Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Fluoguide, Olympus, Prophase, Radiology Oncology Systems, Raysearch, Zimvie.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Seimens, Spirair, Takeda.
Heartflow Inc. continued the steady rhythm of med-tech companies filing to go public, with an S-1 submitted to the U.S. SEC on July 17. The company joins 15 others that have completed IPOs in 2025 and one other in process – Carlsmed Inc., which a company spokesperson told BioWorld is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq on July 22.
Xeltis BV is seeing encouraging preliminary data for Xabg, its coronary artery bypas conduit, from two clinical trials underway in Europe and South America. The data shows positive safety and patency in patients with multi-vessel atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.
The U.S. False Claims Act (FCA) is not the only statute governing the submission of false claims to federal agencies thanks to the more than 30 states with their own versions of the FCA. However, the federal government is providing states with more incentives to amplify their FCA-related activities, a development that raises the stakes for companies in the life sciences.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Acer Medical, Deepqure, Foxo Technologies, Fujitsu, Inspira Technologies, Mentice.