Haemonetics Corp. received CE mark certification for the Savvywire pre-shaped pressure guidewire, a sensor-guided three-in-one guidewire for transcatheter aortic valve implantation. The solution, which is expected to enhance TAVI procedures and improve patient outcomes, is already being used in procedures in European countries.
Immunovia AB significantly increased the accuracy of its test for the early detection of pancreatic cancer, achieving an 85% sensitivity and a specificity of 98%.
The recent €15 million (US$16.3 million) deal that Affluent Medical SAS signed with Edwards Lifesciences Inc. for its heart products does not take away from its ambitions of creating a European med-tech company, Sébastien Ladet, CEO of Affluent Medical, told BioWorld, but was part of the company’s broader strategy to expand the markets for its products.
Protembis GmbH received €20 million (US$21.66 million) in financing from the European Investment Bank to develop its cerebral embolic protection system, Protembo. The intra-aortic filter device deflects embolic material away from arteries leading to the brain during left-sided heart procedures including transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The $80 million in financing that Huma Therapeutics Ltd. recently raised is a testament to where the company is and what it achieved at a time when the digital health industry is struggling to raise significant financing, Mert Aral, chief medical officer at Huma, told BioWorld.
Deepc GmbH recently raised a further $13 million in a series A extension round to close the round at $26 million for its artificial intelligence (AI)-based operating system, Deepcos, which is designed to provide radiologists with a wide variety of AI-based solutions.
The first economic modelling of Boston Scientific Corp.’s pulsed field ablation system in U.K.’s National Health Service showed that it is more cost-effective as a treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation compared to standard cryoablation.
Tricares SAS raised $50 million in a series D financing round to support upcoming clinical trials in the U.S. and EU for its transfemoral tricuspid heart valve replacement system, Topaz.
Swiss scientists developed hydrogel implants that could help prevent and treat endometriosis by blocking the fallopian tubes and stopping the passage of endometrial cells. The implants, though in their early stage of development, bode well for the millions of women suffering from the chronic condition.
