Spotlights

Health-economic value of implantable shock absorbers in medial knee OA

June 18, 2023: Podium presentation by Andreas Gomoll, MD (Hospital for Special Surgery, NY) at 2023 ISAKOS Biennial Congress in Boston, MA reporting findings of exploratory cost-effectiveness of implantable shock absorbers for knee osteoarthritis based on Wing Tech analysis framework.

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SLEEP 2023 presentation on health-economics of TOMAC in restless leg syndrome

June 5, 2023: Presentation of Wing Tech exploratory analysis of the health-economic value of Tonic Motor Activation (TOMAC) therapy for Restless Leg Syndrome at SLEEP 2023 in Indianapolis, IN.

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Cost-effectiveness of renal denervation at SCAI 2023

May 20, 2023: Presentation by Dr. David Kandzari at SCAI Scientific Sessions in Phoenix AZ on cost-effectiveness of renal denervation in the US at SCAI 2023, based on Wing Tech analysis framework.

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CRT 2023 Best Abstracts presentation

Feb. 25, 2023: CRT 2023 Best Abstracts presentation by Prof. Andrew Sharp on cost-effectiveness of renal denervation in the UK based on Wing Tech analysis model.

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Cost-effectiveness of DCB in Japan and Korea

Sept. 6, 2022: Cost-effectiveness study of Drug-coated Balloon treatment of AV fistulas in Japan and Korea based on Wing Tech analysis published in Nephrology.

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Events Avoided Study published in EHJ QCCO

Sept. 4, 2022: Study on Clinical Event Reductions in High Risk Patients after Renal Denervation Treatment based on Wing Tech analysis published in European Heart Journal Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes.

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Study published in CVIR

April 25, 2022: IN.PACT AV Access Study on Cost-Effectiveness of Drug-Coated Balloons for Dysfunctional AV Fistulae based on Wing Tech analysis model published in Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

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Renal Denervation Study Presentation at EuroPCR

“Projected Clinical Events Avoided in Patients Treated with Renal Denervation” to be presented by Prof. Roland Schmieder based on Wing Tech-developed analysis model to be presented at EuroPCR 2022, Paris, France, May 19, 2022.

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CVIR Publication on Drug-Coated Balloons

Jan. 4, 2022:  Study “Cost-Effectiveness of Urea Excipient-Based Drug-Coated Balloons for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia from Femoropopliteal Disease in the Netherlands and Germany” published in Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology.

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ACC.21 Presentation on Clinical Event Reductions in High-Risk Hypertension Patients

May 16, 2021: American College of Cardiology ACC.21 Presentation of model-based projections of clinical events avoided in high-risk hypertension patients based on data from the Global SYMPLICITY Registry.

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Wing Tech US Health-Economic Corelab Activities Expanded

July 1, 2022: Wing Tech continues to expand its end-to-end health-economic analysis offerings, adding two additional multi-center studies to the portfolio of clinical studies for which Wing Tech serves as health-economic corelab, collecting health-economic data prospectively along-the-trial in support of comprehensive analyses of the value proposition of studied technologies.

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pDVI Cost-Effectiveness Study Published

May 28, 2021: Wing Tech analysis “Cost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization for Patients with No-Option Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: An Exploratory Analysis Based on the PROMISE I Study” published in Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia.

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EuroPCR TAVR cost-effectiveness presentation

May 21, 2021, Paris, France: Presentation by study co-author Professor Didier Tchétché “Cost-effectiveness of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients at Low Surgical Risk in France: A Model-based Analysis based on the Evolut LR Trial” at EuroPCR2021.

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EuroPCR 2020: TAVI economics in Low Risk Patients

June 25, 2020. Late-breaking trial presentation at e-PCR:  Reardon MJ, Geisler BP, Pietzsch JB, Walton A, Tchétché D, Deeb GM, Yakubov SJ, Popma JJ, for the Evolut Low Risk Investigators. “Evolut Low Risk Trial of self-expanding TAVI vs. SAVR: full 1-year results and economic implications. Paris/France.

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Pediatric Intestinal Failure Symposium Presentation on SBS

June 25, 2020: Presentation “The Health-Economic Potential of Intestinal Lengthening in Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome Patients” at 11th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure Symposium, Toronto, Canada.

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SIR 2020 Late-breaking abstract AV access

June 13, 2020: Presentation of late-breaking abstract “Economic Consequences of Drug-coated Balloon Usage for AV Access based on 12-Month Data from the IN.PACT AV Access Study” – Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Meeting.

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ECC 2019 Presentation on Cost of Stoma Management

Dec 4, 2019. “Cost of Stoma Management After Diverting Ostomy In Rectal Cancer Patients” presented by Dr. Niels Komen at European Colorectal Congress (ECC) 2019, St. Gallen/Switzlerland.

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VEITH Symposium 2019 presentation on Economics of dissection treatment

Nov. 20, 2019: “Management Of Arterial Dissections Following PTA Is Cost Effective: Results Of An Analysis With the Intact (Tack) Vascular Device” presented by Dr. Michael Jaff at VEITH Symposium, New York.

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Meet us at ISPOR Europe 2019

Nov. 4-5, 2019: Copenhagen, Denmark: Meet our team at ISPOR Europe 2019 for research presentations and face-to-face meetings.

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Presentations at TCT 2019

Sept. 27, 2019: San Francisco, CA: Moderated presentations “Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients at Low Surgical Risk: Initial Results Based on One-year Outcomes from the Evolut Low Risk Trial” and “Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using Medtronic Evolut R Versus Medtronic CoreValve in Australia. A Model-based Cost-effectiveness Analysis” at TCT 2019.

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EuroIntervention Publication: Health-Economics of TAVI based on the NOTION trial

Aug. 13, 2019: New Study “Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients at Lower Surgical Risk” based on Wing Tech economic analysis of the Scandinavian NOTION trial published in EuroIntervention.

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TVT Structural Heart Summit Presentation on Frequency and Consequences of Adverse Events

June 14, 2019: “Frequency and Consequences of Adverse Events After Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Medicare Beneficiaries” based on Wing Tech analysis presented by Carlos Sanchez, MD at TVT 2019 Structural Heart Summit, Chicago.

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EuroPCR Presentation: SURTAVI Health-economic Analysis

May 23, 2019: “Cost-effectiveness of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients at Intermediate Surgical Risk – A Model-based Analysis based on the SURTAVI Trial Using Contemporary Cost Data” presented by SURTAVI Co-PI Dr. Michael Reardon at EuroPCR, Paris.

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Cost-Effectiveness Study of Upper Airway Stimulation published

March 29, 2019: New study “Clinical and Economic Benefits of Upper Airway Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a European Setting” based on Wing Tech economic analysis published in Respiration.

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Study on Strategies to reduce Blood Culture Contamination

March 27, 2019:  Wing Tech study “A Model to Evaluate the Impact of Hospital-Based Interventions Targeting False-positive Blood Cultures on Economic and Clinical Outcomes” published in Journal of Hospital Infection.

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Stanford Tech Assessment course

March 1, 2019: Stanford graduate course “Technology Assessment and Regulation of Medical Devices,” taught by Wing Tech CEO Jan B. Pietzsch, PhD, starts enrollment for Spring 2019. Course available online through Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD).

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JAMA Open Commentary on Wearables by Dr. Thomas Krummel

Feb. 1, 2019: “The Rise of Wearable Technology in Healthcare” – JAMA Invited Commentary by Wing Tech Director and Chief Medical Advisor, Thomas Krummel, MD.

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Visit us at ISPOR Europe 2018 in Barcelona

Nov 12, 2018: Visit us for scientific presentations and our exhibit at ISPOR Europe 2018 in Barcelona, Spain Nov. 12-14, 2018 (Wing Tech booth 1110).

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SPG Stimulation cost study published in Cephalalgia

June 19, 2018: Wing Tech co-authored study “Changes in medication cost observed in chronic cluster headache patients treated with sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) stimulation: Analysis based on 1-year data from the Pathway R-1 Registry” published in Cephalalgia.

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Meniscus Study published in Am J of Sports Medicine

March 1, 2018: Wing Tech co-authored study “Meniscus Root Repair vs Meniscectomy or Nonoperative Management to Prevent Knee Osteoarthritis after Medial Meniscus Root Tears: Clinical and Economic Effectiveness” published in American Journal of Sports Medicine.

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Wing Tech presenations at ISPOR APAC Tokyo

Sept. 9-10, 2018: Tokyo, Japan: Presentations of Wing Tech cost-effectiveness studies of drug-coated balloon therapy and of coronary atherectomy in the Japanese healthcare system by Dr. Benjamin Geisler ISPOR APAC.

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EuroPCR presentation – TAVI Economics

May 22, 2018: EuroPCR, Paris, France: Presentation of Wing Tech health-economic study “Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients at Lower Surgical Risk” by Dr. Lars Sondergaard, PI of the NOTION trial.

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Visit us at ISPOR Europe Glasgow

Nov. 6-8, 2017: Visit us at ISPOR Europe 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland for Wing Tech scientific presentations and at our corporate exhibit (Booth 113).

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Transcatheter heart valve CEA study published

Sept. 19, 2017: Wing Tech/Erasmus University study on cost-effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in a European setting published in Structural Heart

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Japan CEA Study published in CVIT

Sept. 5, 2017: Wing Tech study on cost-effectiveness of orbital atherectomy in the Japanese healthcare system published in Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics.

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Dr. Benjamin Geisler joins as Senior Consultant

August 2017: Benjamin Geisler MD MPH, associate since 2009, joins the Wing Tech team as Senior Consultant.

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Bronchial Genomic Classifier study published

May 11, 2017: Wing Tech co-authored study “Cost-Effectiveness of a Bronchial Genomic Classifier for the Diagnostic Evaluation of Lung Cancer” published in Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

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Symposium presentation at CCT 2016 in Kobe/Japan

Oct. 21, 2016, Kobe, Japan: Wing Tech presentation “Challenges and Economics of Treating Coronary Artery Calcification” at CCT 2016.

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Dr. Pietzsch appointed as Director, Health Economics and Value, Stanford Biodesign

Oct. 2016: Wing Tech Inc. CEO Dr. Jan Pietzsch has been appointed as Director, Health Economics and Value, of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, a globally leading academic medical technology innovation program.

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Meet us at ISPOR Europe 2016

Oct. 14, 2016: Visit us at the Wing Tech booth and for several Wing Tech study presentations at the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna/Austria, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2016.

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Cost-Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease

Aug. 5, 2016: Wing Tech/UCSF-co-authored study on Cost-Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease published in Neuromodulation.

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ATS 2016 Economics Presentation on Genomic Classifier for Lung Cancer Diagnosis

May 17, 2016: San Francisco, CA. ATS 2016 podium presentation on cost-effectiveness of bronchial genomic classifier use in lung cancer diagnosis, based on Wing Tech analysis.

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Value Assessment Town Hall – JET Japan, 2016

Feb. 19, 2016: Fukuoka, Japan. Wing Tech participation in Town Hall meeting on Value Assessment of Endovascular Therapy Innovations at JET Japan.

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ISPOR Europe 2015

August 14, 2015: Visit us at the Wing Tech booth and for several research presentations at the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress in Milan/Italy, November 9-11, 2015.

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SPG stimulation in chronic cluster headache

May 28, 2015: Cost-effectiveness analysis of SPG stimulation for chronic cluster headache, based on Wing Tech health-economic model, published in the Journal of Headache and Pain.

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Meniscus repair cost effectiveness

May 19, 2015: Wing Tech/UCSF health-economic study data on meniscus repair presented at ISPOR Philadelphia.

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Mitral valve procedure volumes

Apr. 28, 2015: Joint analysis with University Heart Center Hamburg on mitral valve procedural volume and reimbursement published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.

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Visit us at ISPOR Europe 2014

Nov. 10-12, 2014: Visit us at Booth 1001 at the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), Amsterdam, Nov. 10-12, 2014.

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Cost-effectiveness of Upper Airway Stimulation

Oct. 5, 2014: “Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness of Upper Airway Stimulation for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea” based on Wing Tech analysis published in SLEEP.

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Cost-effectiveness of Endobronchial Valve Therapy

Sept. 30, 2014. “Cost-Effectiveness of Endobronchial Valve Therapy for Severe Emphysema: A Model-Based Projection Based on the VENT Study” based on Wing Tech Inc. health-economic model published in Respiration.

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Wing Tech exhibits at HTAi 2014, Washington DC, June 16-18, 2014

June 2014: Wing Tech is a Silver Sponsor of HTAi 2014, held in Washington DC June 15-18, 2014. Visit us at Booth 14 at the Grand Hyatt Washington DC on 6/16 and 6/17.

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EuroPCR 2014 presentation

May 20, 2014: EuroPCR 2014, Paris: Presentation “Evolution of mitral valve procedural volumes in Germany in the advent of endovascular treatments: national utilization volumes 2006-2012 and experiences at an early-adopting university heart center” – Joint work with University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany.

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EuroPCR 2013

Jan. 30, 2014: Medscape CME Webinar “Economic Implications of Uncontrolled Hypertension” with Wing Tech participation now available online.

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SCAI 2013 Orlando

May 9, 2013: SCAI 2013 Orlando, FL. Presentation “Model-based Calculation of Cardiovascular Event Reductions after Catheter-based Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension based on Age and Pre-treatment Systolic Blood Pressure”

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Stanford University Course

Apr. 2013: Stanford University Course “Technology Assessment and Regulation of Medical Devices” Spring Quarter 2013 – Jan B. Pietzsch

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LINC 2013

Jan. 24, 2013: LINC 2013: Presentation “How cost- effective is the concept of ‘leaving nothing behind’” – Presentation by Prof. Dr. Thomas Zeller based on Wing Tech-developed drug-eluting ballloon model

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VIVA 2012 Late-breaking Trials Session

Oct. 10, 2012: VIVA 2012 Late-breaking Trials Session – Presentation of initial findings of Wing Tech-developed health-economic model for peripheral drug-eluting ballons.

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WSJ coverage

Sept. 12, 2012: Wing Tech-developed health-economic model for cost-effectiveness of renal denervation published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology. – See link to WSJ coverage

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HTAi 2012

June 27, 2012: Wing Tech presentation “Model-based projection of clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of catheter-based renal denervation in hypertensive patients with different cardiovascular risk profiles” at HTAi 2012, Bilbao, Spain.

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TREND 2012

Feb. 18, 2012: Wing Tech presentation “Model-based Projection of the long-term clinical and economic benefit of Renal Denervation” at TREND 2012, Frankfurt, Germany.

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1st UK Symposium on Renal Denervation

Oct. 5, 2011: Wing Tech presentation “Health-Economics of Renal Denervation” at 1st UK Symposium on Renal Denervation, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK.

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SLEEP

June 2011: “An Integrated Health-Economic Analysis of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea” published in June 2011 issue of SLEEP.

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National Press Club news conference

May 24, 2011: National Press Club news conference “A Comprehensive Analysis of the FDA 510(k) Process” with Wing Tech participation.

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Webcast “Industry, Agency, and the 510(k) Process”

Dec. 22, 2010: Webcast “Industry, Agency, and the 510(k) Process” with Wing Tech participation.

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Ardian Inc. Symplicity® Catheter System™

Feb. 2010: Ardian Inc. retains Wing Tech to develop comprehensive health-economic model for it’s Symplicity® Catheter System™. Ardian is a leading venture-funded medtech company developing a novel catheter-based treatment for hypertension. [Acquired 2/2011 by Medtronic Inc.]

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BME Seminar presentation

Jan. 29, 2010: BME Seminar presentation by Jan Pietzsch at NU Chicago: “Thinking ahead – Value-based assessment of medical technology innovations in an era of health-care reform”

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World Health Summit Berlin

Oct. 15, 2009: World Health Summit Berlin – Wing Tech participates in Panel Discussion “How to Reimburse Innovations in Regenerative Medicine”

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Best-practice model on medical device development

June 29, 2009: Best-practice model on medical device development published – Effort to support successful execution of bench-to-bedside process of technology commercialization

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Medtec Japan in Yokohama

Apr. 7, 2009 “Effective Medical Device and Diagnostics Development” session at Medtec Japan in Yokohama chaired by Wing Tech Inc.

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BCRT

Dec. 2008: Wing Tech Inc./ Wingtec GmbH provide risk management tools to BCRT to efficiently advance novel therapeutic concepts from R&D into the clinic.

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Northwestern University study

Oct. 2008: Wing Tech Inc. participates in Northwestern University study assessing impact of technology in diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea

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Workshop at Charité Berlin

May 2008 Workshop “Challenges for Translating T-Cell Therapy from Bench to Bedside” at Charité Berlin with Wing Tech participation.

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Washington D.C.

“A Road Map for Device and Diagnostic Innovation: Opportunities for Industry and Regulators,” April 30, 2008 Washington D.C., with Wing Tech participation.

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World Leaders in Medical Innovations Conference

Jan Pietzsch to speak at World Leaders in Medical Innovations Conference on April 23, 2008 in London (UK) — Global trends in the medical device industry

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Stanford InHealth Research study

Wing Tech particiaptes in Stanford InHealth Research study on “Medical Device Development Models”

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Independent Panel of Guidant Corporation

Independent Panel of Guidant Corporation cites Early Tech Assessment Work by Wing Tech Inc. Executive and Advisors

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