Here are 17 key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies.
Amedica named B. Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, president and CEO, effective Sept. 30; and appointed Anan Natarajan vice president of business development.
On Oct. 3, The FOX Business Network's Open Bell with Maria Bartiromo will include Bacterin CEO Dan Goldberger as a guest.
Blue Belt Technologies added Professor David Barrett, MBBS, a consultant orthopedic surgeon at Southampton University Hospital in the United Kingdom, to its scientific advisory board.
BONESUPPORT announced 12-month follow-up data from an on-going clinical trial investigating the safety and efficacy of CERAMENT|G in chronic bone infection, which found that it showed complete wound healing in patients with chronic osteomyelitis.
Dallen Medical announced the first human use of its Compressyn Staple, a rigid compression fixation technology that delivers continuous compression for small bone fixation.
Genesys Spine earned a spot on Inc. magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.
Invibio announced that its laboratories have been accredited to ISO 17025:2005 by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, allowing for independent laboratory testing by Invibio.
Spine device company K2M, which went public earlier this year, is at a critical moment for investors; the stock hit a 52-week low last week, which could be viewed as positive or negative.
Materialise announced that the world's first total knee replacement surgery using the Materialise X-ray Knee Guide Solution has been successfully completed.
Medtronic will now use $16 billion in external financing to complete its acquisition of Covidien instead of using cash from foreign subsidiaries after the Treasury Department released new proposed regulations on tax-inversion deals.
Medtronic joined a number of corporate entities at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting making a commitment to provide for Syrian refugees.
Medtronic and Zimmer have been named finalists in the race for the title of MD+DI magazine's 2014 Medtech Company of the Year.
MiMedx Group's chief scientific officer Tom Koob, PhD, will present at the Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa on Oct. 7.
NuVasive opened the European Center of Excellence in Amsterdam, the latest in a string of moves to expand its international presence.
Providence Medical Technology received three new United States patents for spinal procedures.
Medical device company SI-BONE formed GmbH to expand the company's European operations and appointed Eric Schaber general manager of Germany.
Zimmer acquired ETEX Holdings to enhance its biologics portfolio.
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