Work was conducted at the University of Bialystok to study plasma galectins (1, 2 and 12) plus serum and urinary levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), endothelin-1 (ET-1) and α1-acid-glycoprotein (α1AGP) in regards to the relationship between psoriasis and its related complications.
Roche AG debuted a new continuous glucose monitor (CGM) at the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes conference in Florence, Italy, last week, but how appealing users will find it remains unclear – as is the market opportunity given the entrenched position of Abbott Laboratories and Dexcom Inc.
While members of the U.S. FDA’s Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee weren’t blown away March 5 by the trial performance of Lumicell Inc.’s Lumisight (pegulicianine) in helping breast cancer patients avoid second surgeries due to negative margins following a lumpectomy, they voted 16-2, with one abstention, that the benefits of the imaging drug outweigh its risks, even though those benefits are incremental.
The March 5 meeting of the U.S. FDA’s Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee could be the gateway to the first approved intraoperative technology for use in breast cancer that directly examines the lumpectomy cavity for residual cancer.
Osang Healthcare Co. Ltd. is attempting a second listing on the Kosdaq market with an IPO, planned sometime in March, to fund the company’s growth beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers at Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and University of British Columbia have identified radiolabeled compounds targeting glutamate carboxypeptidase II (NAALADase; NAAG peptidase, FOLH1; PSMA) acting as positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging agents with low uptake in salivary glands and kidneys reported to be useful for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health reported the launch of a network for clinical trials that will examine the utility of cancer screening tools, which will start with a pilot study of multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests.
In what represents its first patenting, San Diego-based Intrigue Health Inc. seeks protection for a diagnostic kit that its inventors say will bring clinical laboratory quality testing directly into the home and to non-health care facilities. They say their invention will enable consumers to move from symptom to treatment in hours from the convenience of where they are, which will lead to better health outcomes and much happier consumers.
Alamar Biosciences Inc.’s substantially oversubscribed series C pushed the company’s total funds raised to $250 million. The company closed the first $100 million on Feb. 26 and expects to close an additional $28 million within 30 days. The target for the series C was $100 million. The funds will be used to drive market adoption of its Argo HT system and nucleic acid linked immune-sandwich assay sequencing (NULISAseq) inflammation panel 250 for deep profiling of immune response.
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