Michael Minogue, who is now Abiomed’s chairman, president, and CEO, will retire after the purchase closes. After helping with the transfer, he will hand over leadership of the independent business to Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Greenfield, who will manage J&J’s medtech division. Johnson & Johnson intends to include Abiomed into its pantheon of medical technology … Continue reading J&J spends $16.6 billion to acquire Abiomed, a manufacturer of miniature heart pumps →

Doctors open the skull and implant electrical leads into brain tissue and connect the wires into a small device that transmits small amounts of electricity, this procedure is called deep brain stimulation (DBS). Deep brain stimulation is able to benefit patients with neurological disosders such as the Parkinson’s disease. Involuntary shaking or tremors can be … Continue reading Brain Pacemakers May Improve Brain Disorders and Patients’ Quality of Life →