BioWorld MedTech

Dec. 1, 2011

Med-Tech in Ontario: Surprise: There's more to Canada than hockey, eh?

Canada is known for a lot of things - namely, the country's love for hockey and its fiercely cold winters - but until recently, being a hub for medical technology was not on the list. Read More

NewCo on the block: InterVapor vows 'no implant left behind' in emphysema patients

RSNA 2011: Toshiba launches Aplio 300 and 500 ultrasound systems

Washington roundup: CMS holds on pass-through payments for CY 2012 OPPS

Deals roundup: Affymetrix signs off on agreement to acquire eBioScience for $330M

Financings roundup: CircuLite raises $30M in over-subscribed D round

Agreements/contracts: Mayo, Karolinska Institutet to collaborate on innovation

People in the News

Patent watch: Emboline receives patent for its aortic embolic protection devices

Court report: Given files patent infringement lawsuit against Intromedic

Med-Tech Notes: Stone Clinic to transplant (not remove) meniscus

MDD's Ortho Extra

Today's news in brief

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Precision psychiatry beyond, or before, biomarkers

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There is broad agreement that psychiatric diagnoses in their current form are not reflective of any underlying biology, and that this is one of the things...

ADPD 2026: Can we prevent dementia? Scientists quantify it

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Neurodegenerative disease and cognitive decline cannot be explained by a single process. Beta-amyloid plaques, hyperphosphorylated tau, alpha-synuclein, activated...

Keros reports beneficial effects of RKER-065 in ALS model

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Keros Therapeutics Inc. has presented data regarding their activin receptor ligand trap, RKER-065, for the inhibition of the activin/myostatin signaling axis.

First-in-class POLG activator restores mtDNA across mutations

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Researchers from Pretzel Therapeutics Inc. presented preclinical data of PX-578, a first-in-class POLG activator aimed at restoring mtDNA replication and...