Radiopharmaceuticals, including 16α-18F-fluoro-17β-estradiol (18F-FES) PET/CT, are emerging as powerful tools with new diagnostic and therapeutic potential in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, Han Sang-won, professor from the department of nuclear medicine at Asan Medical Center, recently told BioWorld.
Radiopharmaceuticals, including 16α-18F-fluoro-17β-estradiol (18F-FES) PET/CT, are emerging as powerful tools with new diagnostic and therapeutic potential in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, Han Sang-won, professor from the department of nuclear medicine at Asan Medical Center, recently told BioWorld.
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc. gained full ownership of Nihon Medi-Physics Co. Ltd. after acquiring the remaining 50% stake from Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. on March 31.
Positrigo AG is raising $10 million for production and commercialization of its Neurolf brain positron emission tomography system in the U.S. The system hepls to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. With drugs such as Leqembi and Kisunla gaining U.S. FDA approval to treat the devastating neurological condition, the company is seeing increasing demand for its system, Neurolf CEO and co-founder Jannis Fischer, told BioWorld.
On the heels of U.S. FDA approval for Neurophet Aqua, an updated version of its artificial intelligence (AI)-based magnetic resonance imaging analysis software for the brain, Neurophet Inc. is preparing for an IPO in 2025 and expansion into U.S. and European markets.
A year out from Leqembi’s approval for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), ongoing research coupled with artificial intelligence is advancing both radiopharmaceuticals and small-molecule drugs for AD diagnostics and treatment, speakers at the 2024 KoNECT-MOHW-MFDS conference said.
A year out from Leqembi’s approval for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), ongoing research coupled with artificial intelligence is advancing both radiopharmaceuticals and small-molecule drugs for AD diagnostics and treatment, speakers at the 2024 KoNECT-MOHW-MFDS conference said.
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc. received U.S. FDA approval for its novel radiotracer, Flyrcado (flurpiridaz F-18), for use in the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia or infarction in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease.
Neurophet Inc. pulled in ₩20 billion (US$15.1 million) in its series C funding round, helping roll out its AI-software suite for neurodegenerative diseases worldwide and prep its IPO on the Kosdaq which is scheduled to take place sometime in 2024.
The advent of FDA-approved therapies for Alzheimer’s disease has had some downstream regulatory effects, including that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced it will eliminate the coverage with evidence development (CED) requirement for PET imaging for beta amyloid imaging for Alzheimer's disease.
