Better Therapeutics announced today that it will go public through a $113 million merger with Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp II Mountain Crest, a publicly-traded, special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), will acquire Better Therapeutics in a deal expected to be completed in the summer of this year, with the company continuing to operate as Better Therapeutics […]
Intravacc touts preclinical, non-human results for COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine
Intravacc is today touting positive pre-clinical results of its SARS-CoV-2 nasal spray vaccine candidate in non-human subjects. Bilthoven, Netherlands-based Intravacc’s SARS-CoV-2 outer membrane vesicle (OMV)-based recombinant spike protein (rSp) nasal spray candidate was observed in four groups of mice and four groups of hamsters, all of which received two intranasal immunizations on day one and […]
Kindeva, Cambridge Healthcare Innovations to collaborate on dry-powder inhaler
Kindeva Drug Delivery and Cambridge Healthcare Innovations announced a collaboration to commercialize the latter’s dry-powder inhaler. St. Paul, Minn.-based Kindeva is set to use its product development, regulatory affairs and manufacturing capabilities to help develop and commercialize CHI’s Aeolus dry-powder inhaler (DPI) platform technology, according to a news release. Under the agreement, Kindeva will lead […]
Pear Therapeutics inks multiple agreements to expand digital therapeutic platform
Pear Therapeutics announced today that it entered into multiple agreements to bolster its prescription digital therapeutics (PDT) platform. Boston-based Pear Therapeutics’ agreements are set to add to its library of digital biomarkers, machine learning algorithms, sensor-based technologies and digital therapeutics, according to a news release. The agreements have been struck with technology companies including Empatica, […]
Seelos, Aptar sign deal for Bidose system to deliver ketamine candidate
Seelos Therapeutics (NSDQ:SEEL) announced today that it partnered with AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) for the Bidose liquid system device. The agreement includes the co-exclusive use and supply of Aptar Pharma’s Bidose device to deliver Seelos’ intranasal ketamine product candidate, SLS-002, for treating suicidality, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Under the agreement, Seelos garners certain rights to […]
Nevro touts data supporting use of Senza system to treat diabetic neuropathy pain
Nevro (NYSE:NVRO) today touted results from a trial of its Senza system for treating painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN)-related chronic pain. Redwood City, Calif.-based Nevro, which published the results of the SENZA-PDN trial in JAMA Neurology, said in a news release that, if approved, the Senza spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system would be the first FDA-approved […]
Amneal completes acquisition of Kashiv Specialty Pharmaceuticals
Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:AMRX) announced today that it completed the acquisition of a 98% interest in Kashiv Specialty Pharmaceuticals. Bridgewater, N.J.-based Amneal develops, manufactures and distributes generic and specialty drug products. Kashiv Specialty Pharmaceuticals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kashiv BioSiences, develops complex generics, novel drugs and innovative drug delivery platforms, according to a news release. No […]
Welldoc, Dexcom expand diabetes management tech partnership
Welldoc announced today that it will offer its BlueStar digital health solution with Dexcom’s G6 CGM system as a single platform. Columbia, Md.-based Welldoc’s FDA-cleared BlueStar system offers guidance to individuals through the self-management of diabetes, while Dexcom’s G6 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system measures glucose levels just beneath the skin’s surface and wirelessly transmits […]
Cellphire Therapeutics closes $15M Series A
Long-term stabilization and platelet storage product developer Cellphire Therapeutics announced that it closed a $15 million Series A financing round. Rockville, Md.-based Cellphire develops Thrombosomes and Cryopreserved Platelets (CPP) in bleeding patients. The former is a platelet-based, freeze-dried hemostatic agent, while CPP — frozen platelets — is being developed for the U.S. Army to fill […]
Prescryptive to offer benefit coverage for Pear Therapeutics opioid use disorder treatments
Pear Therapeutics announced today that Prescryptive Health will offer and administer benefit coverage for its digital therapeutics. Boston-based Pear Therapeutics’ reSET and reSET-O, two FDA-cleared prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) for treating substance and opioid use disorder, have been added to Prescryptive’s formularies and are being administered as standard pharmacy benefits for its members, according to […]
