Ascletis Pharma has become the first company to seek to list (PDF) in Hong Kong under the exchange’s new, more relaxed rules on biotech IPOs. The antiviral disease specialist will use the cash to win approvals for hepatitis C drugs licensed from Roche and Presidio Pharmaceuticals.
Every year, 3D printing offers more and more promise in the healthcare field. And while the ultimate goal of printing whole complex organs for transplants may still be decades away, 3D printing is helping to save and improve lives in ways - and in places - never imagined just a few years ago.
With a view of gathering mHealth data through a wearable from over 800 people with Parkinson’s disease, a project has been unveiled by the Michael J Fox Foundation which has been doing pioneering work in Parkinson’s disease.
The mRhythm Study, an initiative of Cardiogram, the startup involved in providing a workable roadmap to the heart rate data of Apple Watch, has shown that atrial fibrillations can be detected with 97 percent accuracy through algorithms.
In 2010, around 130 brands like Zoloft and Lipitor constituted for 34% of the universal pharma sector sales. Following the same year, many other drug companies hewed from the permit. The sector has changed in countless ways.
According to reports, the biotechnology company Abpro has rescheduled its $96 million IPO, delaying a capital infusion it hoped would support the first clinical trials of its lead product candidates over the next year.
Diabetes Australia's (the third oldest diabetes association in the world) latest figures show that over 200,000 women have suffered gestational diabetes during the last 10 years and is expected to exceed 500,000 within the next decade. Gestational diabetes can be fatal if untreated and could likely lead to overweight babies, premature births, as well as PreEclampsia.
The Internet of Things (IoT) has changed the functionalities of the medical and healthcare sectors and has brought significant changes in the healthcare services delivery model.
The team is focusing to make Alex, the voice assistant, more convenient and useful in the health-care sector, which requires regulations and data privacy set by the HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The experts are aiming to work on diabetes management, assistance for mother, infants and the elderly.
Finland pharmaceuticals company Faron (AIM: FARN) has crashed almost 90% of its shares, as the company announced the Phase III INTEREST trial of traumakine failed to meet its efficacy endpoint.
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