• Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Subscribe
  • BioWorld
  • BioWorld MedTech
  • BioWorld Asia
  • BioWorld Science
  • Data Snapshots
  • Special reports
Clarivate
  • Data Snapshots
  • BioWorld
  • BioWorld MedTech
  • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
  • Index insights
  • Special reports
  • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
  • Trump administration impacts
  • Biopharma M&A scorecard
  • BioWorld 2024 review
  • BioWorld MedTech 2024 review
  • BioWorld Science 2024 review
  • Women's health
  • China's GLP-1 landscape
  • PFA re-energizes afib market
  • China CAR T
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Coronavirus
  • More reports can be found here

BioWorld. Link to homepage.

Clarivate
  • BioWorld
  • BioWorld MedTech
  • BioWorld Asia
  • BioWorld Science
  • Data Snapshots
    • BioWorld
    • BioWorld MedTech
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Index insights
  • Special reports
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Trump administration impacts
    • Biopharma M&A scorecard
    • BioWorld 2024 review
    • BioWorld MedTech 2024 review
    • BioWorld Science 2024 review
    • Women's health
    • China's GLP-1 landscape
    • PFA re-energizes afib market
    • China CAR T
    • Alzheimer's disease
    • Coronavirus
    • More reports can be found here

BioWorld. Link to homepage.

  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Subscribe
Home » Newsletters » BioWorld MedTech

BioWorld MedTech

Aug. 18, 2021

View Archived Issues
Ipad displaying Signalpath program

Verily expands Project Baseline with Signalpath acquisition

Verily Life Sciences LLC, a division of Alphabet Inc., took its first major step to fulfill its goal of transforming clinical trials with the announcement of an agreement to buy Signalpath LLC for an undisclosed sum. The deal is Verily’s first major acquisition since the company spun out of Google Inc. in 2015. It’s likely not the last deal for the company in the short-term, however, as it raised $700 million in December 2020 to fund its aggressive expansion plans. Read More
3D illustration of Impella ECP in the heart

Abiomed’s rebound abetted by breakthrough device designation for Impella ECP

Abiomed Inc. is one of a number of companies whose share prices took a hit in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the company has since rebounded, thanks in part to the news that the FDA has granted the company a breakthrough device designation for its Impella ECP device. The external counterpulsation (ECP) system may eventually make significant headway in the hemodynamic support space thanks to the small size of the device, a key feature for patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. Read More
Thermo Fisher flag and US flag, outside HQ

Delta variant resurrects role of tests in new wave of COVID diagnoses

The FDA’s emergency use authorization (EUA) program is still active in the area of tests and test kits, which is due in part by the emergence of the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the associated warnings that the effectiveness of vaccines may be declining. One example of the sustained emphasis on testing is the EUA granted to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. for two PCR test kits that can detect the latest variants of the virus, a demonstration that the demand for these updated tests seems unlikely to ebb anytime soon. Read More
3D dollar sign

Opya nabs $15.4M in series A fundraising

Opya Inc., a provider of integrated autism services, secured $15.4 million in a series A fundraising round. New investors in the round included Panoramic Ventures, Softbank’s Opportunity Fund, Disability Opportunity Fund, and Raven One Ventures. Divergent Investments and Altitude Ventures added to their existing investments in the company. Read More
COVID-19 three-dose vaccine illustration

HHS plans COVID-19 booster rollout ahead of FDA action

Plans for offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in the U.S. took a big step forward Aug. 18, as Health and Human Services (HHS) public health and medical experts laid out their intention to offer booster shots across the country for people 18 and older beginning the week of Sept. 20 and starting eight months after an individual's second dose. Read More
Silhouette of head, brain

Stress hormones affect brain plasticity via distinct mechanisms

Researchers have shown that glucocorticoids, a type of steroid hormones, target both neuroplasticity-related genes and genes related to ciliary function in the brain. However, the effects on the different processes are mediated via different receptors, and in response to different stimuli. A study investigated the specific targets of glucocorticoids, giving new insights into the biological mechanisms of stress adaptations, and how they are linked to neural plasticity. Read More

Appointments and advancements for Aug. 18, 2021

New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Endpoint Health, Lumicks, Nextgen Healthcare, Rxsight, Stryker. Read More

Other news to note for Aug. 18, 2021

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Biocheck, DRG International, Feinstein Institutes, Johnson & Johnson, Optellum. Read More

Regulatory actions for Aug. 18, 2021

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Abiomed, Cardionxt, Echonous, Zimmer Biomet. Read More

Popular Stories

  • Today's news in brief

    BioWorld
    BioWorld briefs for July 16, 2025.
  • Today's news in brief

    BioWorld MedTech
    BioWorld MedTech briefs for July 16, 2025.
  • Atai Therapeutics discovers new 5-HT2A receptor partial agonists

    BioWorld Science
    Atai Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized new tetrahydro pyridine-substituted indole and azaindoles acting as 5-HT2A receptor partial agonists reported to be useful...
  • PHD inhibitors reported in Akebia Therapeutics patent

    BioWorld Science
    Akebia Therapeutics Inc. has identified new derivatives of ([1,2,4]triazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline-5-carbonyl)glycinate acting as prolyl 4-hydroxylase (PHD) inhibitors.
  • Woman  in military clothing talking with psychologist

    FDA wants more data for Otsuka’s sNDA in PTSD

    BioWorld
    The U.S. FDA is insisting that another study is needed to bolster the sNDA for Rexulti (brexpiprazole) from Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. in treating adults with...
  • BioWorld
    • Today's news
    • Analysis and data insight
    • Clinical
    • Data Snapshots
    • Deals and M&A
    • Financings
    • Newco news
    • Opinion
    • Regulatory
    • Science
  • BioWorld MedTech
    • Today's news
    • Clinical
    • Data Snapshots
    • Deals and M&A
    • Financings
    • Newco news
    • Opinion
    • Regulatory
    • Science
  • BioWorld Asia
    • Today's news
    • Analysis and data insight
    • Australia
    • China
    • Clinical
    • Deals and M&A
    • Financings
    • Newco news
    • Regulatory
    • Science
  • BioWorld Science
    • Today's news
    • Biomarkers
    • Cancer
    • Conferences
    • Endocrine/Metabolic
    • Immune
    • Infection
    • Neurology/Psychiatric
    • Patents
  • More
    • About
    • Advertise with BioWorld
    • Archives
    • Article reprints and permissions
    • Contact us
    • Cookie policy
    • Copyright notice
    • Data methodology
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Index insights
    • Podcasts
    • Privacy policy
    • Share your news with BioWorld
    • Staff
    • Terms of use
    • Topic alerts
Follow Us

Copyright ©2025. All Rights Reserved. Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing

BioWorld. Link to homepage.

Clarivate
  • BioWorld
  • BioWorld MedTech
  • BioWorld Asia
  • BioWorld Science
  • Data Snapshots
    • BioWorld
    • BioWorld MedTech
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Index insights
  • Special reports
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Trump administration impacts
    • Biopharma M&A scorecard
    • BioWorld 2024 review
    • BioWorld MedTech 2024 review
    • BioWorld Science 2024 review
    • Women's health
    • China's GLP-1 landscape
    • PFA re-energizes afib market
    • China CAR T
    • Alzheimer's disease
    • Coronavirus
    • More reports can be found here

BioWorld. Link to homepage.

  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Subscribe