Seoul, South Korea-based Adel Inc. raised ₩17 billion (US$12.39 million) in bridge financing to advance its pipeline of Alzheimer’s disease therapies, including its tau antibody-based ADEL-Y01 candidate, currently in a U.S.-based phase I study.

Neurotech startup Synchron Inc. connected its brain implant to Apple’s Vision Pro headset, enabling patients with limited physical mobility to control the device using only their thoughts. Synchron is building an endovascular brain-computer interface designed to help patients with paralysis operate technology like smartphones and computers with their minds.

Radiopharmaceutical company Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. received a U.S. FDA refusal to file letter for its BLA seeking approval of renal cancer imaging agent TLX250-CDx (89Zr-DFO-girentuximab) for clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

Sunbird Bio Inc.’s Neural EV-tau aggregate assay demonstrated 92% correlation with PET scans in identifying individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, a study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philadelphia, on July 30 found.

Emvision Medical Devices Ltd. unveiled a portable brain scanning helmet for first responders to quickly identify whether a patient is experiencing a stroke and, if so, what type.

Triastek Inc., of Nanjing, China, scored a potential $1.2 billion collaboration and platform technology license deal with Biontech SE to manufacture oral RNA therapeutics with 3D printing technology.

The U.S. FDA accepted Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.’s new drug application for TLX-007-CDx, a new cold kit for preparing prostate-specific membrane antigen-PET imaging for prostate cancer.

The U.S. FDA literally wasted no time in posting twin warning letters to two companies in China that manufacture syringes that were the subjects of multiple recalls in the U.S.

A team of researchers from the University of Northumbria filed for protection of a flexible transdermal patch taht uses surface acoustic wave  technology they believe offers distinct advantages over traditional transdermal patches.

Australia’s Department of Health has released a new Aged Care Digital Strategy to increase the use of digital technology to enhance the care and wellbeing of older people in aged care facilities. By 2062, the number of people over 65 is expected to more than double, and the number of people over the age of 85 will more than triple. Australia’s aged care workforce is already under strain and will need to increase to meet this demand, a 2023 intergenerational report said.