DarioHealth (NSDQ:DRIO) said today that it inked a deal with an unnamed pharmaceutical company to combine its blood glucose monitoring tech into the company’s clinical trial. The Israel-based device-maker reported that this pharmaceutical company is conducting a trial of its diabetes drug that will eventually be included in a regulatory package for FDA approval. DarioHealth has […]
Clinical Trials
Veryan’s helical stent meets safety, efficacy endpoints after 12 months
Veryan‘s helical BioMimics 3D stent met its primary safety and efficacy endpoints in a study of 271 patients with symptomatic femoropopliteal artery disease, according to TCTMD. The device, which is shaped to mimic the natural geometry of human vasculature, compared favorably with drug-coated balloons and stents. The probability of maintaining primary patency after 12 months was […]
pSivida touts 12-month data from Ph3 trial of Durasert ocular insert
pSivida (NSDQ:PSDV) touted results today from a second Phase III trial that the company conducted for its three-year posterior segment uveitis treatment. The 153-patient study found that there was a significant reduction in the recurrence of posterior segment uveitis through 12 months in the group treated with pSivida’s drug-releasing ocular insert, Durasert. Just 37% of people […]
Impel NeuroPharma touts proof-of-concept trial for intranasal migraine drug
Privately-held biotech Impel NeuroPharma touted positive results today from a Phase I trial of its acute migraine headache therapy. The Seattle-based company’s drug is delivered intranasally using its Precision Olfactory Delivery device, which is designed to deliver drugs to the upper nasal cavity and target the brain using the olfactory and trigeminal nerves. The proof-of-concept […]
How the Apple Watch & other wearables could help highlight early signs of diabetes
Researchers have found that using Cardiogram‘s deep neural network technology, data collected from ordinary wearables could help flag early signs of diabetes. In one 14,000-person study, the company’s DeepHeart technology was able to distinguish between people with and without diabetes at 85% accuracy. Investigators from Cardiogram and the University of California San Francisco presented the […]
Study: Long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids may heighten risk of bone fractures in COPD patients
Researchers reported this month that in men and women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids may be linked to an increased risk of bone fractures. Previous research has shown that the inhaled drugs, used to treat COPD, impact bone mineral density based on the dose of the corticosteroid, especially in post-menopausal […]
BTG touts one-year follow-up data for Ekos pulmonary embolism therapy
BTG (LON:BTG) touted results today from a one-year follow-up of pulmonary embolism patients who received the company’s Ekos therapy in its Optalyse PE trial. Researchers studied the 12-month outcomes of 101 patients who were treated over a shorter period and with smaller doses of thrombolytic drugs compared to the current standard. Pulmonary embolism patients treated with BTG’s Ekos […]
Portal Instruments uses speed to tackle needle-free drug delivery
Nobody likes to be on the receiving end of a shot. Studies have found that needle anxiety keeps people from getting important medications, like the flu vaccine, and can even stop people from taking self-injected drugs to manage chronic illnesses. That’s a problem that Portal Instruments hopes to solve with its needle-free injection system. “By […]
Intarcia slashes headcount after FDA rejects diabetes drug-device combo
Four months after the FDA rejected its diabetes drug-eluting implant, privately-held Intarcia Therapeutics has cut 60 employees and received a clinical hold for two of its ongoing marketing studies, according to reports. The company’s device is designed for the continuous, subcutaneous delivery of exenatide in people with Type II diabetes. It was rejected by the U.S. […]
OncoSec Medical prices $20m public offering
OncoSec Medical (NSDQ:ONCS) today priced an underwritten public offering of 13,333,334 shares of its common stock at $1.50 apiece. The San Diego, Calif.-based company expects the offering to bring in $20 million to help fund its Phase II melanoma trial, as well as other clinical and R&D activities. As part of the offering, OncoSec gave underwriters […]