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eCential Robotics Receives FDA Clearance for its Surgical Robotic Platform for Spine Surgery The FDA has approved a robotic spinal surgery platform designed to assist human surgeons by automating several steps of spinal procedures. The platform, developed by eCential Robotics, combines intraoperative 2D and 3D i...

NeuroLogica Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for Photon Counting Computed Tomography Using OmniTom Elite  On March 10, 2022, The state-of-the-art OmniTom Elite acquired 510(k) approval for the addition of Photon Counting Detector (PCD) technology, according to NeuroLogica Corp, a subsidiary of Samsung Electro...

Pfizer, BioNTech report shows the immune response in animals to COVID-19  Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have five potential COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials, each based on a different mRNA format. The companies are now exhibiting that the most advanced candidate, BNT162b2, performed well in trials in ...

Amylyx's neuron-protecting drug slows ALS decline in the late-phase study A novel combination of compounds has displayed that it can help decrease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by supporting the brain's neurons' inner workings. After six months of treatment, AMX0035 of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals demonstrate...

Nestle acquires peanut allergy treatment with USD 2 Billion Aimmune buyout Nestle has announced a definitive agreement to extend its acquisition of Aimmune Therapeutics. Nestle will pay an additional amount of USD 2 Billion to buy the remaining shares of Aimmune. With the acquisition, Nestle will gain Aimmune's ...

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine triggers an immune response in older adults Moderna showed robust phase 1 results for its COVID-19 vaccine in adults up to 55 last month. It is now following up with data from a small group of older adults, and they look positive. The phase 1 study that is being run by the National ...

CHMP opines positively for 13 Drugs for a variety of disease The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has endorsed the use of 13 medicinal drugs for a variety of indications. These include five new medications and eight existing ones whose use is extended ...

Centrexion Therapeutics has raised a total of USD 67 million to fund phase 3 pain trial Jeffrey Kindler‘s managed biotech company Centrexion Therapeutics has raised $67 million. The funds will be used to promote nonopioid pain drug candidate CNTX-4975 into a phase 3 trial with patients suffering from knee osteoarth...