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LivaNova Launched SenTiva DUO, an Implantable Pulse Generator On February 3, 2023, LivaNova PLC, a market-leading medical technology and innovation company launched SenTiva DUO™, an implantable pulse generator (IPG) with a dual-pin header that delivers VNS Therapy™ for the treatment of drug-resista...

FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s Jaypirca for Relapsed Mantle Cell Lymphoma Eli Lilly has received FDA approval for Jaypirca, a non-covalent BTK inhibitor, in relapsed mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) patients who have relapsed after treatment with other drugs in the class. Adult MCL patients who have previously received at l...

FDA Approves BeiGene’s Brukinsa for CLL/SLL BeiGene's Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. CLL is a common type of leukemia, accounting for approximately 25% of all new cases each year. SLL is...

First Patient Enrolled in Kaizen Clinical Study in Japan  On January 11, 2023, Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients suffering from peripheral and coronary artery disease, announced the initiation of the...

Ipsen to Acquire Albireo for USD 952 Million Ipsen, a French pharmaceutical company, has offered USD 42 per share for the US biotech Albireo and its rare disease treatment Bylvay, continuing a recent spree of merger and acquisition activity. Albireo, a Boston-based business, is valued at USD 952 million under th...

Gilead Buys Out Rights to Cancer Therapy from Jounce for USD 67 Million Gilead Sciences must have liked what it saw in a two-year-old collaboration with Jounce Therapeutics for CCR8-targeting cancer immunotherapy because the company has just agreed to own the program fully. The drug in question, GS-1811 (formerl...

FDA Approves Gilead Sciences’ Sunlenca Sunlenca, a Gilead Sciences therapy for people with multidrug-resistant (MDR) HIV infection that only needs to be taken twice a year, has received FDA approval for the second time of asking. Sunlenca, which is based on the HIV capsid inhibitor lenacapavir, is intended to be...

Medtronic Announced First Patient Enrolment for Hugo™ Robotic-Assisted Surgery System in US Clinical Trial On December 15, 2022, Medtronic, a global healthcare technology leader, announced that the first patient was enrolled in the Expand URO US clinical trial for the Hugo™ robotic-assisted surgery...

AbbVie Secures Fourth FDA Approval for Vraylar AbbVie has received its fourth FDA approval for Vraylar, adding major depressive disorder (MDD) adjunctive therapy to a list that includes schizophrenia and manic and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder. According to AbbVie, the approval makes Vraylar (cariprazi...

BioGX Announced Ex-US Commercial Launch of ‘pixl™’ Portable qPCR Platform On December 8, 2022, BioGX, a global provider of easy molecular diagnostic solutions, announced the Ex-US commercial release of BioGX's portable pixl™ qPCR real-time PCR platform for use with BioGX CE-IVD approved assays.&nbs...