Acorda Therapeutics (Nasdaq:ACOR) announced today that Chief Operating Officer Lauren Sabella will resign next month. Pearl River, New York-based Acorda develops therapies designed to restore function and improve the lives of those with neurological disorders. The therapies are delivered via inhalation through the company’s Arcus pulmonary delivery system. Sabella’s resignation will be made effective Sept. […]
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Study backs Corium’s transdermal Alzheimer’s dementia treatment
Corium (NSDQ:CORI) announced that studies support its once-weekly Adlarity transdermal treatment for Alzheimer’s dementia. Adlarity (donepezil transdermal system) demonstrated the ability to maintain equivalent daily exposure of donepezil when compared to oral formulations of donepezil, along with a favorable overall gastrointestinal (GI) side effect profile. The treatment uses Corium’s proprietary Corplex technology, delivering continuous, controlled, […]
Better Therapeutics completes trial for type 2 diabetes treatment, will submit to FDA
Better Therapeutics (Nasdaq:BTTX) announced today that it completed the pivotal trial for its BT-001 digital therapeutic for diabetes. San Francisco-based Better Therapeutics designed its nutritional cognitive behavioral therapy (nCBT) platform to address the root causes of cardiometabolic diseases. It designed its investigational, first-in-class BT-001 prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) to use nCBT to treat type 2 […]
FDA grants breakthrough nod for Carthera’s SonoCloud-9
Carthera announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its SonoCloud-9 system. Paris-based Carthera designed SonoCloud-9 for implantation in a skull window below the skin. Once in place, the device becomes invisible. When activated for a few minutes using a transdermal needle connected to an external control unit, it uses low-intensity pulsed ultrasound to […]
Data shows cost benefits with Pear Therapeutics digital therapeutic for opioid use disorder
Pear Therapeutics (Nasdaq:PEAR) today shared real-world data highlighting low costs with its reSET-O prescription digital therapeutic (PDT). Boston-based Pear Therapeutics’ reSET-O represents the only FDA-authorized PDT for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). According to a news release, results from a 12-month, real-world data study of reSET-O demonstrated reduced healthcare resource utilization and associated […]
Pear Therapeutics reports positive real-world data for chronic insomnia treatment
Pear Therapeutics (Nasdaq:PEAR) today announced real-world data from a trial of its Somryst prescription digital therapeutic (PDT). Data showed that Somryst, the only FDA-authorized PDT for treating chronic insomnia, achieved significant reductions in symptoms of insomnia, anxiety and depression severity both immediately following treatment and at six-months follow-up. Boston-based Pear Therapeutics presented results at the […]
Digital therapeutics developer Better Therapeutics names new CEO
Better Therapeutics (Nasdaq:BTTX) announced today that it appointed Frank Karbe as its new president and CEO. San Francisco-based Better Therapeutics develops prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) based on nutritional cognitive behavioral therapy (nCBT) to address the root causes of cardiometabolic diseases. Karbe will join the company as president and CEO and will serve as a member […]
FDA approves IND for Ananda Scientific’s PTSD treatment with liquid structure delivery tech
Ananda Scientific announced that it received an FDA investigational new drug (IND) approval for a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment. The company will collaborate with the University of Nebraska Medical Center to conduct a clinical trial, led by Dr. Mathew Rizzo, Reynolds Professor and Chair of the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences and Chief Physician […]
Digital therapeutics open up new opportunities in medicine
A wide range of companies are aiming to make waves through digital therapeutic offerings, and each is doing things differently. “We are seeing tremendous momentum for the DTx industry, with more and more products coming to market and gaining commercial coverage and recent signals from the White House and Congress demonstrating their interest and recognition […]
How DeepWell is developing video games as tools for treating medical conditions
Imagine playing a video game where you are a wizard fighting for good in a magical realm. You must master control of your mind and body to increase your powers and abilities, creating a forcefield shielding you from enemies and strengthening your counterattack. In these moments of high anxiety, more control makes you more powerful, […]