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How medtech and pharma are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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Medtech and pharma companies continue to support Ukraine relief efforts following Russia’s invasion.

Previously, the World Health Organization announced that it was sending “essential medical supplies” to Ukraine — including its first shipment of 36 metric tons of supplies for trauma care and emergency surgery and other health supplies — to meet the needs of more than 150,000 patients. Medical device and pharmaceutical companies have taken various actions for support efforts, ranging from matching employee contributions and sending supplies to suspending operations in the region.

Get the full running list of life science companies and their efforts on Medical Design & Outsourcing.

How medtech and pharma are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

[Image from Pixabay]Medtech and pharma companies continue to support Ukraine relief efforts following Russia’s invasion.

Previously, the World Health Organization announced that it was sending “essential medical supplies” to Ukraine — including its first shipment of 36 metric tons of supplies for trauma care and emergency surgery and other health supplies — to meet the needs of more than 150,000 patients. Medical device and pharmaceutical companies have taken various actions for support efforts, ranging from matching employee contributions and sending supplies to suspending operations in the region.

Get the full running list of life science companies and their efforts on Medical Design & Outsourcing.

How medtech and pharma are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

[Image from Pixabay]

Medtech and pharma companies continue to support Ukraine relief efforts following Russia’s invasion.

Previously, the World Health Organization announced that it was sending “essential medical supplies” to Ukraine — including its first shipment of 36 metric tons of supplies for trauma care and emergency surgery and other health supplies — to meet the needs of more than 150,000 patients. Medical device and pharmaceutical companies have taken various actions for support efforts, ranging from matching employee contributions and sending supplies to suspending operations in the region.

Below is a running list of life science companies and their efforts. This is a developing story and will be updated as companies release information.

3M: Suspending all business in Russia.

Abbott: Donating $2 million to humanitarian organizations to support Ukraine and refugees; donating …

World Health Organization sending 36 metric tons of medical supplies to Ukraine

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The World Health Organization today said that it is sending more than 36 metric tons of medical supplies to support the humanitarian emergency in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion last week.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the organization is sending “essential medical supplies” to Ukraine — including its first shipment of 36 metric tons of supplies for trauma care and emergency surgery and other health supplies — to meet the needs of more than 150,000 patients.

“Prior to the conflict, WHO distributed emergency supplies to 23 hospitals, although our prepositioned supplies in Kyiv are currently inaccessible,” Ghebreyesus said in a press briefing. “There is an urgent need to establish a corridor to ensure humanitarian workers and supplies have safe and continuous access to reach people in need.”

Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.

World Health Organization sending 36 metric tons of medical supplies to Ukraine

Photo by Yehor Milohrodskyi on Unsplash

The World Health Organization today said that it is sending more than 36 metric tons of medical supplies to support the humanitarian emergency in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion last week.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the organization is sending “essential medical supplies” to Ukraine — including its first shipment of 36 metric tons of supplies for trauma care and emergency surgery and other health supplies — to meet the needs of more than 150,000 patients.

“Prior to the conflict, WHO distributed emergency supplies to 23 hospitals, although our prepositioned supplies in Kyiv are currently inaccessible,” Ghebreyesus said in a press briefing. “There is an urgent need to establish a corridor to ensure humanitarian workers and supplies have safe and continuous access to reach people in need.”

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Siemens Healthineers’ Varian faces scrutiny over environmental cleanup at former Massachusetts site

Varian could reportedly face punishment due to the spread of toxic chemicals relating back to its former property in Massachusetts.

The Salem News reported yesterday that more than 21 years ago, Beverly, Massachusetts officials requested that Varian — which was acquired by Siemens Healthineers in a $16.4 billion deal last year — test the bedrock on a part of its former property to assess if it might be a source of the spread of toxic chemicals in the surrounding area. According to that report, Varian said the tests weren’t necessary and did not carry them through.

Last November, after the tests were finally conducted, they reportedly revealed that levels of cancer-causing trichloroethylene came in at 600,000 parts per billion — about double the amount that raises concerns about indoor air for experts, according to The Salem News.

As a result, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection ruled that Varian’s cleanup operation is not…

FDA grants EUA to Siemens Healthineers’ over-the-counter rapid COVID-19 test

[Image from Siemens Healthineers]Siemens Healthineers (ETR:SHL) announced that it received FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for its Clinitest COVID-19 diagnostic.

Tarrytown, New York-based Siemens Healthineers can now offer the Clinitest rapid COVID-19 antigen self-test over the counter as the need for COVID-19 testing rises in the U.S.

According to a news release, the company designed the nasal swab test to aid in the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) with visually read test results delivered in 15 minutes. Authorization covers self-testing for individuals aged 14 years and older or adult-collected samples from individuals aged two to 13.

Siemens Healthineers expects the test to be made available in January, having secured dedicated production capacity for U.S.-bound tests in the range of tens of millions per month.

“Undetected COVID-19 exposure is a major driver of community spread. With the Clinitest rapid COVID-19 an…

12 of medtech’s biggest personnel changes in 2021

As medtech companies continued to drive innovation throughout the past 12 months, a number of high-level executives led the way.

Some of those companies and those executives opted for major changes over the course of 2021, though, with some high-profile moves from medtech giant to medtech giant.

Here are some of the biggest personnel moves in the medtech space in 2021:

Get the full story at our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.

Medtech’s biggest personnel changes in 2021

As medtech companies continued to drive innovation throughout the past 12 months, a number of high-level executives led the way.

Some of those companies and those executives opted for major changes over the course of 2021, though, with some high-profile moves from medtech giant to medtech giant.

Here are some of the biggest personnel moves in the medtech space in 2021:

1. Medtronic’s internal shuffle causes movement in every direction

At the end of 2020, Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) confirmed that it would reorganize its corporate structure, creating 20 operating units and expecting annual savings of up to $475 million in connection with the changes.

Amid all the change, a number of personnel moves both in and out of the company came over the course of 2021. Among the changes was the big move of Medtronic’s former President of Pelvic Health and Gastric Therapies Brooke Story, who departed to become the worldwide president of BD’s Integra…

The 10 largest medtech employers of 2021 – and what their employees really think

Employees of the 10 largest medtech employers are proud of working on life-saving products — with a greater appreciation for diversity and inclusion initiatives.

That was one major takeaway as Medical Design & Outsourcing compiled some current and former employee reviews posted on Glassdoor. (Browse the online version of our Big 100 report.)

Despite the pride, there was also some frustration with big corporate bureaucracy.

Medtech employment in MDO‘s 2021 Big 100 was down slightly from our 2020 and 2019 reports — even as the industry continued to be on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s worth noting that of the nearly 90 companies in this year’s Big 100 that provided employment data, about half added workers amid the pandemic. Another handful kept their headcounts the same.

The companies are the largest medical device industry employers in our most recent annual Big 100 list, which includes the top 100 medtech companies across the w…

The 10 largest medtech employers of 2021 – and what their employees really think

Employees of the 10 largest medtech employers are proud of working on life-saving products — with a greater appreciation for diversity and inclusion initiatives.

That was one major takeaway as Medical Design & Outsourcing compiled some current and former employee reviews posted on Glassdoor. (Browse the online version of our Big 100 report.)

Despite the pride, there was also some frustration with big corporate bureaucracy.

Medtech employment in MDO‘s 2021 Big 100 was down slightly from our 2020 and 2019 reports — even as the industry continued to be on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s worth noting that of the nearly 90 companies in this year’s Big 100 that provided employment data, about half added workers amid the pandemic. Another handful kept their headcounts the same.

The companies are the largest medical device industry employers in our most recent annual Big 100 list, which includes the top 100 medtech comp…

The 100 largest medical device companies in the world

Nearly half a trillion dollars — $421 billion to be exact — that’s how much the world’s 100 largest medical device companies brought in over the past year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

That’s one of the big takeaways from the Big 100, MassDevice and Medical Design & Outsourcing‘s annual analysis of the worlds’ 100 largest medtech companies. (Check out the full Big 100 rankings here.)

Aggregate revenue for approximately 100 of the largest medical technology companies dropped 1.2% in 2020 compared to 2019. But that’s not bad considering that the worst pandemic in a century was taking place, sparking a global recession in its wake.

Some medtech businesses that played critical roles fighting the pandemic — such as 3M’s Health Care segment and Hologic — even saw revenues increase and rose in the Big 100 rankings as a result.

Check out the full Big 100 rankings here>>