Delpor Inc. said today that it won a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to support the development of its exenatide implant. The implant was designed for patients with Type II diabetes and features Delpor’s Nanopor technology, which uses passive diffusion to deliver therapeutic levels of exenatide […]
Research & Development
This microhole chip identifies and sorts cancer cells
Fraunhofer researchers have created a microhole chip that can identify and characterize cancer cells within minutes – helping to catch metastasis before it can begin. Traditional fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) gives an estimate of the number of tumor cells in a patient’s bloodstream. If there is a higher concentration of tumor cells, there is a […]
Nanoparticles use 2 mechanisms to boost immunotherapy
Cancer immunotherapy, a treatment approach that has gained momentum over the past few years, only helps a small fraction of patients. But researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a nanoparticle that may one day help expand the patient population that benefits from immunotherapy. Immunotherapy usually falls into 1 of 2 […]
This bacterial discovery could prevent biofilms
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered a potential new way to eliminate biofilms to reduce the number of hospital-borne infections. Biofilms are a group of microorganisms that stick to a surface. Over time, the cells in the biofilm can grow and cause chronic infections and can even become resistant to antibiotics. […]
Medtech stories we missed this week: June 9, 2017
From 3M’s expanded 510(k) clearance for its Tegaderm dressing to Medtronic and Acacia burying the hatchet, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. InspireMD inks Taiwanese distro deal for CGuard InspireMD announced in a June 8 press release that it has signed a distribution deal with […]
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 […]
Ascensia Diabetes Care inks integration deal with Insulet
Ascensia Diabetes Care said today it inked a strategic alliance with Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) to integrate connectivity between Insulet’s next-gen Omnipod system with Ascensia’s Contour Next One blood glucose monitoring system. Through the deal, Parsippany, N.J.-based Ascensia’s Contour Next will be designed to pair via Bluetooth with the Omnipod Dash personal diabetes manager to automatically communicate blood glucose […]
Biopolymer tested as long-acting glucose control therapy
Researchers from Duke University have developed a biopolymer that could provide weeks of glucose control for patients with diabetes – in a single injection. The controlled-release treatment lasted for weeks in primates, according to a study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. The biomedical engineers suggested that this new, injectable solution could replace daily or weekly insulin shots for […]
Hydrogel tech boosts success of transplanted insulin-producing cells
A hydrogel material embedded with a protein to improve blood vessel growth may boost the success rate of transplanting insulin-producing islet cells into patients with Type I diabetes, according to a preclinical study published in the journal Science Advances. In the newly-published work, supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, […]
Medtech stories we missed this week: June 2, 2017
From Implandata receiving CE Marking to Inolife eyeing up-listing, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Dextera seeks expanded indications for MicroCutter 5/80 stapler Dextera Surgical announced in a June 1 press release that it has filed a 510(k) with the FDA for its MicroCutter 5/80 stapler. The […]
