device tax
Is 2.3% Sales Tax Really Too Much Headwind for US Medtech? Observations from Across the Pond
Jan 27, 2012
Nick Woods was a founding partner of Atlantech Medical Devices Ltd, until recently CEO of Tissuemed Ltd and now director of Hill Woods Medical Media...
Point and Counterpoint on the Device Tax
Jan 11, 2012
There is a lively debate going on in the Medical Devices Group on LinkedIn, which just reached a milestone of 80, 000 members. The topic up for discussion is...
This Week in Devices: ASR Implants Make Headlines in Australia; Stryker Lays Off 5% of its Workforce, Citing the Device Tax as the Reason
Nov 11, 2011
This week in medical devices, medtechinsider considers the case of Capella, an Irish medical device company, which, like many companies, is postponing doing...
Invacare's Mixon Frustrated, But Says Political Spending Worth It; Plus, an Update on Paulsen's Efforts to Repeal the Device Tax
Nov 08, 2011
When we cover political lobbying and funding efforts, we usually wrap up by asking if you think industry is getting its money's worth, or if you think the...
Reimbursement Changes, the Device Tax, and You
Nov 02, 2011
I recently interviewed Venkat Rajan, industry manager, medical devices at Frost & Sullivan about the implications of Abbott splitting their pharma and...
Industry Putting Financial Weight Behind Paulsen
Oct 21, 2011
This should not be much of a surprise to anyone, but according to research done by the Minnesota Independent, Representative Erik Paulsen (R-MN) has...
This Week in Devices: South Korea, Pragmatic Innovation, Dealing with the Device Tax, and Muscles Made from Carbon Nanotubes
Oct 14, 2011
This week in devices, Jamie Hartford at MED wants to know what you think about the recent South Korean free-trade deal, Norbert Sparrow at EMDT muses about the...
This Week in Devices: FDA's Suppport of 510(k), Biomaterials Research, and More on the Device Tax
Sep 30, 2011
Here's the scoop on devices this week: FDA commisioner Margaret Hamburg expressed her support for the 510(k) process, EMDT reports on award-winning...
Growing Competition in Medtech Space More about Quality than Cost
Sep 29, 2011
By Tricia Rodewald  When three medtech industry leaders at AdvaMed 2011 were asked which countries they are likely to move their manufacturing process to...
Industry Faces Bigger Problems than the Device Tax
Sep 23, 2011
The Atlantic has a great piece today about why the medtech and biotech industries are losing the backing of Silicon Valley investors. The writer, Allan May,...