Shoulder Innovations moves HQ to GR
GRAND RAPIDS—Shoulder Innovations Inc., a developer of shoulder replacement devices, announced a move to a new headquarters in Grand Rapids that is six times larger than the company’s prior headquarters …
Quintree, C2Dx partner to launch telemedicine to integrate with providers’ current equipment
KALAMAZOO—C2Dx Inc., a medical device company, announced a partnership with another Michigan startup, Farmington Hills-based Quintree. Quintree claims to be the first telemedicine platform that integrates with existing diagnostic equipment. …
MMS launches new courses for clinical trial management
CANTON TWP.—Officials at MMS Holdings, the Canton Township-based contract pharmaceutical research firm, announced that the company’s MMS Academy has launched new courses in inspection readiness and clinical programming for clinical …
Aspen Surgical buys maker of disposable obstetric products
CALEDONIA—Aspen Surgical Products Inc., the Caledonia-based medical device maker, announced the acquisition of Stork, a division of Des Moines, Iowa-based Briggs Healthcare. Terms were not immediately disclosed. Founded in 1958, …
UP medical device maker launches new product for open heart surgery
MARQUETTE—Officials at Marquette-based Able Medical Devices announced the launch of its Valkyrie Thoracic Fixation System, saying it’s the market’s first single-use radiolucent plating system designed to span the osteotomy and …
HistoSonics treats first patients in European clinical trial
ANN ARBOR—Officials at HistoSonics, developer of novel ultrasound therapies, announced today that the first patient has been treated as part of the company’s #HOPE4LIVER Europe Trial, which was approved by …
Wal-Mart data science expert to serve as BioStar entrepreneur-in-residence
CHARLEVOIX—BioStar Capital, an investment firm focused on novel medical devices, announced that Jeffrey Yau, vice president of data science, data engineering, and platform engineering of store associate technologies at Walmart …
Ann Arbor startup gets federal grant for lactation training aids
ANN ARBOR—The Ann Arbor startup LiquidGoldConcept announced it has been awarded an additional $55,000 in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in support of its Lactation Simulation Models (LSM) and Newborn Oral …
East Lansing medical device investment fund in 3 deals with startups
EAST LANSING—Quantum Medical Concepts, an early-stage investment fund in health care companies established by the Michigan State Medical Society and the Lansing business advisory firm Common Wealth Enterprises, announced new …
First patient treated with HistoSonics sonic beams for liver tumors
ANN ARBOR—HistoSonics, developer of a non-invasive sonic beam therapy, announced today the treatment of the first patient in the #HOPE4LIVER US Study. The investigational device study was approved by the …