Medtech industry group AdvaMed has developed a registry to share data on how many COVID-19 diagnostic tests are available and where they are, with a goal of foreseeing and nipping in the bud potential test shortages. Thirteen diagnostic manufacturers – including Abbott, Roche, Siemens and Thermo Fisher Scientific – have partnered with AdvaMed on the initiative.

The orthopedic device company is set to pay $17.4m to the US Department of Justice and an additional $13m to the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve allegations that Biomet didn’t stop corrupt acts in Brazil and Mexico even after a 2012 deferred prosecution agreement.

China FDA is now relentlessly clamping down on clinical data irregularities in the medtech industry, causing 51 manufacturers, including well-known multinational companies such as Boston Scientific and Olympus, to withdraw more than a hundred new device approvals filed with the agency.

Cogentix Medical appoints permanent president and CEO following proxy fight; TeraRecon announces CEO and new executives; Millar Names CEO; Novadaq founder tapped as CEO; and other recent executive moves in the medtech space.