Natick

Machine sensor manufacturer Cognex Corp. of Natick had record-high revenue, net income and earnings per share in...

Natick is among the latest towns to have approved their own set of tobacco regulations in an effort to reduce tobacco use among youth, adding to the complex patchwork of regulations that blanket the commonwealth, according to an attorney with the Retailers Association of Massachusetts.

Convergent Dental of Natick, a privately held dental equipment and technology company, has entered into a distribution partnership for its dental laser product, Solea.

Marlborough-based medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has reached an agreement to acquire Xlumena Inc. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Xlumena makes minimally invasive devices to drain targeted areas of the gastrointestinal tract through endoscopic ultrasound. The deal is valued at $75 million and was expected to close this week, Boston Scientific (BSX) said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.

Convergent Dental of Natick has secured $9 million in capital to help bring a dental laser product, Solea, to market.

It's been a long winter, which has delayed the start of spring – and golf – in...

Boston Scientific of Marlborough has won federal regulatory approval for an implantable medical device that helps patients at high risk for stroke, the company said.

At the end of 2005, Boston Scientific Corp. made the fateful choice to buy cardiovascular equipment company Guidant Corp. for $27 billion. Since then, repercussions from the acquisition have weighed on the Marlborough-based medical device company. But with the settlement of a lawsuit over the deal in February, the company seems to be moving forward.

Health care organizations of all kinds are striving for efficiency under the looming transition to managed-care systems.Instead of being paid for each service, providers will instead be paid to deliver care for a set number of patients annually. Naturally, this is leading providers to reconsider how they manage those patients from the moment they walk through the door.

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