Proteus Digital Health said today that the first cancer patients were treated using its digital oncology therapy, which combines oral chemotherapy with an ingestible sensor. Patients with stage 3 and 4 colorectal cancer at the University of Minnesota Health and Fairview Health Services were treated with digital capecitabine. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company plans to use […]
Anthem exec chairman joins Proteus board | Personnel Moves – Feb. 26, 2018
Proteus Digital Health announced earlier this month that Anthem‘s (NYSE:ANTM) executive chairman, Joseph Swedish, joined the company’s board of directors. Swedish served as Anthem’s president & chief executive from 2013 until he was appointed executive chairman in 2018. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
The ‘smart pill’ market could be worth $3B by 2025 – meet the key players
The “smart pill” market is expected to nearly quadruple in value to $3 billion by 2025, according to Grand View Research. Driving this growth is an increasing demand for minimally-invasive procedures, as well as better patient monitoring capabilities. There are a number of players in the pharmaceutical and medtech arenas looking to stake a claim […]
FDA approves first pill with sensor to track ingestion
The FDA today approved Abilify MyCite, the first drug in the U.S. to have an ingestible sensor embedded within the pill that can track if the medication was taken. The drug-device combination product is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute treatment of manic and mixed episodes linked with bipolar I disorder and as an […]
Neuros Medical taps ex-Sequent CEO Wilder for corner office | Personnel Moves, August 28, 2017
Neuros Medical said it named Tom Wilder, the CEO who led Sequent Medical to a $280 million acquisition by Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543), to take the corner office. “Neuros Medical, with its patented Altius system high-frequency nerve block technology, has the opportunity to develop important therapy options for patients who experience significant pain as a result […]
Proteus, Otsuka take another run at FDA approval for Abilify-smart pill combo
Otsuka Pharmaceutical (TYO:4578) and Proteus Digital Health said today that the FDA accepted its resubmitted new drug application for their “smart pill”. The drug-device product combines Abilify and a Proteus ingestible sensor in a single tablet. The FDA is slated to make a decision on the NDA resubmission in the 4th quarter this year. Get the […]
FDA wants more from Proteus, Otsuka on ‘smart pill’
Otsuka Pharmaceutical (TYO:4578) and Proteus Digital Health said today that the FDA issued a complete response letter requesting more information from the companies for the combination of the Proteus “smart pill” and Otsuka’s Abilify anti-depressant drug. The Proteus pill is designed to signal a wearable patch after it reaches the stomach, recording and time-stamping data from […]
Proteus Digital Health lands $50m Series H round
Proteus Digital Health last week said that it raised a $50 million Series H equity round it plans to use to expand the footprint of its Discover “smart pill.” The device uses an ingestible sensor, the size of a grain of sand, which is activated when it reaches the stomach and communicates with a wearable sensor patch which […]
Study: Proteus Discover boosts compliance, lowers BP & LDL | ACC 2016
Proteus Digital Health yesterday presented interim results from a study of its Proteus Discover for patients with uncontrolled hypertension and type 2 diabetes, claiming use of the system raised patient compliance, lowered blood pressure and reduced low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. The Chicago-based company’s Proteus Discover operates through the use of an ingestible sensor, the size of a grain of […]
Fujifilm Medical Systems names new COO, CMO | Personnel Moves
Fujifilm Holdings (TSE:4901) said its Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. subsidiary lured an Accuray (NSDQ:ARAY) executive and a physician from the University of Southern California to its executive roster effective Sept. 28. The Stamford, Conn.-based company said Johann Fernando, formerly Accuray’s vice president & general manager, was named to be its operations chief. Dr. Diku Mandavia, who has […]
FDA to review Proteus ‘smart pill’ with Otsuka’s Abilify anti-depressant
Otsuka Pharmaceutical (TYO:4578) and Proteus Digital Health said yesterday that the FDA will review a combination of the Proteus “smart pill” and Otsuka’s Abilify anti-depressant drug. The companies said the FDA accepted their new drug application for the drug-device combination, using the Proteus ingestible sensor and Otsuka’s aripiprazole drug in patients with serious mental illnesses such as major […]
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