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Despite Potential Job Shifts, Medtronic Says It’s on Track for MN Employment Pledge

A spokesperson said that Medtronic didn’t yet know the total number of employees that would be impacted by their new restructuring plan, but that the company is still on track to make good on their pledge to create 1,000 jobs in the state since moving their HQ to Ireland in 2015.

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Minnesota Doctors Contribute $30.5B to State Economy

Each physician in the state was responsible for an average of $2.3 million in economic activity.

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Familiar with Telemedicine? Mayo Clinic is Taking Next Step with New Robotic ‘Telestenting’ Procedure

A preclinical study between Mayo and collaborator Corindus Vascular Robotics will test a remote-controlled ‘telestenting’ system in face of likely cardiologist shortfall.

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Former Medtronic CEOs Nonprofit Donates $2.5M to Mind-Body-Soul Center at New Mpls YMCA

The foundation said it would also donate the same amount and more to 37 organizations, many of which are from Minnesota.

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Medtronic Says New Business Plan will Save Billions, Shift Jobs, but Offers Few Details

Overall, the company expects to save the $3 billion by the end of its 2022 fiscal year.

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Local Spinal Implant Maker Zyga Technology Sold to RTI Surgical

Zyga’s flagship product is used to treat chronic pain within the lower spine.

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Metavention Completes $65M Funding Round, Hires New CEO

Todd Berg, who led local medical device company Torax Medical to a sale last year, is taking over as CEO of Metavention.

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Overall Profitability of State’s Hospitals Slipped in 2016

But most hospitals in the state finished in the black with some enjoying big double-digit margins.

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U of M Researchers Share Credit in Boston Scientific’s FDA Win on Brain Stimulation

University professor Jerrold Vitek and the MnDRIVE program were key in approval for Parkinson’s treatment.

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Pops! Diabetes Care Raises $2M as it Scales Up for Product Launch

The medical device company expects to get FDA approval for its flagship product this year.

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MGC Diagnostics $50M Sale to Private Equity Firm Finalized

Todd Austin said MGC will now focus on expanding into foreign markets and other growth opportunities.

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Mayo Clinic, Medibio Set First Clinical Trial Using Depression Diagnosis Technology

An Aussie firm with a Twin Cities headquarters is using circadian waves to identify depression types.

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Mayo’s New Collaboration Continues Its Work with Digital Health Startups

Its deal with a Singapore firm backs an AI platform to predict cardiac health events.

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University of MN Promotes Medical Innovation, Entrepreneurship Among Nurses

Workshops seek to give nurses tools to translate medtech ideas into reality.

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Minnesota Slips in State National Health Rankings

The state placed sixth in an annual report from the United Health Foundation.

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Dispute Between Mayo Clinic, SEIU Concerns Crucial Clause on Benefits Package

The sticking point is whether Mayo would then gain the ability to make changes to the benefits packages unilaterally, be they additions or subtractions to the current plans.

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How Foreign-trained Doctors are Filling the Health Care Gap in Greater Minnesota

Encountering a foreign-born doctor in Greater Minnesota once might have been unusual. If the state’s health-care trends continue as they have, it won’t be much longer.

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Respicardia Raises $58M Ahead of Sleep Apnea Product Launch

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a medical device and software firm owned by the Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei, led the funding round.

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