Cellusion Inc. raised ¥2.83 billion (US$21 million) in a series C round to progress its lead therapy, CLS-001, an iPS cell-derived therapy to treat bullous keratopathy.
Cutia Therapeutics Ltd. raised HK$465 million (US$65 million) in a Hong Kong IPO on June 12, with almost half of the proceeds going toward furthering its lead product to treat adipose accumulation. Cutia’s shares moved a little higher on the first day of trading, opening at HK$21.80, rising 0.46% and closing at HK$21.95.
Pulse Medical Technology Inc. obtained breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its fourth generation μFR system, which would accelerate the commercialization of the device. “The fourth generation μFR system is currently not available on the market, but Pulse Medical is preparing for the marketing approval of the product in the U.S.,” Jingfeng Han, director of science division at Pulse Medical, told BioWorld.
Recent regulatory reforms to Australia’s medical device framework have shown Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) a new way of collaborating with industry to make improvements and ensure patient safety, said Tracey Duffy, deputy secretary for the TGA’s Medical Devices and Product Quality Division, during the recent Ausmedtech conference in Adelaide.
Cellusion Inc. raised ¥2.83 billion (US$21 million) in a series C round to progress its lead therapy, CLS-001, an iPS cell-derived therapy to treat bullous keratopathy.
China continues to ramp up efforts to digitize its health care system, as it moves closer toward a 2025 deadline that is part of a nationwide plan. Several of the country’s largest tech conglomerates now have digital health operations that are beginning to show profits and are expected to grow significantly over the next decade.
India has revised its policy to make quality tests by government-certified laboratories mandatory for cough syrups to be exported beginning June 1. The decision is the result of numerous safety alerts involving the death of children.
Regenerative medicine product Stemchymal, an allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell treatment, missed the primary efficacy endpoints in two phase II spinocerebellar ataxia trials conducted in Japan and Korea, but a subpopulation analysis showed efficacy signals in patients with more severe conditions, Reprocell Inc. reported.
Wuhan Endoangel Medical Technology Co. Ltd.’s artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted real-time quality control and auxiliary diagnosis system for lower gastrointestinal endoscopy has been approved by China’s NMPA.
India has revised its policy to make quality tests by government-certified laboratories mandatory for cough syrups to be exported beginning June 1. The decision is the result of numerous safety alerts involving the death of children.
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