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Marion Webb
Managing Editor
Marion Webb has been writing about health care issues for nearly two decades as a full-time reporter and freelancer. As the senior business reporter for the San Diego Business Journal, Marion covered new medical innovations at San Diego’s top-ranking research institutions and the medical device and life sciences industry for nearly eight years. She’s also been a regular contributor to the Los Angeles County Medical Association’s Physician Magazine and Physicians News Network focusing on new technologies, practice management, reimbursement and other trendy issues relevant to physician practices and their ability to succeed. She remains fascinated by the ever-growing numbers of innovative products coming out of the medtech sector, from potentially life-saving devices to help treat patients who otherwise wouldn’t have access to medical care to breakthrough technologies that benefit mankind. Marion earned her BA in communications from UC San Diego and continues to enjoy an active lifestyle in San Diego.
Latest From Marion Webb
Digital Health Roundup, January/February 2021: The Continued Rise Of AI, Telehealth
In this new roundup feature focusing on the most notable developments in digital health, we pick the key news from the year so far.
Truvian Sciences Raises $105M Series C To Fund Development Of Point-Of-Care Testing Platform
Truvian Sciences will use the proceeds to fund regulatory submission for its POC testing system in Europe and the US with hopes to bring to retailers, pharmacies, health systems in 2022.
ReWalk Plans $40M Private Placement To Fund Marketing, R&D Of Exoskeletons
ReWalk plans to use the proceeds to fund sales, R&D and reimbursement expenses related to its ReStore and Personal 6.0 devices as it continues to face negative effects of pandemic.
Brainlab Receives FDA Clearance For Imaging Robot, Alignment Module For Spine
Brainlab is expanding its digital surgery portfolio with the FDA clearance for imaging and alignment module systems.
Device Week, 19 February 2021 – A Mix Of Insulin Pump; Liquid Biopsy; Transcatheter Device News
In this week’s podcast, Medtech Insight's managing editor Marion Webb discusses Guardant Health’s launch of a new liquid biopsy test to detect early-stage colorectal cancer. Deputy editor Reed Miller discusses Canadian-based Neovasc’s recent funding and what it could mean for its Reducer transcatheter technology. UK-based reporter Barnaby Pickering gives an overview of the fast-growing insulin pump market.
Orthopedic Roundup Q4: S&N, Stryker, J&J, Zimmer Biomet See Pandemic-Related Sales Impact
The resurgence of the pandemic during the fourth quarter of 2020 led to slowdown in elective procedures, negatively impacting sales of the four big ortho players.