MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for September 21, 2017

Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry. Get this in your inbox everyday by subscribing to our newsletters.   5. This sweat-powered biofuel cell could create better wearable devices Engineers at the University of California at San Diego have created a stretchable sweat-powered biofuel cell, and it could enable better wearables. The biofuel cells use energy from sweat to generate 10 times more power per surface area than other biofuel cells that are used in wearables. The researchers claim it could be used to power a variety of wearable devices. Read more 4. Hurricane Maria poses threat to med device hub in Puerto Rico, Medtronic closes facilities Hurricane Maria is posing a threat to medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico, according to a new Bloomberg report. The island is home to facilities for Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Amgen, Merck, Medtronic, Abbott, Stryker and dozens of others, according to the report. Read more 3. Indian gov’t mulls price cap on ‘essential’ medical devices The Indian government is considering capping prices on medical devices it deems essential to health care, according to a new report from LiveMint. The governm...
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