CeQur designed its Simplicity device to make insulin delivery as seamless as possible for people with diabetes. When it comes to managing diabetes, CeQur wants to make insulin therapy as convenient as possible. For those who prefer to manage their own insulin delivery, the Simplicity device might just do exactly that. Simplicity, a wearable, disposable […]
ReCode raises $200M series B for next-gen lipid nanoparticle delivery platform
ReCode Therapeutics announced today that it closed a Series B extension financing round, adding $120 million in new funds. Menlo Park, California-based ReCode, which develops the selective organ targeting (SORT) lipid nanoparticle technology (LNP) delivery platform, has now raised $200 million total in the Series B. New investors Leaps by Bayer (the impact investment unit […]
NovaXS unveils prototype for smart, needle-free drug delivery device
NovaXS Biotech announced that it unveiled the new prototype for its needle-free injection therapy smart medical device. Formed at the University of California, Berkeley, NovaXS designed its patent-pending Telosis technology to administer a narrow stream of medication without a needle in 0.3 seconds and to analyze injection data to allow for smarter health decisions. The […]
Advanced NanoTherapies closes $7.2M Series A for drug-coated balloon
Advanced NanoTherapies announced today that it closed an oversubscribed Series A equity financing round. Los Gatos, California-based Advanced NanoTherapies, which develops the SirPlux Duo drug-coated balloon (DCB) for treating de novo coronary artery disease (CAD) lesions, has now raised $12.5 million in total since September 2020. The company said in a news release that the […]
Virpax to pursue over-the-counter pathway for topical spray treatment for osteoarthritis pain
Virpax Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:VRPX) announced today that it will pursue a direct to over-the-counter (OTC) regular pathway for Epoladerm. Berwyn, Pennsylvania–based Virpax designed the Epoladerm investigational pre-filled topical spray analgesic product for the non-addictive management of chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. According to a news release, the company expects the direct to […]
Inovio names new chief medical officer
Inovio (Nasdaq:INO) announced today that it appointed Dr. Michael Sumner as its new chief medical officer (CMO). Sumner will oversee Inovio’s clinical-stage pipeline of DNA medicines, global clinical development, clinical operations and biostatistics efforts, along with regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance and medical affairs. He will also serve on the company’s executive leadership team and report to […]
Vivera adds two industry veterans to its technology advisory board
Vivera announced today that it added Robert Massoudi and Bryan Hughes to its technology advisory board. Massoudi and Hughes will support Newport Beach, California–based Vivera in its product and software development initiatives while forging strategic partnerships for Zicoh, the company’s electronic dose-controlled medication delivery system designed to improve prescription drug adherence, including medications with a […]
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 […]
GlucoTrack provides positive update on next-gen glucose monitor
GlucoTrack (Nasdaq:GCTK) announced today that its second-generation glucose monitor device has shown promising results in analyses. Rutherford, New Jersey-based GlucoTrack — formerly known as Integrity Applications (Nasdaq:IGAP) — earlier this year completed lab testing of the non-invasive GlucoTrack 2.0 clinical prototype system and has observed better-than-expected accuracy and performance with the technology. According to a […]
Tandem Diabetes Care adds two new members to its board
Tandem Diabetes Care (Nasdaq:TNDM) announced today that it appointed two new independent members to its board of directors. Myoung Cha and Joao Malagueira have been named to the San Diego-based automated insulin delivery technology developer’s board, effective yesterday. “We welcome Joao and Myoung to our board of directors at this exciting stage in Tandem’s evolution,” […]
