The Biosecure Act passed its first milestone in the U.S. House May 15 when the Oversight Committee voted 40-1 to favorably report the bill to the full House for a vote. Under the act, H.R. 8333, federal agencies would be prohibited from procuring biotechnology equipment or services from a “biotechnology company of concern” and from contracting, either directly or through a subcontract, with anyone that would use such equipment or services to perform the contract. Read More
May Health SAS closed a $25 million series B financing round to advance its Ovarian Rebalancing therapy for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-related infertility. The round brings the total funds raised by the Paris-based company to date to $35 million, May Health CEO Anne Morrisey told BioWorld. Read More
Data from Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.’s Landmark trial showed that its series of Myval transcatheter heart valves were non-inferior compared with Edwards Lifesciences Corp.’s Sapien BEV and Medtronic plc’s Evolut SEV devices, with regards to safety and effectiveness in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Read More
Elixir Medical Corp. revealed that data from the Pinnacle I study has validated the safety and effectiveness of its Lithix Hertz contact intravascular lithotripsy system to treat moderate to severe calcified coronary artery lesions by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Read More
The FTC’s request for a nearly 25% increase in funding for fiscal 2025 was splashed with cold water May 15 in a U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee hearing. That’s “a dramatic increase in funding for an agency whose work continues to raise concerns among many members of Congress and the public,” Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio), chair of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, said as he opened the hearing. Read More
The U.S. FDA is not the only regulatory agency attempting to deal with impending and existing device and drug shortages, although some of the drivers of these shortages are not within these agencies’ purview. The FDA’s Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay told an audience here in Washington that the poor payment rates offered by payers for generic drugs are a significant contributor, adding that there are instances in which the per-dose rate paid for one of these generics is less than the typical charge for a cup of coffee. Read More
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Brainomix, Brain.Q, Cytoreason, Elixir, Glucotrack. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Accelerated Bio, Bio Conscious, Deepc, Dexcom, Glucotrack, Imaginesoftware, Limaca, Netnoids, Neuraxis, Spanios, Technology Partners. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Acclaro Medical, FX Shoulder Solutions, Karius, Notal Vision, Sonio. Read More
The recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a part of the Unitedhealth Group, crippled reimbursement claims processing for thousands of providers for several weeks and potentially exposed troves of patient data. Congressional committees are investigating the attack, its scope, and Unitedhealth’s response. Please take a few minutes to fill out this short survey to help BioWorld understand how your company is responding to these threats. You can click through to the questions here. Read More
