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Amanda Pedersen

MD+DI Senior Editor. I have covered medtech news for 17 years. My 5-year plan is to get to level 50 on Pokémon Go. All opinions expressed here are my own.

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  • 3 days ago | mddionline.com | Amanda Pedersen

    Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface startup, Neuralink, has raised $650M in a series E financing round. “This funding helps us bring our technology to more people — restoring independence for those with unmet medical needs and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with brain interfaces,” Neuralink noted in a blog post.

  • 4 days ago | mddionline.com | Amanda Pedersen

    CMR Surgical, a UK-based surgical robotics company, has reportedly put itself up for sale, seeking a valuation of $4B. At a GlanceThe company reportedly hired advisors recently to begin the sale process. CMR Surgical competes with large US-based companies like Intuitive Surgical. The VC arm of GE HealthCare is among the company's investors.

  • 4 days ago | mddionline.com | Amanda Pedersen

    Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services developmentStore and/or access information on a deviceYou can choose how your personal data is used.

  • 5 days ago | mddionline.com | Amanda Pedersen

    This week in Pedersen's POV, our senior editor explores the forces at play that are prompting big strategy shifts for some medtech giants. Breaking up is hard to do in medtech, too. Or is it? There’s a shift in the medtech winds that serves as a reflection of broader economic pressures and market realities. This shift is playing out in the form of significant strategic realignments at larger medical device companies.

  • 1 week ago | mddionline.com | Amanda Pedersen

    The decision is expected to create a more focused company with a more simplified portfolio in high-margin growth markets while creating an independent, scaled leader in diabetes. Boston Scientific is discontinuing sales of its Acurate TAVR platform, citing tougher regulatory requirements and poor clinical performance. Recent studies have shown that Acurate Neo2 performed worse than competing valves from Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences.

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Amanda Pedersen
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8 Jun 23

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Amanda Pedersen @MedtechPedersen
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2 Jun 23

RT @maraantonoff: At an academic conference this am, I poured coffee outside a meeting before I entered. I was informed that the coffee was…