Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Avita, Heartsciences, ICU Medical, Lunit, Mainz Biomed, Otsuka, Qiagen, QT Imaging, Shineco, Vidi.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Fourth Frontier, GE Medical, Med-El, Smartcardia.
Cancer therapies can eliminate specific tumors based on their genetic content. However, some cancer cells survive. How do they do it? Part of the answer lies in extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA), an ace up the tumors’ sleeve to adapt and evade attack. Three simultaneous studies in the journal Nature lay all the cards on the table, revealing ecDNAs’ content, their origin, their inheritance, their influence in cancer, and a way to combat them.
The U.S. FDA’s Nov. 1 warning letter to Owens & Minor Inc. criticized the company for a lack of documentation that two components of convenience kits had been validated for sterilization with ethylene oxide.
Momentis Surgical Ltd. received 510 (k) clearance from the U.S. FDA for the second-generation of the Anovo robotic surgical platform. The upgraded system allows surgeons to experience enhanced ergonomics with integrated haptic feedback, creating more intuitive control of the robotic arms during surgical procedures.