Mike Raab – Ardelyx

8th Annual Life Science CEO Forum: Speaker Interview Mike Raab President & Chief Executive Officer ARDELYX Mike Raab is the president and CEO of Ardelyx. He joined the company in 2009 from New Enterprise Associates (NEA), where he was a partner. Before NEA, Mike...

Final Versions of EU MDR, IVDR Released

After five years, the European council has released its final versions of Medical Device Regulations (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostics Regulations (IVDR). The texts, which were officially released last week, detail agreements reached by European Parliament in May 2016 in...

Real-Time MRI Device Wins FDA Approval

In an effort to further understand radiation therapy’s effect during treatment, scientists at ViewRay have introduced the newest innovation to MRI software. The device combines MRI guidance with linear accelerator radiation to monitor changes to organs and tumors...

WeGo Health Launches Patient Access Platform

Early last month, WeGo Health unveiled plans to launch a patient-matching platform which would help life science companies interact directly with a database of patient leaders. The platform, which announced positive feedback from patients and industry leaders this...

Drug Price Increases Fall for Third Consecutive Year

After meeting with lawmakers in January, pharmaceutical leaders have again dropped price increases for the third year in a row. In 2017, only 5.5% of drugs rose by more than 10%, a 5% decrease from 2016 and a 10% decrease from 2015. These decreases have stalled drug...