Med-tech deal values dropped sharply in December to $78.74 million, down from $424.5 million in November. For the full year, deal values reached $2.12 billion, representing a significant decline of 80% from 2023’s $10.63 billion and marking the lowest annual total in recent years
Researchers from The George Washington University and Northwestern University filed for protection of a bioresorbable, transparent, microelectrode array (MEA) technology that they believe offers unique advantages.
Women with endometriosis may soon be able to have a simple blood test to diagnose their disease thanks to a breakthrough by Proteomics International Ltd. that has developed a plasma protein biomarker panel that identifies all stages of endometriosis.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Carestream, Fesariustherapeutics, Oxos, Roche, Ventris.
Johnson & Johnson halted the limited rollout of its Varipulse pulsed field ablation system on Jan. 5 to “investigate the root causes of four reported neurovascular events in the U.S. external evaluation.” So far, just 130 cases have been completed in the U.S. since the company received U.S. FDA approval in November for use in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.