During the first quarter of 2020, a total of 153 financings brought $13.2 billion into the med-tech industry, representing a 20% drop from the first quarter of 2019, but still significantly above all of the other quarters since 2017. The number of private financings appears to be climbing in comparison with recent years, and some large notes offerings have placed private raises of public companies on top. In contrast, IPOs and follow-on offerings are way down from previous quarters. Read More
Physicians who perform a variety of device implant procedures face a difficult choice in determining whether a patient should be treated. A new article in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) recommends that patients who ordinarily would be candidates for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) might instead be referred for the transcatheter alternative. Read More
“Vaccines, obviously, are the ultimate solution for pandemics,” Rino Rappuoli told BioWorld. They have, he added, “already eliminated a lot of pandemic threats – smallpox, influenza, poliomyelitis.” And the road to normalcy from the current pandemic, or any pandemic, is likely to be open only once there is a vaccine. Read More
The Korea Export Import Bank (KEXIM) took a step toward fulfilling its mandate to finance Korean companies’ overseas expansion by seeking managers for a new ₩400 billion (US$328 million) fund. Read More
HONG KONG – Whether bats are the source of COVID-19 is a debatable point; however, using sound to navigate like them could prove key for diagnostics and disease monitoring. Bat-Call Ltd. is using its auscultation technology in the battle against the pandemic. It said its patented artificial intelligence (AI) infra-sound analysis and deep learning classification technologies can support the early detection and monitoring of COVID-19 patients. Read More
PARIS – Diabeloop SAS, of Grenoble, France, has launched a real-world study of its automated insulin delivery DBLG1 system, incorporating the Dana-I pump from Sooil Development Co. Ltd., of Seoul, South Korea. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: 10x Genomics, 3M, Biocept, Biocorrx, Care Access Research, Ceros, CIUSSS NIM, CHUM, ÉTS, Foxo Bioscience, Illumina, Lumeris, Masimo, Savantx, Van Andel Institute. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Marker Therapeutics, Steris, Terumo. Read More
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: Marker Therapeutics, Steris, Terumo. Read More
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: NIH trial screening data links high amyloid levels with early stage Alzheimer's; Optical imaging technology developed for the brain; Using TMS to treat adults with autism and depression. Read More
