Billiontoone Inc.’s Unity Fetal Risk screen identifies fetuses at high risk for cystic fibrosis (CF), a study published in Journal of Cystic Fibrosis found.
As Royal Philips NV works to rebuild trust after a global device recall, it is investing in new models of access, affordability, and technology to close gaps in sleep apnea diagnosis and therapy across Asia.
In what represents the first filing to have emerged in the name of Cellect Laboratories Inc., one of the start-up’s co-founders, Claire Theresa Murphy, describes their development of a non-invasive screening method that could one day replace the Pap test.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Align Technology, Angelalign, Art-Islets, Austrianova, Avant Technologies, Cellcarta, Guardant Health, Lunit, NorthStar Medical, Quest Diagnostics, Terthera.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Burning Rock, Fluid AI, Neuromod Devices, TSC Life.
Heartflow Inc. hasn’t skipped a beat in pumping out good news, with U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its next-gen plaque analysis algorithm and platform and Cigna coverage across all lines of coverage starting in October. The new algorithm improves plaque detection 21% compared to the first version of Heartflow’s algorithm.
The lack of funding available for early-stage European med-tech and AI-based companies could soon see many go under as their current backers run out of capital, and new investors fail to materialize, Hubert Birner, managing partner at TVM Capital Life Science, told BioWorld.