A monthly vaginal ring that releases anti-HIV drugs was found to be safe and acceptable in an NIH-funded study of adolescent girls, according this article to data presented today at the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science in Paris. The experimental ring boasted better adherence throughout the study compared to a daily oral tablet, the […]
Research & Development
Responsive, ingestible drug-delivery material could boost patient compliance
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham & Women’s Hospital have developed a novel, responsive drug-delivery material that can reside in the stomach for up to nine days. The teams work was published today in Nature Communications. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Study: Protein ferries molecule to tumors, triggering self-destruction
Ribonucleic acids, which can alter the behavior of cancerous cells, can be effectively ferried to tumors using a human protein called albumin, according to research conducted by a team of engineers at Vanderbilt University. The team’s work could help boost treatment for patients with triple-negative breast cancer, the researchers reported in the journal Proceedings of the National […]
Takeda, BioSurfaces collab on GI drug-delivery devices
Takeda Pharmaceutical (TYO:4502) and BioSurfaces said today that the two companies inked a deal to develop novel medical devices intended to treat patients with gastrointestinal diseases. The deal brings together Takeda’s experience in the gastroenterology space and BioSurfaces’ method of developing nanomaterials from FDA-approved polymers for medical implants and drug-delivery devices. Financial terms of the deal were not […]
Senseonics inks artificial pancreas deal with Roche, TypeZero Technologies
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) said today that it inked a collaboration with TypeZero Technologies and Roche (OTC:RHHBY) Diabetes Care to develop an automated insulin delivery system. The deal is part of an NIH-funded effort to test artificial pancreas systems. The trial is slated to integrate Senseonic’s Eversense glucose monitor, TypeZero’s inControl AP algorithms and Roche’s Accu-Chek Insight insulin pump. The software automatically […]
Provention Bio wants to stop Type I diabetes – with a vaccine
Before he co-founded Provention Bio, Ashleigh Palmer worked on inhaled nitric oxide for infants with respiratory failure. After the company was sold for $1.2 billion to a Baxter-led consortium, Palmer noticed there was apprehension about conducting clinical trials with neonates. He was concerned that the inhaled NO assets were slated to fall to the wayside. […]
BioLight’s glaucoma insert succeeds in Phase I/IIa trial
BioLight Life Sciences (TLV:BOLT) touted data today from a Phase I/IIa clinical trial evaluating its Eye-D latanoprost insert. The device successfully lowered intraocular pressure during the study’s 12-week period and had a favorable safety profile, according to the Israel-based company. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
J&J touts first-in-human data for HIV vaccine
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) touted first-in-human clinical data today for its investigational HIV vaccine in development by its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceutical. The Phase I/IIa trial enrolled 393 healthy volunteers. According to the data, the vaccine was well-tolerated and triggered an HIV antibody response in 100% of participants. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug […]
Google Glass is back as X Glass with focus on industry, healthcare
Google parent Alphabet (NSDQ:GOOGL) is relaunching its Google Glass smartglasses with a focus on industry and enterprise applications, including healthcare, according to a recent post from its moonshot subsidiary X. X said it has been testing an industry-focused version of Glass with a number of companies, ranging from manufacturing and industrial applications and including a large number of […]
Could this temperature sensor reduce power consumption in medical devices?
A new temperature sensor that runs at 113 pW could make wearables and even implantable medical devices less power dependent, according to research from the University of California at San Diego. The temperature sensor, developed by electrical engineers at UCSD, uses about 628 times lower power than state-of-the-art power sources and is 10 billion times […]
Parkinson’s protein to take a trip into space
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space yesterday inked a collaboration to send a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease to the International Space Station. The researchers plan to evaluate the protein’s growth under microgravity conditions, which could foster larger, more regular LRRK2 protein crystals […]