ICYMI: Leidos wins $900 million DoD contract

According to an article via MassDevice.com, “Leidos said Monday it won 5-year $900 million product research and development contract with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.  Under the indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract, Leidos...

US Regulators Extend UDI Deadlines Following Security Issue

According to an announcement from Emergo, “Citing security vulnerabilities, the US Food and Drug Administration has extended deadlines for compliance with a key component of the agency’s Unique Device Identification (UDI) system.”  For more information on...

ICYMI: FDA Approves OxyContin for Pain in Kids 11 to 16

It was recently reported that “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the powerful painkiller OxyContin for a new use in children 11 to 16 who are suffering from severe, long-term pain” according to the Seattle Times.  For more...

Analyzing Medtech’s M&A Impact on Jobs

PharmExec.com recently reported that “Thanks to its purchase of Covidien, Medtronic (Dublin, Ireland) is now the largest medtech company in terms of headcount, with more than 90,000 on the payroll at the end of its 2014 fiscal year. But, even discounting the...