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FDA Approves BioXcel’s Agitation Drug Igalmi BioXcel Therapeutics has received FDA clearance for its first drug, Igalmi, as a treatment for agitation in persons with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder. Igalmi (dexmedetomidine) is the first drug approved for this application that comes in the form of a tablet that...

Aidoc Expands AI Service to X-ray, Receiving FDA 510(k) Clearance for Pneumothorax On March 30, 2022, Aidoc, the leading developer of healthcare AI solutions, announced that its triage and notification of pneumothorax on X-ray exams has gained FDA 510(k) approval. Aidoc's other seven FDA-cleared clinical AI prod...

FDA Approves Yescarta as a First CAR T-cell Therapy for Initial Treatment of R/R Large B-cell Lymphoma Until now, existing CAR-T therapies have been reserved for patients with blood cancer who have tried multiple treatments. The FDA has approved Yescarta, a CD19-directed CAR-T therapy developed by Gilead Science...

Ypsomed Collaborated with CamDiab for Smartphone-based Automated Insulin Delivery On March 22, 2022, Ypsomed, a leading manufacturer of injection and infusion systems for self-medication partnered with CamDiab Ltd, developer of CamAPS FX, an app for the management of glucose levels via insulin pumps using an ada...

Sanofi’s Rare Disease Drug Xenpozyme Wins World’s First Approval in Japan Sanofi’s Xenpozyme, also known as olipudase alfa, the world's first therapy for the rare disease Niemann-Pick type A/B and B, has been approved for the treatment of children and adults with non-CNS manifestations of Acid Sphingomyelinase D...

Smithfield BioScience and BioCircuit to Develop New Nerve Tape Device On March 16, 2022, BioCircuit Technologies, a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded medical device company primarily focused on developing and commercializing tissue repair and neural interfacing products, and Smithfield BioScience, a uni...