French startup Affluent Medical SA has launched a European pilot study in humans of its native-like transcatheter mitral valve technology. The Epygon valve is designed to restore the normal blood flow vortex in the left side of the heart and treat left ventricle disease, particularly in so-called “functional” patients. Read More
Okami Medical Inc., which last year gained the U.S. FDA’s nod for the LOBO vascular occlusion system, has reported the close of a series D financing totaling $7.2 million. The round was led by U.S. Venture Partners and joined by members of Okami's board and other stakeholders. Read More
The Supreme Court has declined to hear three cases that questioned the inter partes review (IPR) process for patent litigation, although the petition for cert for the Arthrex Inc. v. Smith & Nephew Inc.; Arthrocare Corp.; and the United States of America case is still pending. Should the Supreme Court pass on Arthrex, the remaining affected IPR cases will have to be relitigated at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), which may give those patent holders another chance to restore their patents. Read More
LONDON – Illumina Inc. has named the first three U.K. genomics startups to be backed by its accelerator program, after expanding the scheme from the San Francisco Bay Area to its European headquarters in Cambridge, U.K. Read More
Startup Foldax Inc. has raised a $20 million series D round to back its development of biopolymer-based surgical and minimally invasive heart valves. Heart valves typically are either based on porcine or bovine tissues or are mechanical. Read More
Just the name, Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), evokes the image of a huge warehouse, or a series of warehouses spread across the U.S., strategically stocked with all the medical supplies, diagnostics and drugs that will be needed nationwide to respond to any health emergency brought on by terrorists, nuclear attacks, pandemics or other public health hazards. The reality is so much more – and so much less. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Avacta Group, Biocept, Caremindr, Cortechs, Cytiva, Docbot, Erba Mannheim, Fluidigm, Global Wholehealth Partners, Incontext.ai, Integrated Genetics, Life Image, PCORI, RapidAI, Senzime, Smiths Medical, Subtle Medical, Sugarmate, Tandem Diabetes Care, Windtree Therapeutics. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Gencurix. Read More
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Nuclear softening allows cells to move into dense tissue, encouraging injury repair; 3D X-ray reveals secrets from inside bones; Fantastic muscle proteins and where to find them. Read More
