GI & Endoscopy

Synthetic Biologics, a company focused on microbiome research, presented two posters at Digestive Disease Week this year.

Here are seven recent news updates on gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville, N.Y., has opened the Johnstown (N.Y.) Endoscopy and Surgery Center, according to a readMedia report. Here are three key points on the new center.

Biotechnology company ColonaryConcepts has enrolled its first patient in a phase 2 clinical trial of colon preparation. 

James Scolapio, MD, is the chief of the gastroenterology division and associate chair of the department of medicine at the University of Florida in Jacksonville.

Mauna Kea Technologies' Cellvizio technology has received a CE mark for use in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical indications.

Research presented at Digestive Disease Week examined colonoscopy and endoscopy as delivery mechanisms for fecal microbiota transplantation, according to an HCPLive report.

Helen M. Shields, MD, is a professor of medicine Harvard Medical School and the associate chief of the division of medical communications in the department of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, both in Boston.

Here are seven statistics on gastroenterologist compensation by practice setting, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2015.

Med DataLink Gastroenterology, a medical data management and remote intraoperative monitoring software provider, has expanded its GI test analysis service.