Inflammatix Inc. received U.S. FDA breakthrough device designation for its Triverity acute infection and sepsis test system, which produces three readouts that could help emergency physicians quickly determine the proper course of treatment.
Awak Technologies Pte Ltd. gained the U.S. FDA’s breakthrough designation for an artificial intelligence (AI)-based kidney disease progression prediction (KDDP) model on Nov. 27, following its $20 million fundraising that marked one of Singapore’s largest med-tech financings in 2023.
Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. has announced IND approval by the FDA for HLX-42 for injection, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) developed under a collaboration between Henlius and Medilink Therapeutics.
Sernova Corp. has announced that its hemophilia A program, combining the Sernova Cell Pouch with a patient’s own cells corrected for the production of factor VIII (FVIII), has been awarded U.S. orphan drug and rare pediatric disease designations.
Ethris GmbH has received approval from the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to proceed with a first-in-human trial of its inhaled mRNA program, ETH-47, in healthy participants for the treatment and prophylaxis of respiratory viral infections.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.’s selective son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS-1) inhibitor SYH-2038 has received clearance by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to enter clinical trials in China.
With U.S. drug prices a perennial issue, several lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans, are increasingly looking beyond biopharma to identify other “persons of interest” that may be complicit in the high list prices facing American patients.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: 4D Medical, Awak, Brainspec.
Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. has announced IND approval by the FDA for HLX-42 for injection, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) developed under a collaboration between Henlius and Medilink Therapeutics.