Iterative Scopes closed a $5.2 million seed round, bringing its total funding to $7 million.
GI & Endoscopy
Medscape released its 2020 physician lifestyle and happiness report, diving into trends in specialty choice, satisfaction and more.
Colorectal cancer incidence rates have increased around 10 percent since 1990, an analysis by United European Gastroenterology reveals.
Here are five updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week:
Fort Myers, Fla.-based gastroenterologist Asif Choudhury, MD, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual battery, NBC 2 reports.
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Bausch Health wants to center its attention around its ophthalmology efforts, but expects gastroenterology to remain a key driver of its business as well, according to insights presented Jan. 13 at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.
Four must-read articles for GIs this week:
Exact Sciences expects to post fourth-quarter 2019 revenues between $294 million and $296 million.
The FDA approved GI Scientific's ScopeSeal Duodenoscope Protective Device, a device that protects the distal end of a duodenoscope during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures.
Three leaders in gastroenterology to know this week: