China-based precision oncology company Genetron Holdings Ltd. and prenatal molecular testing company Progenity Inc. each successfully priced an IPO. This is just the latest demonstration that molecular diagnostics is gaining real traction when it comes to investment. Read More
On June 17, the FDA approved checkpoint blocker Keytruda (pembrolizumab, Merck & Co. Inc.) “for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic tumor mutational burden-high (TMB-H) [?10 mutations/megabase (mut/Mb)] solid tumors, as determined by an FDA-approved test, that have progressed following prior treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options.” Read More
PARIS – Stilla Technologies SAS, of Villejuif, France, is supplying a new, cost-effective approach for COVID-19 testing by combining its digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology with the group testing method. “This approach greatly increases testing capacity and meets the highest quality standards,” Rémi Dangla, co-founder and CEO of Stilla Technologies, told BioWorld.Read More
PERTH, Australia – Australia’s largest life science investment fund is pressing the government for an urgent COVID-19 response package to support the country’s AU$170 billion (US$117 billion) life sciences sector that is struggling to survive in a post-COVID-19 ecosystem. Read More
Smart assisted surgery company Naviswiss AG, of Brugg, Switzerland, has gained U.S. FDA clearance for its miniature navigation technology for hip replacement surgery. The hand-held system, with an open platform that supports all implant vendors, is being offered on a fee per-use basis. Read More
By targeting chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to a senescence marker, researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have developed a CAR T cell that had beneficial effects in mouse models of both liver fibrosis and lung cancer. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Anpac Bio, Beijing Yuan Jian Health Management, Koru Medical Systems, Masimo, Pixium, Seizure Tracker, Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Roche. Read More
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: High-resolution 3D model reveals similarity in Alzheimer's, diabetes; New MRI test shows promise in detecting CTE in football players; Neuropointdx reports metabolic biomarker found in children with ASD. Read More
