Lumicell said it completed enrollment in a Phase C feasibility clinical trial for its intraoperative breast cancer imaging system. The Newton, Mass.-based company expects results later this year and plans to start a pivotal trial by the end of 2019 before it applies for FDA approval. Lumicell’s imaging system is designed to enable surgeons to […]
Motus GI taps Moran as CEO | Personnel Moves – September 25, 2018
Motus GI said today that it named Timothy Moran as its new chief executive officer, effective October 1, replacing former CEO Mark Pomeranz who will assume the role of president and COO. Moran has previously served ConvaTec‘s (LON:CTEC) Americas president and helped lead the company through its initial public offering in 2016. Prior to ConvaTec, Moran spent […]
This new technology could help surgeons clear out leftover cancer cells
In some instances, as many as 30% of patients need repeat surgeries get rid of cancerous cells initially left behind. The team from Lumicell wants to change that — and improve outcomes for cancer patients. [Image by MDO art director Matthew Claney] After his wife died of breast cancer in 2003, David Lee stepped away from […]
Lumicell aims $29m Series C at pivotal breast cancer trial and expansion into other cancers
With $28.7 million from a recently-closed Series C round, Lumicell reported today that it plans to launch a pivotal trial of its image-guided cancer surgery tech in breast cancer. The Wellesley, Mass.-based company added that it hopes to expand its clinical program into other solid tumor cancers, including lung, ovarian and brain cancer. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business […]
Lumicell raises $21m for image-guided cancer surgery tech
Lumicell has raised $20.7 million over the past three months, according to a regulatory document filed with SEC last week. More than 20 investors have contributed to the $26.5 million equity offering, the Wellesley, Mass.-based company reported, including one investor outside of the U.S. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Lumicell launches breast cancer, prostate cancer trials with Lum image-guided system
Lumicell said today that it is launching clinical studies in breast cancer and prostate cancer with its Lum image-guided cancer surgery system. The breast cancer trial is a pivotal study following an initial training period with surgeons, the Wellesley, Mass.-based company reported, and the prostate cancer study is a first for Lumicell and its technology, Most […]
Lumicell taps ex-Accuray COO Londy as CEO | Personnel Moves July 18, 2017
Lumicell said last week it tapped former Accuray (NSDQ:ARAY) chief operating officer Kelly Londy as its new chief exec, with founder W. Lee moving to take the role of prez & chief scientific officer. Prior to holding the COO position at Accuray, Londy has held leadership positions at GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) and Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG), Lumicell said. “We are […]
Zimmer Biomet prez, CEO Dvorak unexpectedly resigns | Personnel Moves, July 12, 2017
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said late yesterday its prez and CEO David Dvorak has resigned from his position at the head of the company, effective immediately, to be replaced on an interim basis by senior VP and CFO Daniel Florin until a permanent successor is named. The Warsaw, Ind.-based company said it is retaining “a leading executive search […]
Halyard Health taps former Acelity head Woody for CEO | Personnel Moves July 5, 2017
Halyard Health (NYSE:HYH) said late last month it tapped former Acelity prez & CEO Joseph Woody as its new chief executive officer, replacing a retiring Robert Abernathy. Woody will also assume a seat on the board of directors, with former CEO Abernathy continuing on as board chair, the Alpharetta, Ga.-based company said. “On behalf of the […]
Navigating the regulatory and development pathways for drug-device products
David Lee began his path to CEO of Lumicell in 1999, when his wife was diagnosed with cancer. She passed away in 2003, while Lee was working in the semiconductor industry. He decided it was time for a career change. More than a decade later, Lee holds the corner office at a company that is […]
Good early data for Lumicell’s tumor-detecting system
An early trial of Lumicell’s surgical imaging agent returned promising results, according to findings published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine. Lumicell’s surgical imaging system is made up of a hand-held single-cell detection imaging device and a cancer-specific molecular imaging agent, the company said. The technology is designed to be optimized for specific cancer-types and surgical […]
