Emails show Olympus hiked duodenoscope prices post deadly CRE outbreak, GI Dynamics names Scott Schorer CEO — 8 GI company key notes

Here are eight recent news updates on key gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

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Olympus is once again embroiled in controversy following the discovery of emails that show the company pushed up the price of duodenoscopes after the deadly Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteria outbreak at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center, which left three dead.

Olympus unveiled the VISERA 4K UHD System.

Cairn Diagnostics launched the 13C-Spirulina Gastric Emptying Breath Test.

Zacks Investment Research upgraded EndoChoice Holdings from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Zydus Healthcare, a subsidiary of Cadila Healthcare, acquired gastrointestinal brand ‘Actibile’ from drug firm Albert David.

R. Gregory Scheible, MD, is the first physician Indiana to implant Apollo Endosurgery’s Orbera intragastric balloon in a patient using a non-surgical procedure.

Clinical Genomics recently closed a $15 million series A financing round.

GI Dynamics appointed Scott Schorer as president and CEO, effective immediately.

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