MedTech News

• MedTech Association Announces Incubator+plus Program, 12/20/2017
• MedTech Association adds six new industry leaders to Board of Directors, 11/16/2017
• MedTech Conference Returns to Buffalo, 10/30/2017
• MedTech selects Thurlow as new Executive Director, 7/31/2017
• MedTech Association Welcomes New Members, Fisher Scientific Upgrades to Sustaining Member, 6/30/2017
• Academic Members Nominated, 5/30/2017
• MedTech Association Welcomes New Member Companies , 4/19/2017
• MedTech Releases Annual Report, 4/18/2017

Primary Member News

• Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces $50 Million Investment to Enhance Biologics Capabilities, 4/23/2018
• Medtronic CEO touts rapid pace of industry innovation, 4/18/2018
• AMRI renews 10-year $39.5m drug discovery contract, 4/17/2018
• Medtronic Expands Visualase(TM) MRI-Guided Laser Ablation System to European Markets with CE Mark Approval, 4/16/2018
• Gregg Gellman: Teaming up with the best in the medical device business, 4/13/2018
• Edison Awards Recognize Ortho Clinical Diagnostics' VITROS® NEPHROCHECK® Test for Best New Product, 4/12/2018
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Its First Cloud-Enabled Biological Safety Cabinet, 4/10/2018
• Medtronic : taps Boston cardiologist for research and analytics VP post, 4/7/2018
• University of Pittsburgh and Thermo Fisher Scientific Establish Pharmacogenomics Center of Excellence, 4/5/2018
• Genetic discovery could fuel new treatment research for liver disease, 4/2/2018
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Sponsors Precision Medicine Summit in China, 3/29/2018
• LeFonti AWARDS® Recognize Ortho Clinical Diagnostics with Global Award for Excellence in Innovation and Leadership, 3/27/2018
• FDA 510(k) Clears ORTHO CONNECT™ Middleware Solution from Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, 3/26/2018
• Former Welch Allyn Execs launch mobile healthcare app, 3/22/2018
• Medtronic touts reduced AF, improved activity in AdaptivCRT studies, 3/20/2018
• Regeneron Named Top 100 Best Companies to Work For, 3/20/2018
• Regeneron’s Eylea Shows Promising Data for Diabetic Retinopathy, 3/19/2018
• Creation Technologies Wins Three Categories of Service Excellence Awards, 3/13/2018
• Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Launches Ortho's VITROS® C-peptide Assay, 3/8/2018
• Thermo Fisher Scientific and BioDiscovery Form Software Development Partnership Providing an End-to-end Solution for Cancer Researchers, 3/8/2018
• Medtronic takes another step toward value-based care, 3/1/2018
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Named Company of the Year by SelectScience, 3/1/2018
• AMRI to Expand Container Closure Integrity Testing Services (CCIT) into European Union, 2/22/2018
• Praxair Again Named a World’s Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere Institute, 2/15/2018
• Regeneron Names Commercial SVP, 2/12/2018
• Does Drug Development Require A Passionate Commitment?, 1/26/2018
• Saudi's SABIC buys quarter of Clariant as activists cash in, 1/25/2018
• Medtronic : Receives FDA Clearance for Riptide Aspiration System, 1/17/2018
• Regeneron Keeps Science at the Center, 1/17/2018
• Thermo Fisher Scientific to partner with Gordon College Physics, 1/10/2018
• Big biopharmas unite to sequence 500,000 exomes, 1/8/2018
• Bristol-Myers Jumps in on Personal Genome Diagnostics' $75M Funding Round, 1/4/2018
• Integrated health solutions free up time and money, 1/3/2018
• CONMED Corporation Appoints Todd W. Garner as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 1/2/2018
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Acquisition of Phenom-World, 1/2/2018
• Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Recognized as One of The Economic Times Best Asian Healthcare Brands 2017, 12/20/2017
• Bob White Named Executive Vice President and President of Medtronic's Minimally Invasive Therapies Group; Chris Lee to Assume Leadership of Medtronic's Asia Pacific Region, 12/19/2017
• Medtronic Announces Cash Dividend for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, 12/8/2017
• Tapecon promotes Jeff Davis to sales manager, 12/5/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Continuous Emission Monitoring Assets from EPTEK Technology, 12/4/2017
• AMRI Doubles Bulk API Aseptic Manufacturing Capacity, 11/30/2017
• Kelsey Moody on leadership: Be coachable and hire people who can teach you, 11/28/2017
• Saudi's SABIC plans to spend $3-$10 bln in acquisitions over next five yrs -CEO, 11/28/2017
• Medtronic Launches New Telehealth Solutions in Support of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Contract, 11/27/2017
• Regeneron Provides Update on EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection and Nesvacumab (Ang2 Antibody) Combination Program, 11/27/2017
• Regulatory guy: Gregg Gellman helping three local business hit the market, 11/27/2017
• When an itch is more than just an itch: Sanofi, Regeneron debut new AD awareness campaign, 11/20/2017
• Westchester Women in Business 2017: Beth Levine, 11/16/2017
• iuvo CSO Mary Richardson Named Finalist for ATHENA Award, 11/8/2017
• AMRI to Highlight Sterile Manufacturing Capacity Expansion, New Technologies at CPhI, 10/23/2017
• Science Magazine Ranks Regeneron #1 Biopharma Employer for Fifth Time , 10/19/2017
• Medtronic and Mercy Announce Data Sharing Partnership to Accelerate Medical Device Innovation, 10/13/2017
• Medtronic Endurant(TM) II/IIs Stent Graft System Receives FDA Approval to Treat Short Neck Anatomies When Used with Heli-FX(TM) EndoAnchor(TM) System, 10/9/2017
• Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Receives Prestigious 'Services Excellence' Award in India, 9/20/2017
• Medtronic wins FDA nod for Intellis SCS, launches in US, 9/18/2017
• Halozyme to license drug delivery tech to Roche, Bristol-Myers, 9/14/2017
• AMRI’s John Iannone Named US Expert to ISO Technical Committee, 9/13/2017
• Medtronic gets U.S., EU nods for GPS-style surgical device, 9/13/2017
• Baxter, health care incubator partner on innovation, 8/31/2017
• Bristol-Myers, Daiichi Sankyo to test Opdivo combo for cancers, 8/28/2017
• FDA Licenses ORTHO™ Sera designed for Extended Phenotype Testing for Use with Ortho ID-MTS™ Gel Card Technology, 8/28/2017
• Medtronic Announces Cash Dividend for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, 8/28/2017
• Medtronic readies pivotal trial in renal denervation, 8/28/2017
• SABIC Donates $200,000 for Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts, 8/28/2017
• CONMED Corporation to Present at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference, 8/24/2017
• Saudi Aramco, SABIC launch bidding at key chemical project, 8/24/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Explores Anti-cancer Therapeutic for Gene Therapy, 8/24/2017
• Baxter and ASPEN Announce Collaboration to Help Reduce Malnutrition Through Appropriate Use of Parenteral Nutrition Therapy, 8/22/2017
• Medtronic wins CE Mark for MRI-safe Attain Stability quad CRT leads, 8/21/2017
• Corning Inc. CEO among those who left Trump manufacturing council, 8/17/2017
• Regeneron chair cheers Frazier's exit from Trump council, 8/16/2017
• Corning Inc. teams up with United Way, 8/15/2017
• Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield to administer Syracuse University health care plans, 8/13/2017
• FDA grants Bausch + Lomb 510(k) approval for Boston XO, XO2 contact lenses, 8/11/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific's new opioid treatment gains 501(k) clearance, 8/11/2017
• Thermo Fisher elevates Carlsbad-based executive, 8/7/2017
• Regeneron profit blows past estimates, 8/3/2017
• Creation Technologies Gains Fourth AS9100 Certified Manufacturing Facility, 8/2/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb receives FDA approval for opdivo, 8/1/2017
• Medtronic Announces CE Mark and European Launch of CoreValve(TM) Evolut(TM) PRO Transcatheter Valve with Advanced Sealing, 7/31/2017
• Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Announces Global Agreement to Make B.R.A.H.M.S PCT Assay Available to Ortho Customers English , 7/31/2017
• Spartan Medical Purchases 7D Surgical Technology to Support Its Commercialization Efforts in The Key Mid-Atlantic Hospital Market, 7/31/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Advances Innovation for the Clinic at AACC 2017, 7/31/2017
• Baxter closes $625m Claris Injectables buy, 7/27/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific : B R A H M S PCT Joins the Fight Against Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms, 7/25/2017
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Expands Approval of Yervoy® (ipilimumab) to Include Pediatric Patients 12 Years and Older with Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma, 7/24/2017
• Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Receives CE Mark for Ortho's VITROS® Insulin Reagent & Calibrators, 7/21/2017
• Trump hails $500M boost for pharmaceutical packaging industry, Corning Inc. a Major Beneficiary , 7/21/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb, Incyte begin registrational trials of Opdivo-epacadostat combo therapy for treating two types of cancer, 7/20/2017
• Sanofi, Regeneron release positive results for carcinoma inhibitor, 7/19/2017
• Shares of REGN Up 25.2% Since Uptrend Call on Shares, 7/18/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Next Generation of Complementary Technologies for Forensic DNA Analysis, 7/18/2017
• Medtronic touts 5-year results in InterStim OAB treatment trial, 7/17/2017
• FDA accepts Bristol-Myers' marketing application for Sprycel in children with Ph+ CML under accelerated review, action date November 9, 7/14/2017
• Regeneron Announces The 2017 Winners of the Regeneron Prize For Creative Innovation, 7/13/2017
• After Baxter 'exceeded expectations,' BMO Capital boosts price target, 7/12/2017
• Medtronic launches paroxysmal AF trial of Arctic Front cryoballoon, 7/12/2017
• FDA Accepts For Priority Review Bristol-Myers' SNDA For Sprycel For Children, 7/10/2017
• Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Receives FDA 510k Clearance for Ortho's VITROS Insulin Reagent & Calibrators, 7/10/2017
• AngioDynamics to Report Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results, 7/7/2017
• Baxter, Ramot at Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Partner to Bring New Surgical Innovations Worldwide, 7/6/2017
• Corning's Gorilla Glass Shown in Concept Car, 7/6/2017
• Bristol-Myers Phase 3 Study Of Opdivo Vs Yervoy Meets Primary Goal, 7/5/2017
• MedShape Sells ExoShape® ACL Product Line to CONMED Corporation, 7/5/2017
• Ahead of sale, Albany Molecular Research Inc. CEO explains why, 7/3/2017
• Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) Ink Division Invests $38M On New Headquarters, 7/3/2017
• As Xerox PARC Turns Forty-Seven, The Lesson Learned Is That Business Models Matter, 7/1/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Adds Three New Products to Leading Semiconductor Portfolio, 6/29/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific to add 57 jobs, 6/29/2017
• Medtronic SureTune(TM)3 Earns CE Mark for Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy, 6/28/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Availability of Two New Immunoassays Designed to Maximize Detection of Synthetic Cannabinoids, 6/28/2017
• Insulin assay from Ortho Clinical Diagnostics nabs FDA nod, 6/27/2017
• Medtronic Announces Outcomes-Based Agreement with Aetna for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Patients, 6/26/2017
• Regeneron Recognized on "The Civic 50" List of the Most Community-Minded Companies in the United States, 6/21/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Project Earns ISPE Honors, 6/20/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces New Chromatography Technologies, 6/20/2017
• New Imaging Systems Simplify Image Acquisition and Analysis for Life Science Applications, 6/19/2017
• Corning Launches Multiuse Platform to Cost-Effectively Prepare Networks for 4G Densification and 5G, 6/15/2017
• BRIEF-Baxter announces agreement with Dorizoe Lifesciences to further expand generic injectables pipeline, 6/14/2017
• Medtronic Announces Grand Opening of First-Of-Its Kind Medtronic Resource Centre in Canada for People With Diabetes, 6/13/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Ushers in New Era of Clinical Mass Spectrometry with World's First Fully Integrated Laboratory Analyzer, 6/12/2017
• Sanofi and Regeneron Announce Positive Results from First Dedicated Studies Evaluating Praluent® (alirocumab) in Individuals with Diabetes and Hypercholesterolemia, 6/11/2017
• World's smallest pacemaker will be tested in space, 6/7/2017
• AngioDynamics Announces FDA Clearance for The Solero Microwave Tissue Ablation System, 6/7/2017
• AMRI signs definitive agreement to be acquired by the Carlyle Group and GTCR for $21.75 per share in cash, 6/6/2017
• Medtronic Announces Scientific Data Presentations at the American Diabetes Association 77th Meeting, 6/6/2017
• Medtronic wins Health Canada nod for SureTune3 DBS software, 6/6/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Announces New Collaboration to Evaluate Combination Therapy in Colorectal Cancer, 6/5/2017
• Sanofi and Regeneron present data on Praluent at ACC 17 event, 6/5/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific and BIOCRATES Life Sciences Launch Industry's First Kit for Comprehensive Metabolome Analysis, 6/5/2017
• Regeneron and Sanofi Present Positive Study Results for Investigational PD-1 Antibody REGN2810 at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, 6/4/2017
• Newly Redesigned Panels Align with Most Recent Published Evidence to Drive Cancer Research, 6/2/2017
• SABIC Has Recently Launched Its 2016 Sustainability Report, Transforming Together, 6/1/2017
• Mayo Clinic signs five-year R&D deal with Baxter and more digital health deals, 5/31/2017
• Medtronic technology combines patient monitoring, decision support, 5/31/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb adds to its roster of checkpoint combo studies, partnering with Array and Advaxis, 5/30/2017
• New Cholesterol Fighting Meds Target Key Gene, 5/26/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb to Hold Investor Teleconference to Discuss ASCO Highlights, 5/26/2017
• Medtronic reports 5.3 pct rise in quarterly profit, 5/25/2017
• ICON and Regeneron Win Best Partnership in Clinical Research Award from PharmaTimes, 5/24/2017
• Using the body's own cells as biosensors is the goal of Buffalo start-up, 5/24/2017
• REGENERON AND SANOFI ANNOUNCE FDA APPROVAL OF KEVZARA® (SARILUMAB) FOR THE TREATMENT OF MODERATELY TO SEVERELY ACTIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN ADULT PATIENTS, 5/23/2017
• DePuy Synthes awarded U.S. Department of Defense contract for orthopaedic products, 5/15/2017
• Thermo Fisher to buy Patheon in $5.2 billion deal, 5/15/2017
• Medtronic First to Receive FDA Approval for MR-Conditional Quadripolar Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Pacemakers, 5/10/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Named to Top Corporate Citizen List for Ninth Consecutive Year, 5/8/2017
• Regeneron and Inovio Enter Immuno-Oncology Clinical Study Agreement for Glioblastoma Combination Therapy, 5/8/2017
• Hill-Rom Breaks Ground On Welch Allyn Campus Expansion, 5/5/2017
• AMRI RECEIVES NIH CONTRACT AWARD FOR DRUG SUBSTANCE DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING SERVICES, 5/2/2017
• A Refreshing Voice At Bristol-Myers Squibb, 4/29/2017
• Regeneron and Sanofi Announce Kevzara® (sarilumab) Biologics License Application Resubmission Accepted for Review by U.S. FDA, 4/28/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb to Take Part in Deutsche Bank Annual Health Care Conference, 4/27/2017
• FDA Approves Once-Monthly Injections that lower LDL Cholesterol, 4/26/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Investigational NASH Drug Demonstrates Positive Results in Phase 2 Trial, 4/25/2017
• Medtronic announces most advanced StealthStation for neurosurgery, 4/24/2017
• Edison Awards Recognize Ortho Clinical Diagnostics for Outstanding Product Innovation, 4/21/2017
• Baxter to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Healthcare Conference, 4/18/2017
• Corning talks up 3D cell cultures in Taiwan, 4/18/2017
• Launch NY announces $100,000 co-investment with CenterState CEO, 4/18/2017
• Medtronic sells monitoring, recovery products business for $6.1 billion, 4/18/2017
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Establishes Institute of Pathology at University Hospital Basel as Center of Excellence Partner, 4/18/2017
• Thermo Scientific NextGuard Pro enables inspection/detection of up to 50 kg/110 lbs in IP65 plants, 4/18/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb and Nordic Bioscience Announce Collaboration for Fibrosis Biomarker Technology, 4/17/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb and Apexigen, Inc. Announce Clinical Collaboration to Evaluate Opdivo (nivolumab) in Combination with APX005M in Advanced Solid Tumors, 4/11/2017
• KFx Medical, LLC Announces Another and Third License of its Knotless Double Row Patents, 4/6/2017
• Regeneron announces evinacumab has received FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), 4/6/2017
• BMS, Foundation Medicine partner on predictive biomarker project, 4/5/2017
• Medtronic, Washington U land $3m NIH grant for brain-function mapping dev, 4/5/2017
• Medtronic initiates atrial fibrillation clinical trial using Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter, 4/4/2017
• AngioDynamics consolidating international manufacturing operations to New York, 4/3/2017
• AngioDynamics consolidating international manufacturing operations to New York, 4/3/2017
• Baxter launches next-gen Floseal, Tisseel hemostatic agents, 4/3/2017
• Bristol-Myers immunotherapy combination extends survival in melanoma, 4/3/2017
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Enters Collaboration To Leverage Foundation Medicine’s Molecular Information Platform, 4/3/2017
• Stand Up To Cancer Awards Innovative Research Grants in Immuno-oncology to 10 Early-career Scientists, 4/3/2017

Research Member News

• 3D Printed Dentures Filled with Antibacterial Drugs Help Fight Fungal Infections in Denture Wearers, 4/26/2018
• Cancer event explores ways to bridge Ithaca, NYC campuses, 4/26/2018
• Drug developed for type 2 diabetes helps control type 1 diabetes, 4/16/2018
• Students Raise Their Voice For Alzheimer's Disease, 4/15/2018
• U of R research professor earns prestigious award, 4/11/2018
• RIT to Host National Data Hackathon for Undergrads, 4/10/2018
• Dementia expert to speak at UB on caring for nation’s rapidly aging population, 4/5/2018
• Orange QB diagnosed with cancer: 'I want to inspire somebody who has it worse than me', 4/5/2018
• Tiny Magnets, Enormous Potential, 4/5/2018
• App for early autism detection launched on World Autism Awareness Day, April 2, 4/2/2018
• Cornell posts record-high number of admission applications, 4/2/2018
• Upstate researchers inch closer to a protoytpe saliva test to diagnose autism, 4/2/2018
• Jacobs Institute launches initiative to attract medical companies, commercialize work, 3/29/2018
• UB study reveals potential targets for COPD treatment, 3/26/2018
• New research could lead to improved method of treating pancreatic cancer, 3/23/2018
• Omnibus bill restores funding for UR Laser Lab, RIT institute, 3/22/2018
• Upstate University Hospital shuffles top management again, 3/21/2018
• Study: In Type 2 diabetic patients, fiber supplement increased insulin secretion, 3/20/2018
• New York’s only freestanding pediatric health facility completed on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, 3/19/2018
• New high-tech hub for entrepreneurship debuts in Sibley Square, 3/1/2018
• Media Advisory: MBA students will vie for cash prizes at inaugural UB case competition , 2/26/2018
• BNMC To Create Smart Corridor For Main Street, 1/16/2018
• Collaborative aims to improve child health by training adults who work with kids, 1/15/2018
• Still smoking? Maybe a robot on Buffalo's medical campus could help you quit, 1/13/2018
• Telemedicine program reduces ER visits for students with asthma, 1/10/2018
• UB Medical School is designed for a new way of training doctors, 1/6/2018
• Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi on collaboration, clinical care and consensus building, 1/2/2018
• Christopher P. Morley, PhD, named chair of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 12/28/2017
• New MRI contrast agent offers a way to detect inflammation, 12/19/2017
• Syracuse University, Le Moyne teaming up to give students more opportunities, 12/18/2017
• Scrap the stethoscope: engineers create new way to measure vital signs with radio waves, 12/14/2017
• UB Medical School opens with aim to be 'catalyst for change', 12/12/2017
• The end of the stethoscope? Incredible wireless system allows doctors to monitor a patient's heart using radio waves, 11/27/2017
• UB nursing programs receive full 10-year CCNE accreditation, 11/27/2017
• How to get patients to share electronic health records, 11/20/2017
• Study: For older women, every movement matters, 11/20/2017
• Upstate Medical to use $8 Million Donation for Health and Wellness Complex, 11/20/2017
• Genome Sequencing Crucial for Precision Medicine, 11/16/2017
• Study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo, 11/16/2017
• Move of labs to new UB medical school will take months, 11/14/2017
• Syracuse University professors awarded $330,000 to research bacteria, 11/13/2017
• UB researcher targets specific areas of the brain to better understand obesity, drug addiction, 11/9/2017
• University at Buffalo's New Medical School Close to Opening, 11/8/2017
• Rochester Helps Lead Global Parkinson’s Study, 10/6/2017
• U at Buffalo gets $500K federal grant for entrepreneurship, 9/28/2017
• Medical school’s move downtown, 9/12/2017
• Upstate wins $1.25 million state grant to fund lead poisoning prevention center, 8/26/2017
• International Lenalidomide Trials Show Survival Benefit of Maintenance Therapy Following Transplant, 8/15/2017
• UB dental school ranked among top 10 in nation and No. 11 worldwide, 8/15/2017
• Buffalo med school gets $2.5M grant to train informatics researchers, 8/14/2017
• University at Buffalo welcomes its largest medical school class to date, 8/14/2017
• SUNY Oswego’s Joshua McKeown mentors physician-educator from Myanmar, 8/3/2017
• $9 million grant will create neurotech research hub at Cornell, 8/1/2017
• New tool to distinguish between viral, bacterial infections developed by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers, 7/31/2017
• Estrogen therapy may prevent gum disease in women over 50, 7/27/2017
• University of Rochester awarded $19 million to coordinate national science program, 7/27/2017
• Oswego’s Wireless Technology Draws SUNY, Research Foundation Investment, 7/25/2017
• RIT re-accreditation approved by Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 7/25/2017
• University at Buffalo School of Nursing Receives $2.4M to Expand Mental Health Care in American Indian Communities, 7/24/2017
• Emmanuel Giannelis Named Vice Provost for Research at Cornell University, 7/21/2017
• Oswego’s Gwen Kay Takes On SUNY-Wide Faculty Leadership Position, 7/20/2017
• UB Speakers Series includes environmentalist Borg, TV icon Alda, 7/19/2017
• PhD student wins award for ‘immunological memory’ research, 7/18/2017
• $1M grant promotes science education for deaf students, 7/17/2017
• Syracuse University Graduate Turned Apple Executive Presents in Virginia, 7/17/2017
• Clarkson University Researchers & Entrepreneurs Partner to Commercialize Technology to Convert Agricultural Waste for Energy Applications, 7/14/2017
• Missing link identified between immune cells and Alzheimer’s, 7/13/2017
• Syracuse University Gets $4M to Help Recruit STEM Students, 7/11/2017
• UB ranks in top seventh of Best Colleges For Your Money list, 7/11/2017
• Gene May Hold Key to Hearing Recovery, 7/10/2017
• Pharmacy professor receives SUNY funding to spur research commercialization, 7/10/2017
• Clarkson University Ph.D. Candidate Presents Breast Cancer Research at National Conference, 7/7/2017
• Research embeds textiles in 3D printing for functional, flexible parts, 7/6/2017
• URMC recruiting caregivers for dementia study, 7/6/2017
• World-traveling SUNY Oswego alumnus Corfield earns prestigious Fulbright, 7/5/2017
• Cornell team's satellite earns trip to space via NASA, 7/3/2017
• SUNY Oswego Career Services Staff Earn Statewide Awards, 6/30/2017
• RIT hosts largest number of NSF undergraduate research programs in New York, 6/28/2017
• UB welcomes 190 new physicians to WNY, 6/28/2017
• Zhanjiang ‘John’ Liu Named Syracuse University’s Vice President for Research, 6/28/2017
• Biotech nanoparticle developed at UB gets funds for more study, 6/27/2017
• IBM, Cornell University To Use Artificial Intelligence To Make Dairy Safe, 6/26/2017
• Near instantaneous evolution discovered in bacteria, 6/26/2017
• A cutting-edge class of surgeons making their mark at URMC, 6/23/2017
• Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Update, 6/22/2017
• Slowing Muscle Stem Cell Loss May Be the Key to Staying Strong as We Age, 6/22/2017
• BU Awarded Over $400,000 for Medical Research, 6/21/2017
• Clarkson University Engineering & Management Students Complete Lean Six Sigma Projects at Canton-Potsdam Hospital, 6/21/2017
• #ILookLikeASurgeon: Female Surgical Residents Reflect on Training at URMC, 6/20/2017
• Pam Caraccioli honored as Woman of Distinction, elected to statewide economic development board, 6/20/2017
• UB receives $4.5 million from SUNY to recruit top faculty, 6/20/2017
• Dr. Pamela Chang wins Beckman Young Investigator award, 6/16/2017
• Graduate student honored for grape disease research, 6/16/2017
• RIT ranked among the 30 best online schools for graduate degrees, 6/16/2017
• Smart Phones Help Care for Our Health, 6/16/2017
• UR's recent accomplishments highlighted by President Joel Seligman in annual address, 6/15/2017
• Two Clarkson chemistry students receive travel awards and will present at 31st annual symposium this summer in Montreal, 6/14/2017
• Research highlights risk of Lyme disease, 6/13/2017
• UB moves up on list of top universities globally, 6/12/2017
• Positive Reactions Support Teaching Award For Oswego’s Casey Raymond, 6/7/2017
• Stem Cells May Be the Key to Staying Strong in Old Age , 6/7/2017
• Clarkson University Professors Collaborate with Lawyer on Extracting Activities of Interest from Dense Social Media Content, 6/6/2017
• Syracuse University's Martin J. Whitman School of Management Now Accepting Applications for an Online Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship, 6/5/2017
• UR selects new dean of College in Arts, Sciences and Engineering, 6/5/2017
• Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Kicks Off “100 Days of Summer” Healthy Activities, 6/2/2017
• LightPath Technologies Joins Rochester’s Center for Freeform Optics, 6/1/2017
• UB & Roswell: Don't cap federal spending on medical research overhead, 6/1/2017
• UB finding medicinal cocktails for super bacteria, 5/30/2017
• Weill Cornell Medicine Team Creates Self-Renewing Hematopoietic Stem Cells for Transplantation, 5/30/2017
• Study: A new way to slow cancer cell growth, 5/26/2017
• New Polymer Additive May Improve Plastic Recycling, Lead to New Materials, 5/25/2017
• New UB medical school to expand surgical simulation, 5/24/2017
• Depression risk following natural disaster can be predicted via pupil dilation, 5/23/2017
• Syracuse University trustee donates $5 million for new campus gym, wellness center, 5/18/2017
• New Concussion Guidelines Updated to Eliminate One Key Component: Prolonged Rest, 5/17/2017
• Upstate stroke, dementia researcher wins prestigious science prize, 5/14/2017
• Chemists Team Up to Visualize RNA-Protein Interactions , 5/11/2017
• Collaborative startup will monitor pathogens in hospital settings, 5/10/2017
• UB study: More to happy patients than improving symptoms, 5/10/2017
• Clarkson University PT Professor Sheds New Light on Rare Condition and Reviews Pain Research, 5/9/2017
• University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Collaborate with Admera Health in a Clinical Study, Evaluating Pharmacogenomics in Acute Surgical Pain Management, 5/9/2017
• Study of those who survive with HIV, without medicine, could yield medicine for those who do not, 5/5/2017
• Syracuse University: Chemistry Lands Funding for Long-Running Undergraduate Research Program, 5/4/2017
• AMC Health and University of Rochester Medical Center Announce Interim Study of a Telehealth Study in Parkinson's Disease, 5/1/2017
• Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus hires community program manager, 4/27/2017
• University at Buffalo’s student-run street medicine program wins one prestigious grant and seeks another, 4/25/2017
• Connections to Industry Helped RIT Grow into National University, 4/20/2017
• NSF awards Syracuse professors nearly $1M grant to recruit “underrepresented” students in STEM fields, 4/18/2017
• UB Medical School now 84 percent complete, 4/18/2017
• RPI Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies: A Moldable Scaffold for Bone, 4/12/2017
• UB medical students tour east side community for patient perspective, 4/12/2017
• Forum brings together students, faculty to discuss ways to improve patient care, 4/11/2017
• University at Buffalo statement on Gov. Cuomo’s Bio Life Sciences Initiative, 4/9/2017
• Students from across campus pitch business ideas, 4/5/2017
• Here are our 2017 rankings of U.S. public colleges from top to bottom, 4/4/2017

Associate Member News

• KeyBank Helps Establish Young Entrepreneurs Academy, 4/23/2018
• Candid Conversation: Tom Bonadio and Nadine General, 4/20/2018
• KeyBank executive receives honor, 4/16/2018
• Low Income Housing Institute Receives $250,000 Grant from KeyBank Foundation’s Community Impact Day, 4/14/2018
• EXCELLUS ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY HEALTH AWARDS FOR SEVEN CNY NONPROFITS, 4/12/2018
• The Martin Group expands into Albany, 4/10/2018
• Excellus members with diabetes exceeding rates for diabetic eye exams, 4/8/2018
• USI Insurance Services to Acquire New York’s Key Insurance & Benefits Services, 4/2/2018
• Local hospitals receive incentive payments from Excellus BC/BS, 3/29/2018
• The Martin Group Promotes Salvatore Diecidue to Director of Project Management, 3/26/2018
• Bonadio ranked 40th by Accounting Today, 3/23/2018
• CHA acquires E. Hanover building for $5M, 3/22/2018
• KeyBank donates $600,000 for new ECMC emergency department, 3/22/2018
• KeyBank Foundation donates $75,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Stamford to launch Key to Success program for middle schoolers, 3/21/2018
• North Country Family Health Center awarded over $133K, 3/16/2018
• Transwestern Hires New SVP, 2/22/2018
• Excellus invites nonprofits to apply for grants, 1/12/2018
• Karen Higman joins The Martin Group, 12/20/2017
• Area non-profits receive Excellus BlueCross BlueShield awards, 12/16/2017
• EFPR Group supervisor receives top practitioner award, 11/29/2017
• BlueCross BlueShield earns top marks in 2018 CEI, 11/28/2017
• Hospice of Westchester Receives $10,000 Grant from KeyBank Foundation, 11/27/2017
• LeClairRyan Attorney: Medical Device Makers Should Stay Vigilant About Sales Reps’ Conduct in The Operating Room, 11/21/2017
• BLJ: Barclay Damon sees future in renewable energy, 11/20/2017
• Transwestern Tapped to Fill Under-Construction Hunter Medical, 11/16/2017
• The Bonadio Group Acquires Western New York Firm, 11/15/2017
• EFPR Group sells nursing home practice to The Bonadio Group, 10/30/2017
• Excellus seeks applications from Utica/North Country nonprofits for $55k in community-health awards, 10/23/2017
• MPR Wins USACE Contract, 9/12/2017
• New York City is positioning itself as a life sciences hub, 9/12/2017
• Healthcare Design Differentiates Practices In Consumer-Driven Marketplace, 9/5/2017
• Movie Lab building transforming into science lab, 8/15/2017
• Loeb & Loeb Elects Three Attorneys To Partnership 8/10/17, 8/10/2017
• Spec Medical Project Underway SW of Houston, 8/8/2017
• Transwestern hires Eric Myers to oversee Midwest leasing group, 8/4/2017
• KeyBank Foundation awards $24 million grant to support business growth, 8/2/2017
• Transwestern Names Former Hines Exec As President Of Investment Group , 7/31/2017
• First Niagara Foundation: $5 million in grant funding in partnership with KeyBank since acquisition, 7/24/2017
• Transwestern launches new value-added fund, 7/19/2017
• Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Named Presenting Sponsor for Oswego Health’s 5K Run For Your Health Event, 7/18/2017
• Four partners join Nixon Peabody's corporate practice, 7/18/2017
• Harris Beach names new CEO, 7/13/2017
• Transwestern Appoints New Director of Operations, 7/7/2017
• KeyBank to Provide a Total of $7.3 Million in Financing for Estee Senior Apartments in Upstate NY, 6/28/2017
• Fortune names Transwestern a Best Workplace for Millennials for the second year , 6/27/2017
• Franchisors Can Shield Disclosure of Parent Company Financials, Says LeClairRyan Attorney, 6/27/2017
• Nozzolio to lead the Stardust Finger Lakes Initiative, 6/21/2017
• 40-plus community service organizations to receive more than 3,000 computers, other office equipment valued at nearly $390k, from KeyBank, 6/15/2017
• Geneva resident joins EFPR Group, 6/13/2017
• The Medical Construction Boom: Q&A with Peter Stojkovic of Transwestern, 6/11/2017
• AXON's Jennifer Barrett, MS, named among MM&M's Women to Watch in Healthcare, 6/8/2017
• Loeb & Loeb expands real estate practice with addition of partner Lisa Gootee in New York, 6/5/2017
• 27th Annual Neighbors Make The Difference Day Inspires Thousands Of KeyBank Employees To Volunteer, 5/24/2017
• Loeb & Loeb Lifer Ken Florin To Become Chairman in February, 5/24/2017
• Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti to present at the Electric City Innovation Center in Schenectady, NY, 5/17/2017
• Loeb & Loeb Announces Firm Leadership Succession Plan, 5/17/2017
• Western Union and UK Department for International Trade to Host ‘RegTech Trade Mission’ in New York, 4/27/2017
• FinTech Lawyer Stephen Aschettino Joins Loeb & Loeb in New York, 4/24/2017
• Novatek Communications Launches IFU Template For Medical Device Manufacturers, 4/20/2017
• Medtronic sells medical businesses to Cardinal Health for $6.1 billion, 4/18/2017
• KeyBank Foundation awards $1 million to East Side nonprofit lender, 4/11/2017
• Kozak joins Harris Beach as COO, 4/11/2017
• KeyBank aims to build on Medical Campus connections, 4/6/2017
• Rochester health organizations join campaign for increased colon cancer screenings, 4/3/2017

Advocacy News

• Video consultation service Doctor on Demand raised $74 million so everyone can see a doctor anytime, 4/25/2018
• Insurance Commissioner looking to make recommendations on health care, insurance regulations, 4/23/2018
• Illinois receives $16M federal grant to fight opioid abuse, 4/21/2018
• Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune Therapy, 4/16/2018
• FDA chief: Cancer treatment comes with ‘financial toxicity’, 4/12/2018
• Uninsured struggle to obtain, afford doctor appointments, 4/12/2018
• Editorial: A Massachusetts initiative that could make drugs less expensive, 4/10/2018
• Bills would let pharmacists tell customers best prices, 4/9/2018
• Final Obamacare Tally Shows 12M Despite Trump's Marketing Squeeze, 4/4/2018
• Latest Effort to Discriminate Against People With Preexisting Conditions, 4/4/2018
• Impax reaches $20 million deal to end trial over generic drug's delay, 3/29/2018
• Health Advocates Call for Continued Action on ACA, 3/26/2018
• Mass. Eye and Ear makes history, injecting $850,000 gene therapy for first time, 3/20/2018
• Frisco Health Insurance Premiums May Increase By Over 90 Percent Within 3 Years, 3/19/2018
• Nonprofit generic drug venture could include third of hospital market, 3/19/2018
• Congress delays medical device tax for two years, 1/22/2018
• Central New York is 'mounting a sustainable comeback' , 7/11/2017
• American Medical Association: Healthcare bill violates the 'do no harm' standard, 6/26/2017
• Staying Relevant In The Artificial Intelligence Era, 6/1/2017

Regulatory News

• FDA's 2019 budget request cites digital health; agency rolls out medical device initiative, 4/18/2018
• Next-generation sequencing: FDA offers guidance to streamline path to market, 4/16/2018
• U.S. FDA approves AI device to detect diabetic eye disease, 4/11/2018
• Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Expands into Oncology Support, 4/9/2018
• FDA orders mandatory recall for kratom products due to risk of salmonella, 4/3/2018
• FDA authorizes first fully interoperable continuous glucose monitoring system, streamlines review pathway for similar devices, 3/27/2018
• FDA In Brief: FDA launches mobile app to increase access to information about drugs, 3/22/2018
• Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on efforts to reduce tobacco use, especially among youth, by exploring options to address the role of flavors ‒ including menthol ‒ in tobacco products, 3/20/2018
• The Other Opioid Crisis: Hospital Shortages Lead To Patient Pain, Medical Errors, 3/16/2018
• Baxter Announces U.S. FDA Approval of Ready-to-Use Cardiovascular Medication Bivalirudin, 1/22/2018
• FDA resources can help prescribers better understand biosimilars, 1/19/2018
• Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., in response to GAO report regarding FDA’s ongoing commitment to employing a least burdensome approach to device review, 1/16/2018
• FDA approves first treatment for breast cancer with a certain inherited genetic mutation, 1/12/2018
• FDA lays out digital health goals in 2018 strategic roadmap, 1/12/2018
• FDA acts to protect kids from serious risks of opioid ingredients contained in some prescription cough and cold products by revising labeling to limit pediatric use, 1/11/2018
• Breakthrough drugs offer hope for the 360 million people with hearing loss, 1/2/2018
• FDA chief: I'm surprised it took big tech this long to get into health care, 12/30/2017
• FDA proposes freeing apps, software from burden of medical device definition, 12/8/2017
• FDA Launches Predictive Toxicology Roadmap to Enable Advances in Toxicity Testing, 12/6/2017
• FDA clears first medical device accessory for Apple Watch, 11/30/2017
• Quitting smoking is hard. FDA wants new nicotine-replacement therapies to help., 11/29/2017
• FDA issues guidance that could make it easier for EpiPen rivals to come to market, 11/28/2017
• How much is an FDA shortcut worth to drug developers hustling to an OK? Holding steady at $125M, cash, 11/27/2017
• Nanotech, gene editing used to edit cholesterol gene: U.S. study, 11/13/2017
• Trump nominating Azar as next HHS secretary, 11/13/2017
• Cuomo signs bill allowing medical marijuana treatment for PTSD, 11/11/2017
• FDA approval brings first gene therapy to the United States, 8/30/2017
• Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. receives FDA approval for CyltezoTM (adalimumab-adbm), a biosimilar to Humira®, for the treatment of multiple chronic inflammatory diseases, 8/29/2017
• FDA OKs new drug to treat all forms of hepatitis C, 8/4/2017
• FDA approves first treatment for certain types of poor-prognosis acute myeloid leukemia, 8/3/2017
• FDA announces comprehensive regulatory plan to shift trajectory of tobacco-related disease, death, 7/31/2017
• FDA investigates how to get medical software to market faster, 7/27/2017
• FDA Issues New Guidance on IRB Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations, 7/25/2017
• FDA staff raise concerns about Intellipharma's opioid painkiller, 7/24/2017
• A New Research Development May Help Us Improve Post-Surgical Outcomes, 7/19/2017
• Drugmakers talk competition & innovation with FDA leaders, 7/19/2017
• FDA’s Scott Gottlieb is fielding a new team of recruiters to start scouting top talent, 7/17/2017
• FDA Drug Approvals on an Uptick, 7/13/2017
• Millions in grants to fund hemp initiatives in New York, 7/13/2017
• FDA advisers review data on potential 1st US gene therapy, 7/12/2017
• FDA approves new treatment for sickle cell disease, 7/10/2017
• FDA panel to focus on safety of Novartis gene therapy drug, 7/10/2017
• FDA discusses safety of silver fillings, 7/6/2017
• FDA clears expanded use of cooling cap to reduce hair loss during chemotherapy, 7/3/2017
• FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to Deliver Keynote at RAPS Regulatory Convergence, 7/3/2017
• Soy 'milk'? Even federal agencies can't agree on terminology, 7/3/2017
• FDA Unveils Plan to Eliminate Orphan Designation Backlog, 6/30/2017
• FDA Takes Steps to Boost Generic Competition, Limit Prices, 6/29/2017
• FDA to address regulatory obstacles to generic drug approvals: 4 takeaways, 6/22/2017
• NY Senate approves ban on e-cigarette use in bars, restaurants, parks, 6/20/2017
• The Trump administration is gearing up to take an official stance on prescription drug prices — here’s what to expect, 6/20/2017
• FDA approves new, cheaper rival to EpiPen allergy shot, 6/16/2017
• Fostering Medical Innovation: A Plan for Digital Health Devices, 6/16/2017
• U.S. Supreme Court Allows Early Notice For Biosimilars, 6/16/2017
• FDA extends nutrition facts label compliance, 6/14/2017
• U.S., EU and Japanese regulators join forces on antibiotic trials, 6/13/2017
• FDA announces regulatory updates under 21st Century Cures Act, 6/6/2017
• FDA Approves Two-Month ARISTADA® for Treatment of Schizophrenia, 6/6/2017
• Drugs show promise fighting lung, prostate, breast cancers, 6/5/2017
• Trump’s 2018 Budget Again Proposes $1 Billion Increase in FDA User Fees , 6/2/2017
• FDA Approves First Generic Strattera for the Treatment of ADHD, 5/31/2017
• The Future Of Healthcare Is Digital... But Not Necessarily FDA Approved, 5/30/2017
• New Drug Therapy Could Improve Brain Function and Life Expectancy of ALS Patients, 5/26/2017
• FDA Advisory Committee Gives Thumbs Up for L-glutamine for Sickle Cell Disease, 5/25/2017
• In Bold Move, FDA Approves Cancer Drug For Any Advanced Tumor With Genetic Changes, 5/24/2017
• FDA approves Sanofi Genzyme rheumatoid arthritis drug, 5/22/2017
• Gottlieb confirmed as FDA chief, 5/9/2017
• FDA approves first treatment for a form of Batten disease, 4/27/2017
• FDA Approval Of Hepatitis C Drugs For Kids Is Likely To Speed Treatment, 4/19/2017
• FDA approves two hepatitis C drugs for pediatric patients, 4/7/2017

Global Market News

• Scientists identify genetic catalysts that speed up evolution of antibiotic resistance, 4/23/2018
• Study of 64,000 patients shows value of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, 4/19/2018
• Mercom: Investors poured $2.5 billion into digital health last quarter, 4/17/2018
• Shire sells cancer drugs to Servier for $2.4 billion as Takeda circles, 4/16/2018
• It takes a lot of medical devices to care for 1.4 billion people. Here’s how one hospital is making it work, 4/13/2018
• Biotech M&A rolls on as Alexion snaps up Wilson for $855 million, 4/11/2018
• Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?', 4/11/2018
• Novartis bets big on gene therapy with $8.7 billion AveXis deal, 4/9/2018
• A Chinese hospital is betting big on artificial intelligence to treat patients, 4/4/2018
• U.S. tariffs would hit some medical devices made in China . . . by U.S. companies, 4/4/2018
• Michael Dowling: Are hospitals obsolete? No, they are evolving, 4/2/2018
• This Silicon Valley startup has quietly raised $500 million to help diagnose cancer using controllers, 3/30/2018
• The largest organ in the body may have just been discovered — and it could reshape our understanding of human anatomy, 3/28/2018
• 5 ways Amazon could disrupt healthcare, 3/27/2018
• Three Leading Animal Health Companies Join Hands to Launch World-Class Vaccine Joint Venture Targeting Foot-and-Mouth Disease in China, 3/26/2018
• CVS And Walgreens Partner With Lyft To Get Blue Cross Patients To Pharmacies, 3/14/2018
• Uber Health will get patients to and from the doctor, 3/1/2018
• Flu Drug Approved in Japan Claims to Stop Virus in 24 Hours, 2/26/2018
• CVS reportedly near deal to buy Aetna for around $66 billion, 11/30/2017
• MyCode genetics program brings predictive medicine to South Jersey, 8/12/2017
• Big Data Analysis Points Toward New Drug Discovery Method, 7/14/2017
• U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows As Exports Rise And Imports Fall, 7/6/2017
• U.S. GDP Growth Unexpectedly Upwardly Revised To 1.4% In Q1, 6/29/2017
• Valeant Pharmaceuticals Completes Sale Of Dendreon To Sanpower Group, 6/29/2017
• Business Leaders Feel More Prepared for Market Change and Disruption Than Their Companies Actually Are, Finds New Survey From Innosight, 6/28/2017
• Ukraine Officials Say Cyberattack Under Control, 6/28/2017
• Mayo Clinic chips in for Glooko's $35M growth round, 6/27/2017
• Medical Device Reprocessing Market to Reach $1.7 Billion by 2022 - Increased Efforts Towards Reducing Regulated Medical Waste - Research and Markets, 6/26/2017
• Samsung Is Poised to Sell More Drugs, 6/23/2017
• Life Is Swede For Medtech IPOs, 6/22/2017
• Worldwide drug sale forecasts fall as pricing pressures mount, 6/21/2017
• Could a Vaccine Prevent High Cholesterol and Heart Disease?, 6/20/2017
• The Global Legal Cannabis Industry is Expected to Gain Momentum, 6/15/2017
• Global business leaders feeling the effects of a riskier world, 6/14/2017
• Amazon poised to deliver disruption in medical supply industry, 6/12/2017
• 6 hot wellness start-ups transforming health care, 6/7/2017
• Which Medical Funds Generated The Healthiest Returns in May?, 6/2/2017
• Mental health patients set to benefit from pioneering new digital services, 4/12/2017