantly reduce complications in real-time, according to Milestone. Shares in the company jumped up 18% today, trading […]
