Med-tech deal values continued their upward swing, increasing nearly 90% from last year. Med-tech M&A volume and value remained in a slump compared to the previous two years, though values are higher than 2020.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Smartcardia.
The U.S. FTC put brand drug companies on notice Sept. 14 when the commissioners unanimously voted, 3-0, to issue a policy statement recognizing that improperly listed patents in the FDA’s Orange Book “may constitute an unfair method of competition.”
Authors of a multi-center study welcomed results from a device that works with a smartphone or tablet to capture medical images for a more detailed understanding of infected wounds. By capturing heat produced by a wound and using bacterial fluorescence, the Swift Ray 1 developed by Swift Medical Inc., may help clinicians tell the difference between inflammation and a potentially dangerous infection.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Attune Medical, Beacon Biosignals, Venus Concept.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Abcam, Akili Interactive, Alpha Tau, Danaher, Fluidai, GE Healthcare, Laboratorio Curie, Mayo Clinic, Natera, Nemaura Medical, Nerv Technology, Pathmaker Neurosystems, Sohomd, Sophia Genetics, Suvoda, Withings.