An editorial briefing on the
medical industry.
protonmeds.com is a small, independent publication tracking the global medical and pharma industry. It is not a journal, not a consulting product, and not a substitute for professional advice. It is a careful, dated, source-linked editorial brief — and that is the entire scope.
Editorial mission
The healthcare news cycle is enormous and unrelenting. On any given week there are dozens of conferences, hundreds of trial updates, and thousands of press releases. protonmeds.com exists to separate signal from noise — to track the same set of companies, regulators, and conferences over time, and to write about them carefully when something meaningful changes.
The editors believe a slower, more considered brief still has a place. Stories are filed only when there is a primary source to cite, and only when there is something a careful reader would actually want to know. Everything else stays out of the archive.
Editorial team
The desk
Dr. Rina Sato
Editor-in-Chief
Former clinical researcher. Writes about pharma pipelines and reads every footnote.
Marcus Reiner
Industry Reporter
Covers expos, partnerships, and the IR decks public pharma companies wish were private.
Hana Park
Devices Beat
Tracks medical hardware, imaging, and surgical robotics from regulatory file to launch.
What the publication tracks
Four categories, kept separate
Expo
Major medical and pharma tradeshows — coverage of announcements, exhibitors, and the calendar to watch.
Pharma
Rising biotech and pharma companies, with notes on pipelines, partnerships, and funding rounds.
Research
Clinical trial updates and academic papers worth knowing about, summarized in plain language.
Devices
Medical hardware, imaging, surgical robotics, and wearables that change how care is delivered.
Sources the desk relies on
Primary, public, and verifiable
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Conference programs (HIMSS, RSNA, MEDICA, BIO, JPM Healthcare)
- 02
Regulatory bulletins (FDA, EMA, MFDS press releases)
- 03
Public company filings and IR decks
- 04
Peer-reviewed journals (open access, abstract-level only)
- 05
Industry newsletters and credible health journalism
No paywalled content is quoted in full. Where the publication summarizes, it links to the original so readers can verify and update.
Editorial principles
Four rules the desk keeps
Cite the primary source
Coverage requires a link to a paper, an SEC filing, a press release, or a conference page. No primary source, no story.
Stay in the lane
The publication summarizes. It does not diagnose, recommend treatment, or give investment advice.
Plain language
Acronyms are expanded the first time. Jargon gets a one-line definition. Briefings should be readable on a tired Tuesday.
Date everything
Medical news ages fast. Every note carries a date stamp and a source link so readers can verify and update.
A note on scope
protonmeds.com covers the medical and pharmaceutical industry as a reader would — not as a practitioner. Reporting is not medical advice and is not investment guidance. For decisions that actually require either, consult a qualified professional.