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CereVasc Announces FDA Approval of Second IDE Study of the eShunt® System On August 09, 2022, CereVasc, Inc., a privately held, clinical-stage medical device company developing novel, minimally invasive treatments for neurological diseases, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

Novartis’ Canakinumab Fails in Phase III Trials for NSCLC Canakinumab's prospects as an anticancer therapy were already dwindling when a third phase III trial in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) failed to reach its objectives. The most recent setback came from the CANOPY-A study, which included patients with N...

Rapid Medical Obtains FDA Clearance for the World's Smallest and Only Adjustable Thrombectomy Device  On July 26, 2022, Rapid Medical, a leading developer of advanced neurovascular devices, received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for TIGERTRIEVER™13 for large vessel occlusions.&n...

iRhythm receives FDA clearance for ZEUS System for Zio watch iRhythm Technologies, a leading digital healthcare solutions firm focused on advancing cardiac care, announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for the ZEUS (Zio ECG Utilization Software) System for the Zio Watch. It is produced in partnership wit...

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo and Yervoy Combo Fails in Phase III Trial Bristol-Myers Squibb has reported that their Opdivo and Yervoy checkpoint inhibitor combo failed a phase III trial as adjuvant (post-surgery) therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the most frequent type of kidney cancer. The CheckMate -914...

ReCor Medical and Otsuka Medical Devices Announce Primary Endpoint Met in the RADIANCE II US Pivotal Trial of the Paradise™ System for the Treatment of Hypertension On July 26, 2022, ReCor Medical, Inc., a completely owned subsidiary of Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd., with its headquarters in Palo Alto,...

Novo Nordisk Reports Phase III Results of Concizumab Drug for Hemophilia A or B Novo Nordisk has announced Phase III results for their concizumab drug for hemophilia A or B, demonstrating efficacy in preventing bleeding events and paving the way for regulatory filings later this year. Concizumab, an anti-tissue ...

Collagen Matrix received FDA 510(k) approval for Fibrillar Collagen Wound Dressing On June 29, 2022, Collagen Matrix, Inc., a leader in regenerative medicine, a global manufacturer of collagen and other biomaterial-based medical devices, and Linden Capital Partners portfolio company announced  FDA 510(k) Clearan...

Conformal Medical Announces Launch of CONFORM Pivotal Trial On June 17, 2022, Conformal Medical Inc, is a medical device company manufacturing devices to avoid strokes in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and developing next-generation LAAO technology. Its exclusive technology is intended to make le...

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo Gets FDA Approval for Esophageal Cancer The FDA has approved two combination drug regimens based on Bristol-Myers Squibb’s PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo for previously untreated advanced Esophageal Cancer, encroaching on the territory belonging to Merck & Co’s rival Keytruda. The latest...