Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Calmwave, Hapbee Technologies, Icon Group, Siemens Healthineers, Varian Medical Systems.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Baylor Genetics, Casex, Circa Scientific, Dariohealth, Greenkey, Gentell, Icon, Prophase, Radiology Oncology Systems, Sensus, Siemens Healthineers.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Acclaro Medical, Acera Surgical, Glaukos, Sysmex .
In recognition of the fact that diversity, equity and inclusion are necessary prerequisites for precision medicine, the European Academy of Neurology announced the launch of a DEI Hub at its 11th Congress, which is being held in Helsinki through June 24.
Ophthalmology company Polyactiva Pty Ltd closed a AU$40 million (US$25 million) series C round to advance late-stage clinical trials in the U.S. of its lead candidate, PA-5108.
Abbott Laboratories grabbed attention in early June with its announcement of a partnership with Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. to develop a multianalyte sensor for people with diabetes that would measure ketones as well as glucose.
The U.K. government will soon unveil its 10-year health plan to transform the National Health Service. The aim is to tackle the problems in the 76-year-old system and make it fit for the future. The aim is to tackle the problems in the 76-year-old system and make it fit for the future.
With a growing number of people wearing continuous glucose monitors and an ever-shrinking number of hospital-based nurses, bringing your own device or using personal CGMs to measure glucose levels during hospitalizations seems like a no-brainer.
A June 25 hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives highlighted some of the health care spending benefits of remote patient monitoring, but Medicare payment is seen as deficient – a problem that may be resolved by pending legislation.