One bright spot emerging in this otherwise lackluster economy is the market for optical imaging technologies. Optical imaging encompasses a wide array of current and emerging techniques that use light as the primary imaging modality to characterize local anatomy down to cellular and molecular levels.

Volcano’s sales of intravascular ultrasound and functional measurement disposables drove a 14% advance in the company’s fourth-quarter revenue to $81.2 million, the firm reported Feb. 23.

Companies preparing for adverse event reporting and recordkeeping deadlines on 29 December under new cosmetics regulations should ensure they have systems in place for netting complaints across media, triaging reports, and making speedy weight-of-evidence determinations, said SafetyCall International’s Rick Kingston at IBA’s recent FDA regulatory workshop.