SpinalCyte changed its name Jan. 28 to FibroGenesis.
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Stryker named Don Payerle president of joint replacement, effective March 1.
Baron Lonner, MD, of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, performed the first spinal tethering surgery in New York City to correct idiopathic scoliosis.
Anika Therapeutics on Jan. 24 acquired privately-held sports medicine company Parcus Medical.
Rob Pace, cofounder and CFO of Osseus Fusion Systems, was appointed CEO Jan. 27.
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A string of former Insys Therapeutics executives were handed prison sentences for their roles in an opioid kickback scheme involving its highly addictive painkiller, Subsys.
Centinel Spine on Jan. 23 extended its partnership as title sponsor for the Performance Tech Motorsports team through the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
Misonix initiated an underwritten public offering of 1.62 million shares of its common stock Jan. 23, valued at $18.50 per share.
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Former Insys Therapeutics CEO Michael Babich was sentenced to 30 months in prison Jan. 22 for his role in a kickback scheme encouraging physicians to prescribe more opioids, Bloomberg Law reports.