Boston Scientific Corp.'s Therasphere Y-90 glass microspheres received a PMA for treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The radioembolization technique has been used in more than 70,000 patients under a humanitarian device exemption over the last 20 years. The U.K.'s NICE also recently recommended Therasphere for treatment of patients with HCC. Read More
Advanced Oncotherapy plc reported new findings demonstrating the potential ability and superiority of its next-generation proton therapy system, LIGHT, to treat resistant cancers. The findings build on research at the Mayo Clinic that highlighted the benefits of combining proton therapy (PT) with targeted small molecule damage repair inhibitors. Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a lot of drag on clinical trials for life science companies, but those companies have also broadened their horizons when it comes to financing their R&D efforts. Jeffrey Ellis and Dennis Howell, of Deloitte, told BioWorld that while these alternative sources of funding are attractive to drug and device makers with a lot of ongoing R&D projects, federal regulators are keeping a close eye on the associated financial reporting, creating a novel regulatory risk for the unwary drug or device maker. Read More
Via Surgical Ltd. has secured an investment from Taiwanese manufacturer Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. to bring its Fastouch deployable suture fixation system that assists hernia repair to Asia. Read More
A large-scale metabolomics study of blood samples from 11,000 people has identified common biological links among a number of chronic non-communicable diseases, opening up the possibility of countering multiple diseases simultaneously. Read More
New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Everlywell, Illumina, Jenavalve, Koru Medical, Medica Group, Shine Medical, Vave, Zimmer Biomet. Read More
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: SUNSET rule suspended; Alliance calls for speedy nomination of FDA commissioner; Pandemic costly to TB effort; FDA announces May 4 patient data meeting. Read More
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: Using AI to track facial changes due to Parkinson’s; Dopamine plays role in pain perception sex differences; Lipid dysregulation gives information on Parkinson’s. Read More
