In clinical studies, more than half of patients receiving risankizumab achieved complete skin clearance (PASI 100) at one year (52 weeks) (1) The Biologics License Application is supported by four Phase 3 studies of more than 2,000 patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (1-3) Risankizumab is an investigational compound designed to selectively inhibit IL-23 by binding to its p19 subunit and is being evaluated for the potential to deliver long-term skin clearance for psoriasis patients with 12-week dosing (4)
Yesterday morning, the FDA published its 17-page first draft of a working model for its pre-certification program for software as a medical device (SaMD). Though still preliminary (the agency is asking for comments by the end of May), the publication comes with some long-awaited details about how the program might work.
IDx, a privately held AI diagnostics company, announced today that it has filed its De Novo submission to the FDA for IDx-DR, an AI-based system for the autonomous detection of diabetic retinopathy — a leading cause of blindness. The FDA has granted IDx-DR with a “Breakthrough Device” designation, which means the submission will receive expedited review.
Akorn has filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court asking Fresenius to follow through on the pair's buyout agreement. A year after inking its $4.3 billion Akorn buyout agreement, Fresenius intends to scrap the deal. Akorn, though, isn’t having it, and analysts say a “legal battle royale” could be on the horizon.
Collaboration between China's National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Lilly aims to improve care for people living with Type 2 diabetes in China - The Lilly and NCCD collaboration will address four strategic areas to advance scientific understanding and medical education related to diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Novartis is launching an mHealth app on Apple's ResearchKit platform to determine whether smartphones are reliable enough for use in ophthalmology studies.
On Tuesday, Bothell, Washington-based Steth IO announced the launch of its smartphone-based digital stethoscope.
Plymouth-based medical device maker Urotronic is ramping up clinical research on its Optilume drug-coated balloon to treat men with narrowed urethras, accelerating the data-gathering process for its novel device.
Takeda has upped its offer to buy Shire $SHPG for a mix of stock and cash worth close to $65 billion, which is good enough for the Lexington, MA-based biotech to extend the deadline on their talks to May 8 after determining they were close to finalizing a pact.
- A CD19 CAR with novel targeting properties designed to reduce cytokine release syndrome –
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