Boston Scientific Corp. continued its journey down the acquisition highway with its announced plan to acquire stroke products maker Silk Road Medical Inc. for $27.50 a share, or approximately $1.16 billion. Read More
The U.S. FDA cleared Basel, Switzerland-based Roche Holding AG’s whole-slide imaging system, the Roche Digital Pathology Dx, for use as an aid in clinical diagnosis. The system helps pathologists review and interpret digital images of scanned pathology slides. Read More
Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. raised £35.1 million (US$44.5 million) in its initial public offering on London’s AIM market. The move by the U.S.-based company is a bid to broaden adoption of its chronic wound care technologies. Read More
High weight is associated with a greater risk of developing many cancers, and with an increased risk of metastasis. But in some cancers such as renal cell carcinoma, it is also associated with better survival and a better response to immunotherapies in particular. Read More
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Arkansas have filed for protection of an optical sensing platform and method for synovial fluid analysis to reduce diagnosis time leading to quicker results for doctors and patients. Their innovation allows for faster and non-destructive evaluation of biological samples. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Aethlon Medical, Biorobotics, Carestream Health, Dermtech, Haier Group, Mirxes, Onex, Pie Medical, Shanghai RAAS, Thermo Fisher. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Elixir, Roche. Read More
