Medical Devices
Excerpt from the Press Release: – Single dose administration of PLN-74809 achieved αvβ6 target engagement up to 98% in the lungs of IPF patients – All doses achieved target engagement above the threshold for predicted anti-fibrotic activity, with an observed dose-response relationship – PLN-74809 reached highly fibrotic regions of the lung and was bound to αvβ6 in IPF…
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Excerpt from the Article: When it comes to designing and building novel medical devices to meet the needs of patients and healthcare systems, developers should rely on the core skills of engineering and design to inform their process. But there are “lessons learned” that are unique to the medical device development process. The team at Goddard has…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: CARLSBAD, Calif., March 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNE), a global medical technology company focused on surgical solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of 7D Surgical, Inc.,…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DexCom, Inc. (Nasdaq: DXCM), the global leader in continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes, today announced the launch of Dexcom Ventures. The inaugural fund will seek to identify and invest in opportunities to supplement growth in the core business and advance the development of adjacent technologies for…
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Excerpt from the Article: Like most companies in 2020, Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) faced a number of challenges brought on by COVID-19, public unrest and more. Dexcom chairman, president & CEO Kevin Sayer had to prioritize the health of his employees over all else, while also keeping patients safe and somehow managing to keep the diabetes giant rolling…
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Excerpt from the Article: The results of several ambitious studies testing wearables as early predictors of for Covid-19 are in — and they suggest that data from devices including Apple Watches, Fitbits, and Oura smart rings may be useful for flagging some infections in people before they even feel ill. Recently published research from ongoing…
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Excerpt from the Article: Researchers at Stanford University have developed a CRISPR-based “lab on a chip” to detect COVID-19, and are working with automakers at Ford to develop their prototype into a market-ready product. This could provide an automated, hand-held device designed to deliver a coronavirus test result anywhere within 30 minutes. In a study…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: NEWTON, Mass. and MILAN, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — InnovHeart s.r.l., a developer of novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) systems for the treatment of Mitral Regurgitation (MR), announced today the successful First-in-Human implantation of its proprietary Saturn Transcatheter Mitral Valve along with excellent results at the 30-day follow-up for the…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exo (pronounced “echo”), a pioneering health information and devices company, closed a $40 million Series B+ funding round that will fund research and product development on a revolutionary handheld medical device and cloud-based workflow software platform. Medical imaging technology has lagged far behind the needs of today’s…
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Excerpt from the Article: “In April, San Diego’s Dexcom saw a slowdown in patients signing up for its continuous glucose monitors as consumers hunkered down and doctors transitioned to tele-medicine because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The question was how long would the dip last? As it turned out, not very long. As physicians and patients…
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