Devices and Diagnostics

Calhoun Vision Stages Turnaround

By Larry Haimovitch | July 15, 2015

Medtech companies in ophthalmology have made some significant strides in recent months. Second Sight and Glaukos, of course, staged IPOs in their pursuit of revolutionary…

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Cross-linking platform denied FDA approval—for now

By Tom Salemi | April 1, 2015

UPDATE 4/19/16: Avedro Finally Secures FDA Approval Read Full Story Click Here In late February, a joint panel of the Food and Drug Administration voted…

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Device, Delivery, & Diagnostic Company Showcase

By Larry Haimovitch | November 11, 2014

Chicago—The 6th Annual Ophthalmology Innovation Summit (OIS), held here prior to the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) featured a plethora of intriguing early- to…

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Alcon’s George Shares Passion for Ophthalmology

By Larry Haimovitch | November 11, 2014

Chicago— Jeff George, Global Head of Alcon Inc., introduced himself to the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit community with a far-ranging keynote address, “Accelerating Innovation in Ophthalmology.”…

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CEOs Share Their ‘Second Acts’ On Way to Building Successful Companies

By Rich Kirkner | November 11, 2014

Building a successful biotech or biopharma company typically turns on a sentinel event — the pivot, as William J. Link, PhD, Managing Director of Versant…

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FDA Division Directors Detail How Agency Adapts to Innovation

By Rich Kirkner | November 11, 2014

The rush of innovation in ophthalmology – both in drugs and devices – is driving the Food and Drug Administration to adopt guidelines and standards…

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Avedro Broadens Cross-Link Product Line

By Tom Salemi | September 9, 2014

Corneal collagen cross-linking has been a vexing specialty for US-based companies trying to guide a product through a cautious FDA. But Massachusetts-based Avedro Inc., continues…

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WaveTec “Must Have” for Alcon

By Tom Salemi | September 2, 2014

WaveTec Vision Systems’ CEO, Tom Frinzi, delivered a bottom-line presentation at the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit @ASCRS in Boston. His six-minute presentation concentrated on the economic…

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2014 OIS@ASCRS Executive Report

By Larry Haimovitch | July 15, 2014

BOSTON — The Third Annual Ophthalmology Innovation Summit (OIS@ASCRS) took place on April 24, just prior to the 2014 annual meeting of the American Society…

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“The Long and Winding Road”

By Larry Haimovitch | April 16, 2014

The March 14th meeting of the FDA’s Ophthalmic Devices Panel Advisory Committee, which was convened by the FDA to consider the pre-market application (PMA) for…

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OIS@AAO 2013 Executive Summary

By Tom Salemi | December 19, 2013

More than 800 attendees participated in the fifth annual Ophthalmology Innovation Summit, held November 14, 2013, just prior to the annual meeting of the American…

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Funding Ophthalmology Innovation: The Focus of Science and Capital

By Tom Salemi | September 23, 2013

Ophthalmology is a growing, but challenging, market. Innovation is abounding in its research stages and some people in the know foresee more positive development in…

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