Carl Zeiss Meditec AG reported it plans to buy Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center BV (DORC) from investment firm Eurazeo SE for approximately €985 million (US$1.08 billion).
Neuroone Medical Technologies Corp. received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its Onerf ablation system which is capable of both recording electrical activity and ablation of nervous tissue.
Medtronic plc received CE mark for its Percept RC neurostimulator for deep brain stimulation, which the company hopes will transform brain modulation and empower patients in the E.U. with neurological indications. The device is designed to capture and record brain signals and provide clinicians with insights to enable them to adapt and personalize therapy for patients.
Carthera SA received an additional €4.5 million (US$4.9 million) from investors to take its series B funding round to €42 million despite a tough fundraising environment for med-tech companies. Frédéric Sottilini, CEO of Carthera, told BioWorld that the strong investor interest was testament to their confidence in the company’s Sonocloud technology for brain disorder treatment.
With an urgent need to create new technologies to improve the detection of traumatic brain injuries (TBI), researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., have designed and developed a diagnostic device that can detect TBI by shining a laser into the eye.
Akadeum Life Sciences Inc. hopes to transform the world of cell therapy with the Alerion cell separation system, which it plans to launch in the next 12 months, Brandon McNaughton, founder and CEO of Akadeum, told BioWorld. The instrument will provide a closed system for separating T cells from a leukopak using Akadeum’s buoyancy-activated cell-sorting (BACS) microbubble technology.
Angle plc’s Parsortix system, which captures and harvest circulating tumor cells (CTCs) for liquid biopsy analysis, has been used in breakthrough work by researchers at the University of New Mexico looking into the role of CTC gene expression in the progression of melanoma brain metastasis. The researchers used the Parsortix system to harvest CTCs for analysis and concluded that “… gene expression in CTCs could be pivotal to prescribing more targeted treatment based on the needs of the patient.”
Biospectal SA has received a CE MDR class IIa medical device certification for its optical fingertip blood pressure monitoring app, Optibp. The device records fingertip blood flow optically and transforms the information into a pulse wave that it analyzes to estimate blood pressure.
Omini SA hopes that the multiplexed blood testing platform it is developing will transform the lives of patients suffering from heart failure. With its multiplex, sensor-based testing strip that simultaneously measures four key biomarkers from a single drop of blood, the company’s technology should increase the chance of a patient’s survival and reduce pressure on health care systems, Joanne Kanaan, CEO and co-founder of Omini, told BioWorld.
The U.S. FDA’s recent approval of Boston Scientific Corp.’s Tenacio pump, a component for its AMS 700 inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP), is an “exciting milestone” for the company, Ronald Morton, chief medical officer, Urology, at Boston Scientific told BioWorld. The AMS 700 IPP is a treatment option for men with erectile dysfunction and is designed to deliver a more intuitive experience for patients when using the device.
