In 2020, Appliedvr Inc. reported results from a three-week proof-of-concept study showing reduction of lower back pain with the use of its Easevrx virtual reality (VR) therapy. Now the company has pivotal data affirming the benefit to patients with chronic low back pain who used Easevrx at home for eight weeks. Read More
The National Institutes of Health selected Pixcell Medical Ltd.’s Hemoscreen hematology analyzer as part of the six-year Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal (RURAL) research study, aiming to gain insight into the specific health-related concerns of the rural southeastern United States' population. The RURAL study is funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and aims to understand health concerns specific to rural communities in the South, particularly related to increased rates of heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders. Read More
The U.S FDA’s response to the pandemic has been all-consuming, but epidemiologist Michael Mina of Harvard blasted the agency’s handling of rapid testing. Mina said the agency is in possession of emergency use authorization filings for rapid antigen tests that should be acceptable, but that the FDA is “the only bottleneck” in the rapid antigen testing pipeline. Read More
CAJICA, Colombia – Three countries have emerged as the key engines of growth for Latin America’s medical devices sector, accounting for the largest share of exports and investment in the space across the region and experiencing growth over the past decade that may have been supercharged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
While the new year has recorded a similar number of completed med-tech deals and M&As in comparison with the early months of 2020, the projected values of those transactions are up by 78% and 418%, respectively. Through this week, BioWorld has tracked 204 deals worth $144.65 million, and 62 M&As completed and valued at $12.8 billion, for the first months of 2021. Read More
PERTH, Australia – The fight against diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma may finally see some progress, after experiments using 3D models of the tumor in animal studies showed that a combination therapy of the polyamine inhibitor AMXT-1501 (Aminex Therapeutics Inc.) and the ornithine decarboxylase 1 inhibitor difluoromethylornithine could eradicate cancer cells. Read More
New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Bausch Health, Neogenomics, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Ortho Regenerative, Owens Minor, Neuroenhancement, Pathogenx, Quest Diagnostics. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Agilent, Assure Tech, Dascena, G21, Locate Bio. Read More
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: ACLA sees need for clarification of test coverage; MITA seeks transparency at USPSTF; NIH eyes license for cancer therapy; GAO says federal agencies falling short on recommendations; TGA updates guidance for risks in drugs and devices. Read More
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Scientists repair injured spinal cord using patients' own stem cells; ALS neuron damage reversed with new compound; Nexus Spine reports availability of implants for spine surgery. Read More
