Foresight Diagnostics Inc. has developed a circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) detection platform for detecting minimal residual disease (MRD) in B-cell lymphomas, a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and the most common lymphoma in the U.S., accounting for about 85% of all cases. Now, it has published data showing its phased variant enrichment detection sequencing (PhasED-Seq) nearly doubled the identification of patients with aggressive lymphoma who were not cured by standard therapy and need new treatment options. Read More
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had previously reported it would more tightly scrutinize mergers and acquisitions with an eye toward the impact on competition, and voted July 21 to expand its authority to review these activities. The agency also voted to eliminate restrictions by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on servicing of their devices, thus putting both drug and device makers on alert that much more rigorous FTC enforcement has arrived. Read More
Lunit Inc. snagged a $26 million investment from precision oncology company from Guardant Health Inc., closing its series C tranche B funding round. Lunit is planning to use the funds to develop more artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and improve existing ones. Read More
PERTH, Australia – The FDA gave the thumbs up to Omniscient Neurotechnology Ltd.’s Quicktome, the first brain connectomics planning software that provides neurosurgeons with a digital brain mapping platform to visualize and understand a patient's brain networks before performing brain surgery. By visualizing networks that are responsible for complex functions such as language, movement, and cognition, Quicktome assists neurosurgeons in making more informed decisions and reduces surgical uncertainty. Read More
Happify Inc. launched Ensemble, a prescription digital therapy designed to treat patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The app joins several others that target both depression and anxiety, including the eponymous apps made by Woebot Health (Woebot Labs Inc.) and Youper Inc., although it is the only one that requires a prescription in the pack. Read More
The biotech industry in Asia is a promising market, but it still has a long way to go to narrow the gap between Asian and Western markets, according to speakers on day two of the BIO Asia-Taiwan Conference 2021. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: 908 Devices, Accuray, Biocrucible, CM Life Sciences, Daxor, Concordance Healthcare Solutions, Dermtech, Gemspring Capital Management, Grail, Graphenedx, Illumina, Invivoscribe, Koko, Kkr, Longuevue Capital, Lucid Diagnostics, Medical Microinstruments, Nanalysis, One Moon Scientific, Pacemate, Pavmed, RBC Medical Innovations, Relay Medical, Sema4, Starfish Medical, Transcenta, Twist Bioscience, Upscripthealth, Visualdx, Zavation Medical Products. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Anchordx, Congenica, Innovative Health Sciences, Omniscient Neurotechnology, Philips, Synapse Biomedical, Zoll Medical. Read More
