After obtaining U.S. and European approvals this summer, Enable Injections has claimed its first regulatory green light in Japan for its enFuse wearable drug delivery technology. The country’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved Sanofi’s push-button CirCLIQ Injector for administering a subcutaneous formulation of Sarclisa (isatuximab-irfc), a monoclonal antibody for multiple myeloma used in […]
Cancer
OncoSec $30m fundraise threatened by spat
OncoSec Medical (NSDQ:ONCS) is embroiled in a lawsuit and proxy war over a $30 million money-raise as it seeks to continue development of its cancer treatment technology. The company — headquartered in San Diego and Pennington, N.J. — sent a letter to shareholders today in which it countered what it described as false and misleading statements […]
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 […]
New blood-based test could detect all lung cancer types
Exact Sciences and the Mayo Clinic recently collaborated on a blood-based lung cancer test that researchers say has shown high accuracy for detecting all stages of lung cancer. “These results reveal an opportunity to detect lung cancer from a simple blood draw,” said Kevin Conroy, chairman and CEO of Exact Sciences, in a news release. “Our […]
