Ongoing litigation between rivals Edwards Lifesciences Corp. and Abbott Laboratories is over, with the two settling all outstanding patent disputes in cases related to transcatheter mitral and tricuspid repair products. Details of the settlement remain confidential. Read More
The U.S. FDA has a number of draft guidances in queue thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but released two final guidances in mid-July, including the guidance for clinical investigations for prostate tissue ablation devices. Stakeholders pressed the agency to avoid a fixed period of follow-up for such studies due to variability in the elapsed time for device-related adverse events, but the agency stuck to the draft’s mandate for at least a year of follow-up. Read More
Novasight Ltd. has scooped up $8 million in a series A financing that’s intended to get the company through a pivotal study of its first U.S. indication, Curesight, as well as to advance other pipeline products. The Israeli startup is tackling a range of pediatric vision disorders using artificial intelligence and eye-tracking technology. Read More
A new $53 million in series C venture financing has bolstered Kernel's funding to further develop the company's brain recording technology and neuroscience as a service (NaaS) platform. The round was led by General Catalyst along with Khosla Ventures, Eldridge, Manta Ray Ventures, Tiny Blue Dot, and Kernel's CEO and founder Bryan Johnson. Read More
LONDON – An independent U.K. inquiry has found that failure to take seriously concerns raised by patients has resulted in life-threatening problems caused by medical devices and drugs being ignored for decades. Read More
Researchers around the globe are still struggling to understand the basic biology of COVID-19 infection, including how it works in the body and how to most effectively combat it. To aid them in their efforts under the weight of the ongoing pandemic, single-cell research tool company 10x Genomics Inc. has launched an updated version of its Chromium Single Cell Immune Profiling product. Read More
New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Accuvein, Atlantic Therapeutics, Beaufort, Penumbra, Predictive Oncology, Sight Sciences. Read More
Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Abm Respiratory Care, Adapthealth, Aatru Medical, Cardiva Medical, Deep Longevity, Movano, Pattern Bioscience, Presidio Medical, Reapplix, Sirius Medical. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Avicenna.AI, Corneat Vision, Dante Labs, GI Supply, Hd Medical, Qubyx, Revamp Medical, Vela Diagnostics, Vitls, Viveve. Read More
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: Glaukos, Greiner, Ortho-Clinical. Read More
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Single-cell RNA sequencing sheds new light on ependymoma in pediatric patients; Immunicom, Sheba Medical team up on immunopheresis for cancer; New study confirms link between infarct, cancer mortality. Read More
