ANN ARBOR - HistoSonics announced Tuesday the first treatment of a patient with BPH using its Vortx RX device at the University of Michigan Department of Urology. The Vortx RX is based on histotripsy technology, a non-thermal focused ultrasound therapy that mechanically liquefies targeted tissues. The Vortx RX is an investigational device and is limited
ANN ARBOR - Once again MichBio has received a coveted invitation to attend the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference from January 13-16, 2014. As such, we would like to make some BioConnections for our member companies. ?We know that many don't have the means to attend every business development/partnering meeting out there. So, we'll "take you along"
ANN ARBOR - Appropriately assessing the potential of a product can make or break a company. All successful products fulfill an unmet market need. By understanding the market and the voice of the customer, entrepreneurs can best meet the needs of the market. Define the needs incorrectly, and all your efforts will be wasted. Come
WATERFORD - HistoSonics and its Vortx Rx medical device which uses sound energy to treat tissue inside the body without the need for traditional surgery is the Medical Main Street INNO-VATOR of the Year. The award will be given to the Ann Arbor-based company on Thursday during INNO-VENTION 2013 ? a Medical Main Street conference,
LANSING - Insurers and the Department of Financial and Insurance Services were still working Thursday to determine the effect of President Barack Obama's executive order allowing those with current health policies to retain them for at least another year. The executive order, issued after a backlash over a spate of policy cancelation notices, would allow
LANSING - Just 1,329 Michiganders have completed enrollment in a health insurance plan through the deeply troubled federal exchange in the first month of operations, a pace that would put enrollment numbers a whopping 95 percent below the forecast for enrollment in the first year. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the
LANSING - Sen. Bruce Caswell said Wednesday that the health care industry is complicated, but he's hoping his bill allowing pharmacists to receive up to three national drug codes from pharmaceutical benefits managers could bring some clarity to the industry's drug pricing. "The core issue here was to create, for pharmacies across the state, the
LANSING - Michigan will receive nearly $42 million from the pharmaceutical manufacturer Johnson & Johnson as part of a national settlement over the use of drug marketing schemes for anti-psychotic drugs to both the elderly and children. Most of the money to be paid to the state will go back into the Medicaid program, which
DETROIT - The Grand Valley State University board, meeting Friday at its new Detroit Center near Comerica Park, approved the purchase of 11 acres of land near downtown Grand Rapids to expand the university's health campus at the east end of Grand Rapids' multi-billion-dollar Medical Mile. The university already owns four acres of property adjacent
GRAND RAPIDS - More Michigan physicians and other healthcare providers than ever before will be able to share medical records electronically under an agreement between the Great Lakes Health Information Exchange and Michigan Health Connect. The collaboration between the state?s two largest providers of health information exchange means that medical professionals treating about half the