The first filing from Cancerrisk AI Inc. describes their development of a system that uses deep learning to predict future cancer risk from a biopsy image.
Inbrain Neuroelectronics SL closed a $50 million series B financing round to advance clinical trials for its graphene-based brain-computer interface therapeutics platform. The company also secured additional funding from Merck KGaA GmbH which will go towards developing the technology for application across both central and peripheral nervous systems.
Shares of Tharimmune Inc. shot up more than 100% in early trading Oct. 30 as the firm disclosed regulatory backing to launch a phase II trial this quarter testing TH-104, a transdermal buccal film version of nalmefene, to treat pruritus that is associated with primary biliary cholangitis.
Synox Therapeutics Ltd. extended its series B by a further $17 million as it announced the first patients have been dosed in a phase III study of emactuzumab in the treatment of tenosynovial giant cell tumor, a rare condition in which benign tumors grow in the soft tissue lining of joints and tendons.
The contest between the two main classes of antiproliferatives for circulatory system use continues as seen in a presentation at this year’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics.
Astellas Pharma Inc. has withdrawn its marketing authorization application from the EMA for its avacincaptad pegol intravitreal solution for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration. “The company's decision to withdraw its application followed interactions” with the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, an Astellas spokesperson told BioWorld.
A major increase in the popularity of weight loss drugs, particularly GLP-1s, has created a rivalry with traditional device orientated approaches, but a new technology aims to navigate the space between them.
After missing out on the glucagon-like peptide 1 obesity market, Sanofi SA is prospecting for next-generation drugs and is making a strategic equity investment in Resalis Therapeutics Srl, providing the Italian biotech with funding to take its lead program RES-010 through to phase II.
Remote monitoring for patients with implanted cardiac electrophysiology devices may finally be coming of age in the U.K. thanks to a review of these systems by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
A recent retrospective cohort study of Insight MMG highlighted potential of Lunit Inc.’s artificial intelligence-powered breast cancer screening tool in detecting “subtle signs of cancer” earlier for women.