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BioWorld MedTech

Nov. 29, 2022

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Apollo Endosurgery

Boston Scientific enters bariatric market with $417M acquisition of Apollo Endosurgery

While other large med-tech companies are slimming their portfolios, Boston Scientific Corp. plans to beef its up considerably with the acquisition of Apollo Endosurgery Inc. for $10 per share for the 41.7 million shares outstanding or $417 million. Including the debt assumed, the all-cash deal has an enterprise value of $615 million. The $10 per share price represents a 67% premium to the Nov. 28, 2022, $6 close for Apollo shares. The companies expect the transaction to close in the first half of 2023. Read More

Former PTO commissioners come out in support of latest US Senate push for patent reform

U.S. Supreme Court case law on patent subject matter eligibility has provoked several attempts by Congress to rewrite the statute, but there are lingering concerns about the latest proposal, the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022. Among these concerns is that the revised set of exceptions to subject matter eligibility might take time to work through both in terms of litigation and patent prosecution, but the bill has the support of a number of stakeholders, including two former commissioners of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). Read More
Meccellis - Anthony Peres and Guillaume Hofmanski

Meccellis closes $8.25M series B round to ramp development of biological implant in US

Meccellis Biotech Group SAS reported closing an $8.25 million series B funding round to launch its biological implant technology on the US market. The exercise was supported by investment worth $5 million from Ocean Participations SAS alongside new funds from Volney Development SAS, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Co-Investissement SAS and the Poitou-Charentes business angel network Synergence Invest SAS. Read More

NICE greenlights the Boston Scientific Greenlight XPS for high-risk patients

The U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has expanded its endorsement for the Greenlight XPS system for benign prostatic hyperplasia to no longer exclude patients deemed at high risk for hemorrhage, a decision that may boost utilization and thus sales of the XPS. Read More
Illustration of cell dividing

Computational platform identifies chemicals to trigger cell conversion

A computational platform that used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data could quickly predict the best chemical compounds to use to convert cells from one type into another for use in research or cell therapies. The work, published in the Nov. 17, 2022, issue of Stem Cell Reports, was a collaboration between the lab of Hongkui Deng, a professor and director of the Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation at Peking University in Beijing, and the lab of Antonio del Sol, a professor at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine at the University of Luxembourg. Read More

Appointments and advancements for Nov. 29, 2022

New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Biomedical Bonding, Cubresa, Microbiotica, Prognomiq, Seastar Medical, T-Heart. Read More

In the clinic for Nov. 29, 2022

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Hinge Health. Read More

Financings for Nov. 29, 2022

Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Eyenovia, Nanovibronix. Read More

Other news to note for Nov. 29, 2022

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Annalise.ai, Cercare Medical, GE Healthcare, Mediview XR, Microsoft, Nemaura Medical, Nuance, Siemens Healthineers, Viz.ai. Read More

Regulatory actions for Nov. 29, 2022

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Nanovibronix, Neurologica. Read More

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