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| Jun 6, 2026 | Synchron Brain Implant Targets 2026 Pivotal Trial for First FDA-Approved BCI | By Richard L. Wells
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| Jan 22, 2026 | Киберэмбрионы. Как биомягкий нейроинтерфейс врастает в мозг еще до рождения | Мировой рынок нейроинтерфейсов переживает бум — конкуренты теснят Маска не только в нише электрокаров и роботакси, но и на ниве Neuralink. Так, американская Precision Neuroscience впервые в истории получила разрешение на коммерческую киберн... |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Слушая мозг | Интерфейсы мозг-компьютер и цифровые двойники: от протезов речи до «симфонии» нейросетей
Мозг — это не просто генератор сигналов. Это оркестр, где миллиарды нейронов ищут общий ритм. В 2025-м мы, кажется, реально подошли к тому, чтобы «подс... |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Роботы в операционной: кто держит скальпель будущего? | Роботы в хирургии давно перестали быть экзотикой. Но то, что произошло в 2025 году, изменило саму идею операции. Роботы начали оперировать без рук человека. И заявлено, что делают это точнее, чем любой хирург. Всё начиналось с робота da Vin... |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Развитие нейроимплантов, или кто приближает трансгуманизм | Лидеры рынка MedTech пока не обещают бессмертия, но могут существенно улучшить качество жизни. Инвесторы в этом их поддерживают — в 2024 году венчурные фонды вложили $27,7 млрд в развитие сферы — на $4,2 млрд больше, чем в прошлом году.
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| Aug 17, 2024 | The AI Revolution in Healthcare: A New Era of Efficiency and Care | The healthcare landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not just a buzzword; it’s a game-changer. Companies like Stryker and Avant Technologies are leading the charge, transforming how care is delivered. The ... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Examining the Role of AI in Advancing Healthcare Efficiency | USA News Group Commentary
Issued on behalf of Avant Technologies Inc.
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group – A technological transformation is underway in healthcare, with providers and tech developers leaning into th... |
| Feb 2, 2024 | FDA renews debate over biased pulse oximeters | A Food and Drug Administration expert panel on Friday is set to resume the pandemic-driven debate over how to make pulse oximeters more accurate for people with darker skin.
Why it matters: There's growing evidence that the devices don't re... |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Healthtech companies raised $3B globally in November | Healthtech, fintech, and AI all stayed strong, even as funding dipped 16% from 2022
In the US, funding to the healthtech space has been a bit of a rollercoaster this year: after investments dropped in every single quarter from the one prior... |
| Sep 20, 2023 | InBrain Neuroelectronics wins FDA breakthrough nod for intelligent network modulation system | InBrain Neuroelectronics announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its intelligent network modulation system.
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| May 2, 2023 | Apple-Masimo smartwatch trade secrets suit ends in mistrial | Photo: Marco Govel/Getty Images |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Digital health news, funding round up in the prior week; April 10, 2023 | Digital health investments hit $3.4B; OXOS Medical raised $23M; OpenLoop Health bought Imaging Panda
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Investments in digital health rose to $3.4 billion raised across 132 deals in Q1, up 26% from the $2.7 billion raised in Q4... |
| Feb 25, 2023 | Стены сломаем нашей силой ума | На минувшей неделе стало известно, что американская компания Synchron, получившая финансовую поддержку от Билла Гейтса и Джеффри Безоса, приступила к новому этапу клинических испытаний своей системы нейрокомпьютерного интерфейса (brain comp... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Не только Neuralink: что такое нейроинтерфейсы и кто кроме Маска разрабатывает их | В 2019 году Илон Маск объявил, что возглавил очередную инновационную компанию — Neuralink. Она разрабатывает нейроинтерфейсы — системы, которые помогают мозгу напрямую обмениваться сигналом с компьютером. Благодаря эксцентричному миллиардер... |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Digital health news, funding round up in the prior week; December 27, 2022 | Healthy.io and Blue Cross of Idaho partnered; CheckMe bought Doctor Online
Top Health News
Local Infusion, a company looking to design its own clinics that not only incorporate new technology but with an entirely new aesthetic, opened its f... |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Digital health news, funding round up in the prior week; December 5, 2022 | Vial raised $67M; NextGen Healthcare bought TSI Healthcare; iCAD partnered with Google Health
Top Health News
Google Health announced a strategic development and commercialization agreement with iCAD, a company that develops and delivers ca... |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Digital health news, funding round up in the prior week; October 17, 2022 | Rite Aid partnered with Google Cloud; Walgreens bought CareCentrix; Brave Health raised $40M
Top Health News
PointClickCare Technologies, a healthcare technology platform enabling collaboration and access to real‐time insights, announced th... |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Digital health news, funding roundup in the prior week; August 22, 2022 | The CDC restructures; AliveCor raises new funding; Caregility integrates with Eko
Top Health News
Telehealth provider Caregility partnered with smart stethoscope platform Eko. The partnership with Caregility integrates Eko Connect, Eko’s su... |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Included Health, Pear Therapeutics announce layoffs | Photo: Tetra Images - Daniel Grill/Getty Images |
| Nov 22, 2021 | ‘This could be as big as Cochlear’: Carnegie | Australian Financial Review
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| Oct 26, 2021 | Y Combinator Names Surbhi Sarna Its First-Ever Partner For Healthcare And Biotech | Subhi Sarna sold nVision Medical for $275 million. Now she’s Y Combinator’s first group partner in ... [+] bio. Michele Beckwith Photography |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Connected skin therapy company Zerigo Health scores $43M | Photo: filadendron/Getty Images |
| Sep 17, 2021 | A Pfizer partner welcomes ex-ADC Therapeutics CMO Jay Feingold to the team; Amid tough sledding, Immunovant chooses Eli Lilly alum as CFO | Jay Feingold
→ Last week we told you about the CMO revolving door at ADC Therapeutics, as Joseph Camardo replaced the departing Jay Feingold. The next opportunity for Feingold in the CMO slot has opened up at antibody-dru... |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Startup testing video-based treatment for ‘lazy eye’ touts Phase 3 results | Luminopia recently published the results of a Phase 3 trial showing its video-based treatment improved vision in kids with amblyopia. Photo credit: Luminopia
With the results of a Phase 3 study, digital health startup Luminopia hopes to get... |
| May 27, 2021 | Senator Chris Coons Says No One Who Has Ever Criticized Intellectual Property Can Head The Patent Office | There had been some talk that we might, once again, get someone to head the Patent Office who actually understood and appreciated the many trade-offs associated with monopoly rights around inventions. But apparently that's not happening. Th... |
| May 27, 2021 | Senator Chris Coons Says No One Who Has Ever Criticized Intellectual Property Can Head The Patent Office | There had been some talk that we might, once again, get someone to head the Patent Office who actually understood and appreciated the many trade-offs associated with monopoly rights around inventions. But apparently that’s not happening. Th... |
| Apr 13, 2021 | Daily funding roundup - April 13th, 2020 | Tempo has raised $220M; Clearcover landed $200M; CeQur secured $115M; ConsenSys secured $65M
CeQur: CeQur is a Marlborough, Ma.-based maker of wearable insulin delivery devices. CeQur has raised $115 million in funding co-led by Credit Suis... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | We need a humanitarian vision for AI and robotics | Robotics and artificial intelligence are beginning to transform a broad spectrum of industries, and I believe that in time, given its near-endless applications, omnipresent AI will contribute $150 trillion to the global economy. I also beli... |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Sunday Briefing | #121 | Welcome to the Vancouver Tech Journal’s Sunday Briefing, your bi-weekly roundup of Vancouver innovation stories and insights.
Recently, reporters and writers explored a proposed real estate development for Vancouver’s tech sector, what Cana... |
| Jan 3, 2021 | Unicorn sightings: 15 Israeli-founded firms join the billion dollar club in 2020 | The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of 2020 sent Israel, like every other country across the globe, into an unprecedented scramble. While the country has experienced huge economic damage, there are some companies that ... |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Daily funding roundup - November 16th, 2020 | Undock raised $1.6M; Arrikto landed $10M; Gretel secured $12M; Chooch.ai picks up $20M
Undock: Undock is a New York-based Chrome extension that allows users to see mutual availability across a group from within their email. Undock has raise... |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Demand rises for single-use surgical technologies in the era of Covid-19 | This increase in demand for sterile, disposable surgical technologies can be explained by recent research, including a recent article published in the medical journal ?Patient Safety in Surgery entitled ?COVID-19 in the Operating Room: A Re... |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Corporate innovation weekly: medical magnets and 3D printed houses | Construction 3D printed houses
Bjarke Ingels Group was among the investors in the $35m Series A funding round for Icon, a startup developing 3D-printed houses, focusing particularly on vulnerable families in countries like Haiti and El Salv... |
| Jan 24, 2020 | After an uncharacteristically down fourth quarter, Maryland venture funding totals dipped in 2019 | Maryland companies raised a total of $607 million in 72 venture capital deals in 2019 — a total that was down 46% from 2018’s record-setting funding figures that topped $1 billion, according to a recent PwC/CB Insights MoneyTree report.
The... |
| Jan 23, 2020 | What will the medtech sector look like under EU MDR Law? | From May 26, 2020 onwards, medical device manufacturers operating and/or selling within the European Union must comply with the Medical Device Regulation (EU 2017/745), or “EU MDR”. This regulation’s objective is to improve patient safety b... |
| Dec 5, 2019 | FDA clearance positions Sight Diagnostics to deliver on two-drop blood testing promise | Sight Diagnostics today has secured 510(k) clearance for its Olo analyzer that certainly will reduce the flow of future patient tears and fears as the system requires just two drops of blood to conduct a range of tests.
With FDA approval i... |
| Oct 14, 2019 | Top 10 VCs investing in medical device companies | They include NEA, Versant Ventures, SOSV and Innova Memphis
Healthtech is a big and broad space, so much so that there are whole subsectors that see more investments than entire industries.
Medical device companies, for example, raised $2.9... |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - October 3rd, 2019 | ReFirm Labs raised $2M; Verisart landed $2.5M; Diligent Robotics closed $3M
ReFirm Labs: ReFirm Labs is a maker of IoT and firmware security software. ReFirm Labs has raised $2 million in funding co-led by DataTribe and New Dominion Angels,... |
| Sep 30, 2019 | Ajax Raises $100M Fund To Invest In Healthtech Startups | 21 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Just months after closing a $100 million second fund, Ajax Health announced this morning it has raised another $100 million to form Ajax 3.
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| Aug 29, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - August 28th, 2019 | AgroSpheres raised $4M; Salaryo picks up $5.5M; ReadMe landed $9M; EBR Systems closed $30M
AgroSpheres: AgroSpheres is developing novel nanotechnologies aiming to set a new standard for bio-based delivery of active ingredients. AgroSpheres ... |
| Jul 30, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - July 30th, 2019 | DataGrail raised $5M; Connected2Fiber landed $5.3M; Socio secured $6M; Physna closed $6.9M
DataGrail: DataGrail is a purpose-built privacy management platform that ensures sustained compliance with the GDPR, CCPA, and more. DataGrail has ra... |
| Jun 2, 2019 | Santé Ventures’ Kevin Lalande on how to drive returns in an era of overvaluation | Sante Ventures Managing Director Kevin Lalande
In an interview, Santé Ventures Managing Director Kevin Lalande shared how the company’s organizing investment philosophy and discipline is intended to “engineer the luck out of fund-level vent... |
| May 29, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - May 29th, 2019 | Kytopen raised $3.6M; Pico closed $4.5M; Roger.ai landed $7.35M; Outschool secured $8.5M
Exer: Exer is an artificial intelligence mobile technology platform for the fitness industry. Exer has raised $2.5 million in seed funding from Signia ... |
| May 2, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - May 2nd, 2019 | CirrusMD raised $15M; Vue.ai landed a $17M; Atia closed $20M; FreightHub secured $30M
Editional: Editional is a blockchain infrastructure has set the stage for a new generation of digital ownership that better connects and empowers both cre... |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Earbuds that can read your mind? Orbityl pushes boundaries of brain-computer interfaces | Orbityl’s earbuds can detect mental states as well as a few distinct thoughts — after a lot of calibration. Co-founder Kristina Pearkes demos the startup’s prototype. (Orbityl Photo)
What if you could control the volume of your headphones w... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | Sonavex receives FDA clearance for blood flow monitoring technology | Johns Hopkins spinout Sonavex received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a system that delivers data on blood flow following surgery, said CEO David Narrow.
EchoSure received 510(k) regulatory clearance, which i... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - March 11th, 2019 | Knox raises $1.4M; Amun raised $4.2; StellaService raised $11M; HealthJoy raised $12.5M
Knox: Knox is the smart and frictionless way to turn your current home into an investment property delivering passive income while empowering lifestyle ... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | Sonavex receives FDA clearance for blood flow monitoring technology | Update: Additional details about commercialization plans have been added. (3/11/19, 5:05 p.m.)
Johns Hopkins spinout Sonavex received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a system that delivers data on blood flow f... |
| Feb 6, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - February 6th, 2019 | MakerSights raised $3.1M; productboard raised $10M; Jetty secured $25M; CathWorks raised $30M
MakerSights: MakerSights is a leading provider of product development software for consumer brands. MakerSights has raised $3.1 million in funding... |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - January 31st, 2019 | Avinew raised $5M; Stateless raised $11.3M; Augury raised $25M; MycoTechnology raised $30M
TRM Labs: TRM helps the leading crypto companies understand their users, grow fast, and stay compliant. TRM has raised $1.7 million in seed funding l... |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - January 18th, 2019 | Vinebox raised $5.9M; HyperScience raised $30M; Limelight Health raised $33.5M
SimplyCook: SimplyCook offers home recipe kits with easy step-by-step guides to cook restaurant quality food in less than 20 minutes. SimplyCook has raised £4.5 ... |
| Jan 17, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - January 17th, 2019 | Acorn Biolabs raised $3.3M; Alluxio raised $8.5M; BenchPrep raised $20M; Foretellix raised $14M
Immersive Games Lab: Immersive Games Lab is developing the next generation of immersive group gaming. Immersive Games has raised roughly £2.5 mi... |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Daily funding roundup - December 14th, 2018 | NuID raised $2.5M; Aiera raised $3.5M; Block Renovations raised $4.5M; Propel raised $12.8M
NuID: NuID is a blockchain cyber security and digital identity startup. NuID has raised $2.5 million in seed funding at a $20 million pre-money valu... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | Daily funding roundup - November 27th, 2018 | Nifty Games raised $3M; Banuba raised $7M; Securitize raised $12.75M; The High Note raised $15M
Jump Technologies: Jump Technologies has innovated new solutions in areas including mobile inventory management, replenishment, procurement. Jum... |
| Oct 1, 2018 | Here’s the Chicago Tech Companies That Raised Money in September | This is our round up of Chicago tech and startup companies that received venture capital investments during the month of September. If we missed one, let us know at [email protected].
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| Sep 17, 2018 | Daily funding roundup - September 17th, 2018 | ZenLedger raised $1.5M, Emplify raised $7.5M, Apprentice.io raised $8M, Setoo raised $9.3M
ZenLedger: Built by industry veterans in technology, finance, and accounting, ZenLedger.io allows you to import transactions, calculate gains and inc... |
| May 28, 2018 | Министерство здравоохранения США одобрило ИИ-инструмент для обнаружения переломов | Отдел новостей 28 мая 2018, 12:01 Министерство здравоохранения США одобрило ИИ-инструмент для обнаружения переломов
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| Oct 11, 2017 | Eye disease entrepreneurs raise $16M for Azura Ophthalmics | The founders of Azura have cut their teeth in the eye treatment sector. Dr. Yair Alster, founder and CTO, helped start ForSight Vision4. The company was created with ophthalmic incubator ForSight Labs and acquired by Roche-Genentech earlier... |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Auris Surgical Robotics, cofounded by superstar Fred Moll, has quietly closed on a ton of money | Auris Surgical Robotics, a 10-year-old, San Carlos, Ca.-based surgical robotics company that was cofounded by serial entrepreneur Frederic Moll, has quietly raised $280 million in Series D funding led by Coatue Management.
The company had p... |
| Jul 24, 2017 | Hinge Health Lands $8M for Digital Care Pathways for MSK Conditions | Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
Digital health startup Hinge Health has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by European VC giant Atomico, with participation from existing seed investors, including Eleven Two Capital and... |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Texas Roundup: Acessa Health, CareSet, TeVido, Larry Lawson, TAMU | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Here’s what’s making news across the cities in Xconomy Texas.
—Acessa Health in Austin announced the company has completed a $30 million Series A financing and acquired a non-... |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Symetis acquires Middle Peak Medical | Symetis has announced the acquisition of Middle Peak Medical. Wellington Partners led the Series A investment into Middle Peak in 2013. |
| Feb 10, 2017 | So long, farewell, J&J won’t likely miss you… | “Since joining the company more than four years ago, Sandi has been a valuable partner and has played a critical role in positioning Johnson & Johnson to thrive in a rapidly changing environment,” Gorsky said in the news release. “Under... |
| Jan 24, 2017 | Ex-Mela chief Gulfo joins the list of would-be FDA commish candidates, color-coded drug approval plan in hand | Joseph Gulfo
A few weeks ago, Joseph Gulfo spurred a considerable round of chatter around a proposal for a color-coded approach to approving new drugs. Essentially, he wants drug developers to be able to gain an OK based ... |
| Nov 23, 2016 | Venrock Joins $45M Series C for Shockwave | Shockwave Medical said today that it raised a $45 million Series C round for the Lithoplasty device it developed to treat calcified vasular lesions.
Fremont, Calif.-based Shockwave said Sectoral Asset Management led the round, joined by new... |
| Nov 23, 2016 | Venrock Joins $45M Series C for Shockwave | Shockwave Medical said today that it raised a $45 million Series C round for the Lithoplasty device it developed to treat calcified vasular lesions.
Fremont, Calif.-based Shockwave said Sectoral Asset Management led the round, joined by new... |
| Nov 23, 2016 | T. Rowe Price Joins $45M Series C for Shockwave | Shockwave Medical said today that it raised a $45 million Series C round for the Lithoplasty device it developed to treat calcified vasular lesions.
Fremont, Calif.-based Shockwave said Sectoral Asset Management led the round, joined by new... |
| Nov 23, 2016 | T. Rowe Price Joins $45M Series C for Shockwave | Shockwave Medical said today that it raised a $45 million Series C round for the Lithoplasty device it developed to treat calcified vasular lesions.
Fremont, Calif.-based Shockwave said Sectoral Asset Management led the round, joined by new... |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Remote monitoring company Sotera Wireless files for bankruptcy | Sotera Wireless, one of the earliest stalwarts of the digital health space, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week in a Southern California court, saying that it did not have enough funds to pay a wide range of debts. Mass Device first b... |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Sotera Wireless files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection | ViSi Mobile patient monitor
This story will be updated as new information becomes available.
Sotera Wireless, a med tech company that developed a wireless patient monitor, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. MassDevice first rep... |
| Jul 18, 2016 | Pharmalot, Pharmalittle: FDA reviewers say Valeant drug carries suicide risks | Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend was relaxing and invigorating. Our own respite was refreshing, especially having taken an extended break. Now, though, that familiar routine of deadlines, meet... |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Morning Read: Medicare shifting $900M to value-based care in 2017, FDA halts Juno trial after deaths | TOP STORIES
In proposing changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2017, CMS is trying to emphasize primary care, collaboration and care coordination. And there’s potentially big money involved in this shifting of incentives:
We co... |
| Jul 6, 2016 | Morning Read: Medivation opens books to Sanofi as bidding war develops | On Tuesday, the San Francisco-based oncology drug-maker agreed to open its books to Sanofi, two and a half months after Medivation rejected a $9.3 billion offer from the French pharma giant. Medivation already had signed confidentiality dea... |
| Jun 29, 2016 | Morning Read: Pfizer marks milestone with construction of China biotech hub | Gilead Sciences received a greenlight from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its combination drug treatment Epclusa for adult patients with chronic hepatitis C virus regardless of whether they have cirrhosis. It is the first drug to... |
| Jun 28, 2016 | Morning Read: Medtronic buys HeartWare for $1.1B, SCOTUS denies Sequenom appeal on patent for DNA test | In this case, it’s Framingham, Massachusetts-based HeartWare International, maker of a heart pump for minimally invasive implantation. The buyer is Medtronic and the price is $1.1 billion in cash. That represents a whopping 93 percent premi... |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Morning Read: DOJ claims ‘largest takedown ever’ of $900M in Medicare fraud | About half the cases in this year’s takedown are related to home health fraud, while another 25 percent involve pharmacy claims. About a third of the defendants came from South Florida. — Reuters
As if to reinforce the idea that Medicare fr... |
| Jun 21, 2016 | Morning Read: SCOTUS slaps down Big Pharma in upholding patent rule, VC pioneer Morgenthaler dies at 96 | While the case before the Supremes wasn’t about drugs, Big Pharma joined the challenge to the rule brought by the maker of vehicle technology. The generic drug industry and several health insurers backed the government’s case. — STAT
A pion... |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Morning Read: St. Jude’s deep brain stimulation system launches in Europe | David Sable takes issue with observation that insider trading in biotech is the norm. — Forbes
Bob Abraham, Pfizer’s head of oncology research and development, talks about the ups and downs of the drug development process. “You’re not going... |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Morning Read: Merck acquires Afferent Pharma in $1.25B deal | LIFE SCIENCES
GlaxoSmithKline will invest $50 million in bioelectronics through Action Potential Ventures, aiming to fund companies like SetPoint Medical. — Mass Device
Dr. Richard Pazdur, head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s off... |
| Jun 8, 2016 | Morning Read: Medical device M&A includes Medtronic orthopedics deal, Zimmer’s $1B offer for LDR | LIFE SCIENCES
A phase 3 study of 1,670 patients to assess an injectible rheumatoid arthritis drug jointly developed by Johnson & Johnson and GSK showed the drug slowed joint damage and improved symptoms. — Reuters
Allergan secured appro... |
| Jun 2, 2016 | Morning Read: Spending on oncology drugs rises 11.5% to $107B, NantHealth prices IPO | The FDA gave 510(k) clearance to the first liquid biopsy for lung cancer. It is designed to detect epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Astellas Pharma Technologies manufactures the technol... |
| Jun 1, 2016 | Morning Read: BioMarin pulls plug on $680M Duchenne drug, Valeant’s Pearson cashes in | Michael Pearson may have led Valeant Pharmaceuticals to the brink of destruction, but the Laval, Quebec-based drug-maker still gave its ex-CEO a consulting contract that pays $583,000 through the end of 2016 and up to $180,000 next year. Th... |
| May 26, 2016 | Medtronic allies with Qualcomm Life in quest for continuous glucose monitoring with smaller design, better data | The device bigwig also has diabetes-centric partnership with IBM Watson Health, and has invested in start-ups Dreamed Diabetes and Glooko.
“We believe that glucose should be a vital sign of diabetes health. Professional CGM is an increasing... |
| May 23, 2016 | Morning Read: Nvidia tech to support machine learning could create smarter medical imaging | LIFE SCIENCES
Janssen has licensed the molecule MGD015 from MacroGenics to harness its treatment potential for hematological malignancies and solid tumors. — Pharma Times
Boehringer Ingelheim has formed a collaboration with BioMed X — a gro... |
| May 19, 2016 | Morning Read: Theranos on death watch after voiding 2 years of test results | Theranos has thrown out all Edison test results from 2014 and 2015, according to an anonymous source cited by the Wall Street Journal. The former darling of Silicon Valley also has sent “tens of thousands” of corrected results reports to ph... |
| May 17, 2016 | Allurion offers gastric bypass surgery in a pill | Just swallow a pill and it expands into a balloon in your stomach so you don’t feel hungry. No gastric bypass, no surgery required. Sounds magical, but Boston-based Allurion has created the only non-invasive gastric balloon for obesity.
Gas... |
| May 16, 2016 | Morning Read: Pfizer to acquire Anacor Pharma in $5.2B deal for eczema treatment | Biogen has initiated a collaboration with University of Pennsylvania for gene therapy with two gene therapy pioneers there — Jean Bennett and James Wilson. Biogen will provide $62.5 million in research funding over the next three to five ye... |
| May 11, 2016 | Morning Read: Soon-Shiong shares good news on Adenovirus vaccine, Olympus settles kickback charges for $306M | Soon-Shiong also announced that the FDA has cleared the vaccine for clinical trials in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. — Business Wire
Olympus has agreed to pay $306 million to the federal government, all 50 states and D.C. to se... |
| May 10, 2016 | Morning Read: Valeant says at least we’re not Turing, questions about BMJ study on medical errors | Speaking of pushback, it’s starting against last week’s BMJ article, in which Johns Hopkins researchers called medical errors the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. For one thing, as MedCity News already pointed out, it’s not the firs... |
| May 6, 2016 | Morning Read: GSK nears approval of curative gene therapy for “bubble boy” disease | GlaxoSmithKline is thisclose to winning European approval for the first gene-replacement therapy to cure severe combined immunodeficiency, a deadly disease that leaves newborns unable to fight off infections. The condition is also referred ... |
| May 5, 2016 | Morning Read: Deal boosts idea of drones for organ delivery, N.Y. gets statewide Parkinson’s telemedicine | Realizing the vision of routine organ delivery by drone still could be 15 years away, however, the companies said. — TechCrunch
University of Rochester Medical Center has launched Parkinson’s Disease Care, New York (PDCNY), a free telemedic... |
| May 2, 2016 | Morning Read: Warren Buffett calls Valeant ‘enormously flawed,’ Hollywood discovers science star | Meanwhile, Warren Buffett called Valeant “enormously flawed.” — The Wall Street Journal
Rosalind Franklin, discoverer of the double helix, may soon be the subject of a feature film. — io9
Fresh off a documentary film that premiered at SXSW ... |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Morning Read: Sanofi makes $9.3B offer for Medivation, Alere says it rejected Abbott’s request to scrap M&A deal | Amidst the excitement surrounding Abbott’s splashy $25 billion acquisition deal for St. Jude Medical, another Abbott deal made news. Alere claims it rejected Abbott’s offer of up to $50 million to scrap its $5.8 billion agreement to acquire... |
| Apr 28, 2016 | Morning Read: Abbott will acquire cardiac device maker St. Jude Medical in $25B deal | LIFE SCIENCES
Speaking of embattled companies, the future of Valeant Pharmaceuticals “remains dim,” despite departing CEO Michael Pearson’s mea culpa to Congress Wednesday. The future starts by cleaning house on its board. — STAT, The Wall ... |
| Apr 27, 2016 | Morning Read: Outgoing Valeant CEO to say company raised prices too much, UK doctors strike | Today is the day outgoing Valeant Pharmaceuticals International CEO Michael Pearson faces the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and he’s expected to say the company raised some drug prices too much. — The Wall Street Journal
Thousands of m... |
| Apr 26, 2016 | Morning read: Ironwood Pharma buys U.S. rights to AstraZeneca’s gout drug in $265M deal | AstraZeneca is selling the U.S. marketing rights to its FDA-approved gout drug, Zurampic, in a deal valued at $265 million, to Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. — Reuters, Boston Business Journal
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| Apr 19, 2016 | Morning Read: Elizabeth Holmes part contrite, part defiant in ‘Today’ interview | “I feel devastated that we did not catch and fix these issues faster,” Holmes said about the problems CMS uncovered in an inspection of a Theranos lab. “I’ve stopped testing and taken the approach of saying let’s rebuild this entire The pub... |
| Apr 13, 2016 | Morning Read: Sean Parker pumps $250M into new immunotherapy institute | Atrial fibrillation treatment specialist AtriCure got a greenlight from the FDA for its cryoFORM Cryoablation Probe. — AtriCure
Merck KGaA loses FDA approval for fertility drug after abandoning postmarketing studies. — FiercePharmaMarketing... |
| Apr 7, 2016 | Morning Read: Pfizer, Allergan bounce back from failed merger | Pfizer got some good news of its own: A federal judge in Philadelphia dismissed more than 300 cases alleging that Zoloft caused birth defects. — Reuters
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