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Kolon Life Science's Invossa receives approval in South Korea amid efficacy skepticism

Last updated: Oct. 19, 2019

HONG KONG – After more than a decade of development, Maryland-based Tissuegene Inc. and its Asia licensee, Kolon Life Science Inc., received a bittersweet go-ahead from the South Korean authorities to market gene therapy drug Invossa-K.

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Accuracy, utility of COVID-19 lateral flow tests questioned in the U.K.

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LONDON – A huge row has broken out in the U.K. about the accuracy and utility of COVID-19 lateral flow tests (LFT) in screening asymptomatic people, as a pilot...

Total artificial heart being manufactured

Carmat's artificial heart receives CE mark

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Carmat SA said its total artificial heart received the CE mark, and the company plans to ramp up production to enable the launch of the device in the second...

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Israel continues to shine as hub of med-tech innovation

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In recent years, Israel has proven to be a hot spot for med-tech innovation. The country boasts more than 1,500 companies in the health care and life sciences...

Sarepta DMD phase II hangs in ‘balance’ as disparity in North Star leads astray

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Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.’s miss on a key phase II ambulatory endpoint in its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) trial may have been caused by a dramatic disparity...