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Dec 28, 2021

Biogen-Eisai's potential Aduhelm sequel drug secured speedy review by FDA Biogen and Eisai’s Alzheimer’s disease treatment-in-waiting, lecanemab, has been secured a fast-track tag by the FDA, setting up a potentially swift path through the regulatory process. The drug is the next in line behind the pair’s app...

Dec 23, 2021

Sky receives FDA clearance to market the geko™ device for venous insufficiency and ischemia  On December 16, 2021, Sky Medical Technology Ltd, a medical device company, got approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) to market the geko™ device for growing microcirculatory bl...

Dec 16, 2021

First patient enrolled in BrainQ's Pivotal Trial, EMAGINE™, for frequency-tuned electromagnetic field therapy to reduce disability following Ischemic Stroke   On December 09, 2021, BrainQ announced the enrollment of the first patient at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in its pivotal, randomized, ...

Dec 14, 2021

Pfizer acquires drugmaker Arena for USD 6.7 billion to address unmet needs Pfizer declared that it is acquiring Arena Pharmaceuticals, a drug company specializing in inflammation and immunology, for almost USD 7 billion. The pharma giant said it would finance the agreement, worth USD 6.7 billion, with cash on ha...

Dec 09, 2021

Boston Scientific initiates trial to evaluate industry's first Modular CRM System  On December 02, 2021, Boston Scientific Corporation started the MODULAR ATP clinical trial to examine the safety, performance, and effectiveness of the mCRM™ Modular Therapy System. The system comprises of two cardiac ...

Dec 07, 2021

Aslan Pharmaceuticals enters into a strategic collaboration with IQVIA   ASLAN Pharmaceuticals announced the appointment of IQVIA Biotech, a provider of analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry, as its preferred clinical research organisation for log...

Dec 02, 2021

Canon Medical launches super-resolution deep-learning reconstruction for Cardiac CT scans  On November 28, 2021, Canon Medical launched the Precise IQ Engine (PIQE) DLR and SilverBeam filter in the recent version of the Aquilion ONE / PRISM edition. PIQE, super-resolution deep-learning reconstruction techno...

Nov 30, 2021

GE Healthcare, Optellum collaborate for AI-based lung cancer diagnosis GE Healthcare has collaborated with Optellum to progress precision diagnosis and lung cancer treatment with artificial intelligence. The partnership is zeroed in on helping healthcare providers to evaluate the malignancy of a lung nodule a...

Nov 25, 2021

Neurent Medical obtains FDA Clearance for NEUROMARK™, a novel multi-point Nerve Disruption Treatment for Chronic Rhinitis   On November 18, 2021, Neurent Medical, a company working in developing treatments for chronic inflammatory sino-nasal diseases, received clearance from the Food and Drug Ad...

Nov 23, 2021

Bluebird bio may finally get a gene therapy approved in the US Bluebird bio may get gene therapy approved in the US. The Cambridge, MA biotech declared that the FDA had accepted and given priority review for Zynteglo, its gene therapy for the rare blood disorder beta-thalassemia. The announcement sets up an expe...