Capstan Medical Inc. closed an oversubscribed series C fundraising round that brought in $110 million for the structural heart-focused company. Capstan aims to combine valve implants, advanced catheter technology and a robotic platform to facilitate expanded minimally invasive treatment options for patients with heart valve disease. Read More
The fact that both the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have oversight of mergers and acquisitions is something of a regulatory oddity. But David Balto, an attorney specializing on antitrust matters, told BioWorld that this may change in 2025 thanks to support for such a move from both Congress and the White House. Read More
U.K. researchers at Nottingham Trent University, the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton and product development company Zelemiq Ltd. developed a wearable sensor that accurately monitors and detects changes in people’s breathing without requiring direct contact with the skin. Read More
Relation Therapeutics Ltd. has delivered the first commercial validation of its combined wet lab/in silico platform for homing in on disease-related genes in the thick of the genome, signing two collaboration agreements with GSK plc, with a potential value of $200 million per target. Read More
It’s difficult to fathom that the health of half the world’s population is underserved. But it’s a hard truth. Women’s health has traditionally focused on what Seema Kumar, the CEO of Cure, coined as the “bikini zone.” However, reproduction and breast health are a drop in the bucket when it comes to women’s health. In this multipart, in-depth series, BioWorld provides insight into the oft-overlooked space of women’s health, exposing the disparities in research and funding while looking toward future opportunities for bridging the gender gap in health care. Read More
Karen Carey, BioWorld’s managing editor and chief analyst, and Anette Breindl, managing editor of Bioworld Science, join this episode of the BioWorld Insider podcast to talk about the business and the science of women’s health. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Bio-Techne, Medx Health, Medsantek, Mindpeak, Natera, Quantum-Si, Revbio, Zeiss. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: J&J, Mindset, Revbio. Read More