OncoSec Medical (NSDQ:ONCS) said today that it inked a preclinical deal with Jounce Therapeutics (NSDQ:JNCE) through the OncoSec Technology Access Program. According to the agreement, Jounce will have access to OncoSec’s gene delivery technology to assess the efficacy of intratumorally-delivered therapeutic candidates. The deal includes OncoSec’s Genesis research generator, which features customizable electroporation parameters for […]
Drug-Device Combinations
Pulmatrix inks licensing deal for novel inhaled kinase inhibitors
Pulmatrix (NSDQ:PULM) said today that it inked an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Janssen Biotech subsidiary RespiVert. According to the deal, Pulmatrix will have access to the company’s portfolio of novel kinase inhibitors. The agreement covers respiratory and oncology indications for the drug candidates and Pulmatrix said it plans to take over the portfolio’s global […]
Cleveland Clinic spinout Infuseon wins FDA nod for CNS drug delivery device
Cleveland Clinic spinout Infuseon Therapeutics said today that its novel central nervous system delivery device won 510(k) clearance from the FDA as a therapeutic delivery device. The company’s Cleveland Multiport Catheter, which won FDA clearance in March, was designed to effectively deliver therapeutics to the brain. Usually, the blood brain barrier prevents drugs delivered in […]
Braeburn, Knight seek Health Canada nod for opioid dependence implant
Braeburn Pharmaceuticals and Knight Therapeutics (TSE:GUD) said today that Health Canada has agreed to review Knight’s new drug submission for Probuphine, a buprenorphine subdermal implant designed to treat opioid drug dependence. In February last year, Braeburn and Knight inked an exclusive distribution and sublicense deal, giving Knight the exclusive right to distribute Probuphine in Canada. Braeburn’s […]
MW Industries launches MW Industries Medical Solutions
MW Industries – a maker of springs, specialty fasteners, machined parts and other precision components – today announced the launch of a medtech-focused MW Industries Medical Solutions. MW Industries (Rosemont, Ill.) will be touting its capabilities this week in New York at MD&M East (Booth 721). MW Industries Medical Solutions’s business involves precision metal components […]
Milestone Scientific wins 510(k) clearance for epidural anesthesia system
Milestone Scientific (NYSE:MLSS) said today that its CompuFlo epidural computer-controlled anesthesia system won 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The Livingston, N.J.-based company’s CompuFlo Epidural instrument uses dynamic pressure sensing to help anesthesiologists correctly identify the epidural space and significantly reduce complications in real-time, according to Milestone. Shares in the company jumped up 18% today, trading […]
Firm urges shareholders to vote against Mylan board nominees
Shareholder advisory firm ISS issued a report today urging its clients to vote against 10 of Mylan‘s (NSDQ:MYL) board members and executive pay packages, including chief executive Heather Bresch and chairman Robert Coury. The recommendation comes after a group of influential investors, including the New York City and State pension funds, encouraged other shareholders to vote […]
BTG touts digital patient engagement platform with TheraSphere treatment
BTG (LON:BTG) touted data last week from a pilot study of its digital patient engagement platform IO Loop in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing treatment with the company’s TheraSphere transarterial radioembolization therapy. The study found that patients experienced sustained quality of life up to 3 months after treatment. The company touted the study of […]
11 companies with interesting technology at MD&M East
Thousands of engineers and executives are expected to descend on the Javits Center in New York next week for MD&M East, the largest medical device manufacturing event on the East Coast. Fun attractions include Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak delivering a keynote speech, the 19th annual Medical Design Excellence Awards, robot battles and a 3D printed […]
Magnets, nanoparticles open and close blood vessels for targeted drug delivery
Tightly-packed endothelial cells line blood vessels and maintain a highly structured barrier. But researchers from Rice University, Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have found a way to selectively create “leaky” blood vessels for targeted drug delivery. The team’s study, which was published in Nature Communications, reported that magnets can help lead iron-oxide nanoparticles […]