Aion Biosystems Inc. may be operating at a fever pitch right now, with FDA 510(k) clearance in hand for the company’s Itempshield device, which provides continuous measurement of body temperature. The company is targeting use of the quarter-sized device for patients with cancer and individuals in long-term care.
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed an aero-elastic pressure sensor to be applied to minimally invasive surgeries, aiming to address issues caused by existing pressure sensors.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Biotronik, Cobicure, Endra Life Sciences, Exact Sciences, Iridex, Nanovibronix, Polyvascular.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Aion Biosystems, Bionicm.
“Change is the only constant” is an ageless truth. In the search for age-related biomarkers, it is also a prosaic confounding factor.
Age-related biomarkers will be critical for the development of antiaging therapeutics. “Nobody is planning to do a life span study in humans,” Eric Verdin told the audience at the 10th Conference on Aging Research and Drug Development in Copenhagen on Monday. “Hence the need for … surrogate markers.”
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: ICU Medical.
India is taking steps to separate how it regulates medical devices and pharmaceuticals, as it works to reduce its dependency on imports of devices and turn itself into a global hub for med-tech innovation and manufacturing.
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