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Perimeter pioneering high resolution wide-field tissue imaging for tumor specimens

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Perimeter Medical Imaging’s next-generation wide-field optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology for tumor tissue specimens has imaging resolution 10 times higher than ultrasound and 100...

July 31, 2018

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ASLAN Pharma gears up for data rich second half

By Len Zehrs ASLAN Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ASLN; TPEx:6497) expects to report topline and interim data in the second half of 2018 from up to four clinical trials with its lead drug candidate, varlitinib, for the...

July 24, 2018

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Omeq Medical revolutionizing epidural injection procedures

By Melane Sampson For the first time in a century, administration of epidural needles is being transformed with a smart device developed by closely-held Omeq Medical, which has completed a proof of concept (POC)...

July 17, 2018

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Centurion BioPharma targeting strategic alliance for LADR drug conjugates by year’s end

By Len Zehrs Centurion BioPharma, a newly-created private subsidiary of CytRx (NASDAQ:CYTR), is currently in discussions with a number of pharma companies for a strategic alliance to continue development of its patient...

July 10, 2018

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Intellijoint Surgical setting new standard in surgical 3D navigation

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Intellijoint Surgical plans to improve patients’ lives by providing every orthopaedic surgeon with their surgical 3D solution that provides real-time intraoperative measurements to ensure...

July 3, 2018

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Kardium seeking CE Mark for breakthrough treatment of atrial fibrillation

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Kardium hopes to receive marketing approval in Europe in the fourth quarter of 2018 and launch its breakthrough Globe mapping and ablation system of cardiac tissue for the treatment of atrial...

June 26, 2018

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Imagin Medical taking bladder cancer imaging to next level

By Len Zehrs Imagin Medical’s (CSE:IME; OTC:IMEXF) i/Blue Imaging System is expected to improve physicians’ ability to detect bladder cancer with minimally invasive endoscopes and reduce recurrence by dramatically...

June 19, 2018

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XOR Labs pioneering technology to expand lung transplantation

By Len Zehrs Closely-held XOR Labs hopes to dramatically increase the number of lungs suitable for transplantation with its Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) technology. “Only about 20 out of every 100 donated lungs are...

June 12, 2018

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NanoSphere spearheads delivery of medical nano-encapsulated THC/CBD

By Len Zehrs NanoSphere Health Sciences (CSE:NSHS; OTC:NSHSF) has developed a newly-patented delivery technology that increases the bioavailability and bioactivity of its Evolve line of gel-like cannabinoids for the...

June 5, 2018

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Gecko Biomedical readies rapid acceleration of polymer platform

By Melane Sampson Since developing and validating SETALUM, a versatile vascular sealant in 2013, closely-held, Paris-based Gecko Biomedical is now poised to seek FDA approval for SETALUM, validate new programs, and open...

May 29, 2018

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Nanobiotix pioneering nanomedicine in new paradigm against cancer

By Len Zehrs France’s Nanobiotix (Euronext:NANO) is hoping to change the paradigm for cancer treatment with a single nanomedicine applicable across oncology for millions of patients. “What differentiates us is that we...

May 15, 2018

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CellAegis to complete enrolment in U.S. autoRIC trial by end of 2018

By Len Zehrs In addition to several large ongoing investigator-sponsored studies in Europe and Canada using its autoRIC device for automated remote ischemic conditioning (RIC), closely-held CellAegis Devices expects its...

May 8, 2018

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Aimmune readies filing for FDA approval of peanut allergy treatment

By Len Zehrs On the heels of positive data from its PALISADE pivotal trial, Aimmune Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AIMT) plans to submit a biologics license application with the FDA by the end of 2018 for its peanut allergy...

May 1, 2018

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Cyclica offers Pharma a novel cloud platform to increase R&D productivity

By Len Zehrs During the past four years, closely-held Cyclica has developed and validated a patented structure-based and AI-augmented proteome-screening platform, known as Ligand Express. “The platform enables critical...

April 24, 2018

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Moberg Pharma parlaying topical niche brands to fuel innovation engine

By Len Zehrs Sweden’s Moberg Pharma (OMX:MOB) is focused on maximizing the potential of its market leading position in over-the-counter sales of topical dermatology products to drive development of new therapies for the...

April 17, 2018

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Tear Film Innovations readies launch of iLux device for dry eye disease

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Tear Film Innovations plans to formally launch at two upcoming medical conferences its iLux medical device to treat Meibomian gland dysfunction, the leading cause of dry eye disease. The...

April 10, 2018

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Myomo scaling up distribution of MyoPro robotic arm brace

By Len Zehrs Myomo (NYSE American:MYO) is moving from a controlled introduction over the past few years to a scale up sales and distribution of its MyoPro product line of lightweight, non-invasive, powered arm braces to...

April 3, 2018

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Australia tax incentives spurring R&D

By Len Zehrs Australia is riding a wave of R&D, thanks to generous government tax incentives, as well as the quality of contract research and speed of performing clinical trials. The incentives provide businesses...

March 27, 2018

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Vital Therapies pivotal ELAD trial to read out at end of third quarter

By Len Zehrs Vital Therapies (NASDAQ:VTL) expects to report top line data from its ELAD pivotal study, known as VTL-308, in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (sAH), an acute form of liver failure, by the end of...

March 20, 2018

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DarioHealth simplifies diabetes with managed care platform

By Len Zehrs DarioHealth’s (NASDAQ:DRIO) diabetes managed care platform covers all facets of the disease, with a blood glucose device coupled directly to a patient’s smartphone to provide 100% data...

March 13, 2018

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liberDi readies first-in-man study of portable dialysis system

By Len Zehrs Closely-held liberDi plans to initiate in the first half of 2018 the first-in-man clinical trial of its Smart Peritoneal Dialysis System, a small, portable and automatic dialysis device, which is designed...

March 6, 2018

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Scientus Pharma considering go-public transaction on heels of financing

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Scientus Pharma hopes to go public in mid-year, possibly through a reverse takeover of a publicly traded shell company, following a successful $15.8-million private equity financing, which...

February 27, 2018

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