Tag: biomedical
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Trial Shows Vaccine Induces Chikungunya Immune Response
Initial findings from a large clinical trial testing a vaccine against the chikungunya virus show the vaccine generates protective antibodies in the vast majority of recipients.
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Long-Acting Drug Start-Up Raises $4M in Seed Funds
A new company with a process using artificial intelligence and robotics to speed development of sustained release drugs is raising $4 million in seed funds.
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Trial Advances of Dual-Action Cancer Immunotherapy
A clinical trial assessing a synthetic antibody to generate an immediate response and also generate a more durable treatment for solid tumor cancers, advanced to a mid-stage study.
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Companies Partner on Fast Production of Biologics in Plants
The developer of a biologic drug-making process with engineered plant crops is collaborating with a vertical farming company to create a network of biologics production facilities.
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A.I. Analytics Detect Heart Failure in Single Ultrasound View
A system using deep learning algorithms to analyze ultrasound video images is shown to detect a difficult-to diagnose type of heart failure with clips from one view of the heart.
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Infographic – Digital Health Venture Funds Remain Stuck
Global venture funding for digital health start-ups remains mired at low levels, as the number of investment deals in the second quarter of 2023 dropped to its lowest level in eight years.
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FDA Issues Guidance for Opioid Therapy Device Trials
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new regulatory guidance for clinical trials of medical devices designed to prevent or treat opioid use disorder.
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Streamlined Gene Therapy Delivery Process Demonstrated
A group of academic and industry researchers exhibited in lab cells and mice a more direct delivery technique that could make gene therapies more accessible and inexpensive.
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NIH Funds Depression Game Therapy Clinical Trial
A treatment for depression designed as a game for patients will be assessed in a clinical trial conducted by a university psychology lab and funded by National Institutes of Health.
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Trial Cleared for Lab-Grown Replacement Knee Cartilage
A biotechnology company creating living tissue from a person’s stem cells says it received FDA clearance for a clinical trial of its replacement knee cartilage.