Intersect ENT (NSDQ:XENT) said yesterday it enrolled the 1st patient in a trial of its Nova bioabsorbable steroid releasing sinus implant. The implant is designed to prop open the sinuses and deliver anti-inflammatory medication after surgical interventions, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company said. “Clinical evidence to date has shown that Propel and Propel mini meaningfully […]
Drug-Device Combinations
Delcath to settle shareholder suits for $8.5m
Delcath (NSDQ:DCTH) said yesterday that it agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a clutch of lawsuits filed by shareholders over losses related to its development of the drug-device combination Melblez kit. The lawsuits, filed by shareholders in 2013, sought compensation for losses between April 21, 2010, and May 2, 2013, stemming from 3 separate incidents the plaintiffs claim caused […]
Teva Pharmaceutical and Microchips Biotech ink $35m deal for drug-device combo
Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE:TEVA) and Microchips Biotech said they inked a $35 million co-development deal to explore using Microchips’ implantable drug delivery device with Teva’s line of drugs. The wireless Microchips device can store 100s of doses for months or even years and be programmed to release the drug at precise times or schedules, the companies said yesterday. “The […]
Diabetes: Medtronic furthers the quest for an artificial pancreas
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Intarcia Therapeutics were in the spotlight at the American Diabetes Assn.’s annual scientific sessions conference in Boston last week, revealing new medical device developments in the fight against diabetes. Medtronic took center stage, announcing new developments for its artificial pancreas program, touting positive data from a user study of its MiniMed 640g and revealing plans to collaborate […]
Intersect ENT PO goes over-allotment, closes at $103m
Intersect ENT (NSDQ:XENT) said Tuesday it closed its public offering of 4.1 million shares of common stock at $25 per share. J.P. Morgan and BofA Merrill Lynch were book-runners for the offering, with Leerink Partners, Canaccord Genuity and William Blair as co-managers, the company said.. The deal included 537,300 shares sold through an underwriters option to purchase […]
FDA rejects AcelRx's request for meeting on pain drug device
Intarcia adds $225m for Type II diabetes trial
Intarcia Therapeutics yesterday took its total raise to more than $1 billion with a $225 million funding round it plans to use to run clinical trials and commercialize its the drug-device combination treatment it’s developing for Type II diabetes.
Ichor Medical inks $85m drug-device deal with J&J
Diabetes: Medtronic joins $44m round for Semma Therapeutics
SteadyMed sets terms for $55m IPO
SteadyMed Therapeutics yesterday set the terms for its pending debut on the public market, saying it plans to float 4.25 million shares at $12 to $14 apiece.