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SAN MATEO, Calif. - Notable Systems has announced a $12 million growth investment led by Harbert Growth Partners and Grotech Ventures.  The funding will fuel the continued expansion of the company’s technology and go-to-market teams as it scales to meet growing demand across the health care industry.  "Notable Systems is solving a massive and expensive problem in the health care system with extraordinary precision and performance," said Tom Roberts, general partner...

SAN DIEGO – A big reason for Resmed’s recently announced rebrand is to reflect its increased direct-to-consumer engagement on obstructive sleep apnea and CPAP therapy. Chief Marketing Officer Katrin Pucknat spoke with HME News about what that means for the company’s provider customers.  HME News: How has Resmed increased its direct-to-consumer engagement and why is this something the company is increasingly focused on? What have been the preliminary results of that engagement?   Katrin...

MIDDLEBURY, Conn. – Paul Miller sees much of his new role at O2 Concepts as bringing organization and support to a company with both a strong sales team and product portfolio.  Miller, who previously worked at Medline for nearly 20 years, was announced as the new executive vice president of sales for O2 Concepts in December.  “It’s a strong sales team with a lot of respiratory expertise,” he said. “They’re former F&P, Respironics and ResMed salespeople...

SAN DIEGO – Resmed has launched a rebrand to unify its portfolio and reflect its increasing direct-to-consumer engagement.  As part of the rebrand, Resmed plans to consolidate its brands, products and services under a single Resmed brand over the next couple of years, creating a more streamlined view for both consumers and health care providers.  “We are at a pivotal moment in health – sleep and breathing health are gaining the attention once reserved for diet and...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Chris Carter says he will use his role as first COO and now CEO at OxyGo to make sure the company is working as “one machine.”  “What I’ve recognized in my career is that there are synergies between the operations and commercial sides of the business and when you can connect the two it’s powerful,” he said. “They can be pitted against each other, but I see them as complementary, and as CEO, I can connect the two. I can make sure...

GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen, in collaboration with Yuwell, will now have a stationary oxygen concentrator to package with its portable oxygen concentrator, giving its sales organization “more productivity per run,” said Kevin Smith.  The company will offer stationary oxygen concentrators from Yuwell that are branded as Inogen “across our channels,” said Smith, president and CEO, during a recent conference call to discuss the company’s fourth quarter and full-year...

AMSTERDAM – With its recent clearance in France, the Sleep & Respiratory Care business at Philips can once again sell products in all countries except for the United States.  “If you talk about S&RC, indeed, the momentum is coming into that business again,” said Roy Jakobs, CEO, during a Feb. 19 conference call to discuss the company’s fourth quarter and full year financial results for 2024. “(It’s) driven by the return to the market outside of the U.S.,...

SAN DIEGO – People lose an average of nearly three nights of restorative sleep each week, according to a new survey from ResMed.   Despite a trend toward growing awareness of sleep’s importance, many continue to suffer in silence and remain trapped in a cycle of exhaustion, the survey found, with poor sleep impacting everything from work to relationships to mental health.  “Chronic poor sleep impacts our relationships, workplace productivity, and increases the...

GOLETA, Calif. - Inogen reported total revenue of $80.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, a 5.5% increase compared to the same period in 2023, and $335.7 million for the full year 2024, a 6.4% increase compared to 2023.  The company’s performance was primarily driven by higher demand and new customers in international and domestic business-to-business sales, partially offset by lower direct-to-consumer sales and lower rental revenue as a result of its initiatives to enhance overall...

WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Group’s acquisition of mask-fitting platform SleepGlad rounds out the company’s respiratory offering and better aligns it with a “massive shift” in patient care, as well as addresses a major pain point for providers, says Boone Lockard.   VGM already offers fulfillment and logistics services for CPAP machines and supplies through VGM Fulfillment, as well as virtual onboarding, patient setup, compliance and post-compliance monitoring...