Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Bioamerica, Masimo, Neuronetics, Tyber Medical, Fuse-AI.
Neuroone Medical Technologies Corp. received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its Onerf ablation system which is capable of both recording electrical activity and ablation of nervous tissue.
After years of battling to retain its hold on Grail Inc., Illumina Inc. finally announced that it will be unwinding the ill-fated acquisition of the multi-cancer early detection test maker. In addition to stiff opposition from activist investor Carl Icahn that cost Illumina’s previous CEO and board chair their positions, European and U.S. regulators have consistently opposed the deal.
Neuexcell Therapeutics Inc. has announced that NXL-004, an investigational AAV gene therapy product being developed for the treatment of malignant glioma, has been awarded orphan drug designation by the FDA.
Following the recommendation of its Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee, the U.S. FDA approved U.S. Worldmeds LLC’s eflornithine 192-mg tablets for use as a maintenance therapy in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma. Branded Iwilfin, the specific, irreversible inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase previously known as DFMO, is expected to be available in the coming weeks.
The FDA’s ongoing efforts to modernize the 510(k) program produced three draft guidances in the waning days of fiscal year 2023, one of which is a draft for the scenarios in which clinical data would be required for a 510(k) application.
Medtronic plc received CE mark for its Percept RC neurostimulator for deep brain stimulation, which the company hopes will transform brain modulation and empower patients in the E.U. with neurological indications. The device is designed to capture and record brain signals and provide clinicians with insights to enable them to adapt and personalize therapy for patients.
Artificial intelligence has morphed from a buzzword referencing a popular curiosity to a series of national security and competitiveness considerations, which was reflected in the tone of a recent hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Putting into jeopardy what was on track to be the first approved therapy in Europe for geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration that causes blindness, Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc. learned of a negative trend vote by the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) on its MAA for intravitreal pegcetacoplan.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Bonesupport, Corista, Glaukos, Medtronic.
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