Sightera Biosciences BV announced it has raised €3 million (US$3.5 million) in pre-seed funding. The funding will be used to extend the company’s platform technology and asset portfolio, including its lead program in oncology, SIGHT-001.
Two med-tech companies agreed to settlements with the U.S. government to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that they submitted Medicare claims for medically unnecessary testing and devices.
New research has teased out specific aspects of how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) sparks the immune response that leads on to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), opening the way to the rational design of vaccines and antivirals that address the root cause of the disease.