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NeuroOne joins Dartmouth NIH grant for neurotransmitter sensing

NeuroOne will receive around $200,000 from a $1 million NIH BRAIN Initiative grant to co-develop real-time neurotransmitter sensing with Dartmouth College.
NeuroOne will receive around $200,000 from a $1 million NIH BRAIN Initiative grant to co-develop real-time neurotransmitter sensing with Dartmouth College.
Pharmaceuticals
Biologics

Pacira grants Molteni exclusive EXPAREL rights across EU and UK

Pacira BioSciences has licensed its liposomal bupivacaine analgesic to Italian firm Molteni Farmaceutici, targeting first commercial sales in Europe by 2027.
Pacira BioSciences has licensed its liposomal bupivacaine analgesic to Italian firm Molteni Farmaceutici, targeting first commercial sales in Europe by 2027.
Pharmaceuticals
Diagnostics

Sagimet's denifanstat shows sustained acne efficacy at 52 weeks

Phase 3 extension data from Ascletis' China trial show 57% IGA success and 77% inflammatory lesion reduction; Sagimet's US AURORA trial is now screening
Phase 3 extension data from Ascletis' China trial show 57% IGA success and 77% inflammatory lesion reduction; Sagimet's US AURORA trial is now screening
Medical Devices
Diagnostics
Digital Health

Spectral AI files NTAP application for DeepView burn-wound system

Spectral AI has applied to CMS for additional Medicare reimbursement for its AI-powered DeepView burn-wound imaging device, cleared by the FDA in May
Spectral AI has applied to CMS for additional Medicare reimbursement for its AI-powered DeepView burn-wound imaging device, cleared by the FDA in May
Pharmaceuticals
Biologics

Teva wins FDA approval for WELTRUZA once-monthly olanzapine

Teva's subcutaneous olanzapine LAI requires no loading doses, no oral supplementation and no post-injection monitoring, the FDA ruled.
Teva's subcutaneous olanzapine LAI requires no loading doses, no oral supplementation and no post-injection monitoring, the FDA ruled.
Medical Devices
Regulatory Science

Manchester-led team maps path for virtual patients in device regulation

A University of Manchester-led consortium has published a framework for using computer-simulated patients to support medical device regulatory decisions.
A University of Manchester-led consortium has published a framework for using computer-simulated patients to support medical device regulatory decisions.
Biologics
Pharmaceuticals
Diagnostics

FDA approves Roche's Tecentriq for adjuvant stage III dMMR colon cancer

Roche's PD-L1 inhibitor becomes the first approved adjuvant immunotherapy for dMMR stage III colon cancer, cutting recurrence risk by 50% in the ATOMIC
Roche's PD-L1 inhibitor becomes the first approved adjuvant immunotherapy for dMMR stage III colon cancer, cutting recurrence risk by 50% in the ATOMIC
Medical Devices

Iantrek reports 37% IOP reduction in bio-reinforced canaloplasty study

Six-month first-in-human data showed a 37% drop in intraocular pressure and no serious adverse events across 52 treated eyes.
Six-month first-in-human data showed a 37% drop in intraocular pressure and no serious adverse events across 52 treated eyes.
Diagnostics
Genomics
Biologics

Myriad Genetics and SOPHiA GENETICS team up on prostate HRD biomarker

The two NASDAQ-listed companies will co-develop a decentralised companion diagnostic for prostate cancer genomic instability scoring, with AstraZeneca involved.
The two NASDAQ-listed companies will co-develop a decentralised companion diagnostic for prostate cancer genomic instability scoring, with AstraZeneca involved.
Pharmaceuticals
Regulatory Science

Pharvaris HAE pill data published in The Lancet ahead of FDA review

Phase 3 RAPIDe-3 results for oral deucrictibant met all 12 endpoints, with symptom onset relief in 1.28 hours; an FDA decision is due
Phase 3 RAPIDe-3 results for oral deucrictibant met all 12 endpoints, with symptom onset relief in 1.28 hours; an FDA decision is due
Pharmaceuticals
Regulatory Science

Rua Bioscience and PharmAla partner to supply MDMA in New Zealand

Rua Bioscience will distribute PharmAla's GMP-grade LaNeo MDMA to authorised New Zealand psychiatrists following Medsafe's September approval for PTSD treatment.
Rua Bioscience will distribute PharmAla's GMP-grade LaNeo MDMA to authorised New Zealand psychiatrists following Medsafe's September approval for PTSD treatment.
Pharmaceuticals
Biologics

X4 Pharmaceuticals secures $150m debt facility with K2 HealthVentures

The Boston rare-haematology biotech refinanced its existing loan and gains fresh capital to support mavorixafor's Phase 3 trial and potential commercial launch.
The Boston rare-haematology biotech refinanced its existing loan and gains fresh capital to support mavorixafor's Phase 3 trial and potential commercial launch.
Biologics
Pharmaceuticals

argenx Phase 2 data back FB102 as first drug for celiac disease

argenx's CD122 inhibitor FB102 met its primary histological endpoint in a 126-patient Phase 2 gluten-challenge trial, with a Phase 3 programme now
argenx's CD122 inhibitor FB102 met its primary histological endpoint in a 126-patient Phase 2 gluten-challenge trial, with a Phase 3 programme now
Medical Devices
Diagnostics
Regulatory Science

SeaStar Medical wins seventh Breakthrough Device tag for SCD in sepsis

The FDA designation covers hyperinflammation in adult sepsis patients, a population with no currently approved immunomodulatory therapy.
The FDA designation covers hyperinflammation in adult sepsis patients, a population with no currently approved immunomodulatory therapy.
Medical Devices
Pharmaceuticals
Regulatory Science

Kaléo wins $96m BARDA contract for 2-PAM nerve agent auto-injector

The Virginia biotech secured a Project BioShield award to advance its pralidoxime auto-injector through FDA approval and initial stockpile procurement.
The Virginia biotech secured a Project BioShield award to advance its pralidoxime auto-injector through FDA approval and initial stockpile procurement.
Pharmaceuticals
Biologics

Novartis wins FDA approval for Rhapsido in symptomatic dermographism

Remibrutinib becomes the first FDA-approved therapy for symptomatic dermographism, doubling Rhapsido's approved indications in chronic hives.
Remibrutinib becomes the first FDA-approved therapy for symptomatic dermographism, doubling Rhapsido's approved indications in chronic hives.
Medical Devices
Biologics

TISSIUM begins US enrolment in UNITE hernia fixation trial

TISSIUM has treated its first US patients with the ECLIPSIUM System in a 240-patient IDE trial comparing non-penetrating mesh fixation against resorbable tacks.
TISSIUM has treated its first US patients with the ECLIPSIUM System in a 240-patient IDE trial comparing non-penetrating mesh fixation against resorbable tacks.
Pharmaceuticals
Biologics

vTv Therapeutics wins FDA Orphan Drug tag for HPPD in sickle cell

The North Carolina biotech's oral Nrf2/Bach1 modulator HPPD has received FDA Orphan Drug Designation for sickle cell disease, backed by preclinical fetal haemoglobin
The North Carolina biotech's oral Nrf2/Bach1 modulator HPPD has received FDA Orphan Drug Designation for sickle cell disease, backed by preclinical fetal haemoglobin
Pharmaceuticals
Biologics

ArriVent firmonertinib misses Phase 3 PFS endpoint in NSCLC

The FURVENT trial's firmonertinib failed to beat chemotherapy on BICR-assessed progression-free survival in first-line EGFR exon 20 insertion-mutant NSCLC.
The FURVENT trial's firmonertinib failed to beat chemotherapy on BICR-assessed progression-free survival in first-line EGFR exon 20 insertion-mutant NSCLC.
Pharmaceuticals
Genomics

BridgeBio to present CALIBRATE Phase 3 encaleret data at ASBMR 2026

BridgeBio will share 24-week Phase 3 CALIBRATE trial data on encaleret in ADH1, covering bone turnover and patient-reported outcomes, at ASBMR in Boston.
BridgeBio will share 24-week Phase 3 CALIBRATE trial data on encaleret in ADH1, covering bone turnover and patient-reported outcomes, at ASBMR in Boston.
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