Inoviq Ltd. and The University of Queensland (UQ) are expanding a collaboration to develop an exosome-based ovarian cancer screening test. Researchers from UQ identified and validated exosomal protein and micro-RNA (miRNA) biomarkers that when combined in its OCRF-7 algorithm showed more than 90% accuracy to detect stages I and II ovarian cancer in an independent 500-sample retrospective case-control study, Inoviq CEO Leearne Hinch told BioWorld. Read More
Toosonix A/S has launched two trials as it moves to gather data enabling its high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) device to get approval for use in clinical dermatology indications. The company reported on April 19 that the first patients have been treated in a trial of its System One-M device in treating basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Meanwhile, the first patient has been cleared for treatment on April 28 in a study in neurofibromatosis, an inherited condition that causes benign tumors to form on the skin. Read More
Metabolic health platform Ultrahuman Healthcare Ltd. has acquired consumer wearable company Lazy Design Pvt Ltd. India (known as Lazyco) to expand the biomarkers complementing its current wearable, the Ultrahuman M1. Read More
The days when paclitaxel was the subject of controversy in connection with peripheral artery disease (PAD) seem to be drawing to a close, thanks in part to a new drug-coated balloon (DCB) by Trireme Medical Inc., of Pleasanton, Calif. Trireme’s Chocolate Touch device, a second-generation DCB with paclitaxel as an antiproliferative, fared well against a legacy paclitaxel device, thus opening a new front in the competition in the PAD space and seemingly relieving any concerns about the safety of paclitaxel. Read More
A research team led by neuroscientists and neurosurgeons from Paris-Saclay University have recently managed to demonstrate that electrical stimulation of the thalamus can restore consciousness when this has been impaired. Read More
New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Avita Medical, Enveda Biosciences, Globus Medical, Merit Medical Systems, Stella Diagnostics. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Cook Medical, Coopercompanies, Curebase, Direct Biologics, Irp Health, Pathway Health, Portal Innovations, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Vicore Pharma, Wellbeing Digital Sciences. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Bridge to Life, Qvella. Read More
