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BioWorld MedTech

March 1, 2021

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Hologic snaps up Diagenode for $159M

Hologic Inc. continues to strengthen its diagnostics businesses via tuck-ins, this time with the acquisition of Diagenode SA for $159 million. The Belgium-based developer of molecular assays and epigenetics products counts more than 30 real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in its portfolio. Marlborough, Mass.-based Hologic has been on a spending spree in recent months. In January, the company completed the acquisition of Somatex Medical Technologies GmbH for about $64 million and agreed to buy molecular diagnostics company Biotheranostics Inc. for $230 million. Read More
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Oxular advancing once-per-year DME treatment with $37M series B

LONDON – Oxular Ltd. has raised $37 million in a series B, enabling the company to take OXU-001, its long-acting treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME) into phase II development later this year. Read More
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Rebus’ spatial omics platform minimizes hands-on time

Rebus Biosystems Inc. introduced the first commercially available spatial omics platform at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology virtual meeting on March 1. The Rebus Esper builds on the company’s Synthetic Aperture Optics (SAO) technology that enables rapid quantitative analysis of tens of millions of cellular features across hundreds of thousands of cells in their native tissue contexts. Read More
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Quidel Quickvue the latest in EUAs for at-home COVID-19 testing

Non-clinical testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been a major goal for regulators across the globe for months. Emergency use authorization (EUA) was just granted by the FDA is for the Quidel Quickvue COVID-19 test, an at-home antigen test with a turnaround time of 10 minutes. It’s the latest in a series of approvals of home tests and collection kits that promises to help control the pandemic. Read More
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Acusurgical raises $7M to fund robotic ocular microsurgery platform

PARIS – Less than a year after its formation, Acusurgical SAS, has secured a $7 million series A round to develop its robotic platform for assisting surgeons performing microsurgery procedures in retinal surgery. “Our goal isn’t to replace the surgeon but to increase his surgical capacities. Our mission is to create an augmented surgeon,” Christoph Spuhler, CEO and co-founder of Montpellier, France-based Acusurgical, told BioWorld. Read More

Appointments and advancements for March 1, 2021

New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Ers Genomics, Hygieia, Strata Skin Sciences, Tandem Diabetes Care. Read More

Financings for March 1, 2021

Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Reperio Health. Read More

In the clinic for March 1, 2021

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Axon Therapies, Lantheus. Read More

Other news to note for March 1, 2021

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: 3M, Agena, Avalon Steritech, Axon Therapies, Bardy Diagnostics, Biobeat, Cipherome, Electrocore, Epsilon Imaging, Hillrom, Janssen, J&J, MBF Bioscience, McKesson, Medable, Medistar, Micro-X, Moxe Health, Nihon Kohen, Rebus Biosystems, Saama Technologies, Seqster, Siemens Healthineers, Softbank Robotics Group, Vidrio Technologies. Read More

Regulatory actions for March 1, 2021

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Clinical Enterprise, Fluidigm, Invo Bioscience, Memic Innovative Surgery, Mobidiag, Opgen, Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Vascular Grafts Solutions, Vetex Medical. Read More

Regulatory front for March 1, 2021

The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: CRS: Supply chain for testing still under pressure; AHRQ eyes provider-to-provider telehealth; Health Canada emphasizes nursing homes in report on testing; Advamed, Georgia Bio sound off on EtO. Read More

BioWorld MedTech’s Cardiology Extra for March 1, 2021

Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: Single troponin test may suffice for ED discharge of patients with angina; Scar patterns a stronger predictor of recurrent AF post-ablation; Paclitaxel hypothesis takes another beating; Out-of-hospital transfemoral TAVR mortality draws scrutiny. Read More

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