Featuring Newrotex: Could this spider’s silk help repair nerves?
Scientists are using spider silk to help develop surgical devices for nerve regeneration. “It acts like a scaffold for nerves to grow along like a rose on a trellis,” Dr Alex Woods explains, holding threads of silk worthy of Spider-man.... Read More →
Leadoptik reports first-in-human use of lung biopsy tech
Leadoptik today announced the successful first-in-human clinical use of its FDA-cleared Last Inch Assessment (LIA) system, the company tells MassDevice. The first-in-human use took place at the University of Chicago Medical Center. It comes on the heels of FDA 510(k)... Read More →
Simple patch can make medications safer and more effective featuring Nutromics
UNSW researchers have helped design a simple, wearable patch to give clinicians up-to-the-minute readouts of a medication’s levels in the body, offering a new era of precision dosing. Vancomycin is the antibiotic doctors reach for when almost nothing else will... Read More →
Medtronic advances its innovation strategy with intent to acquire CathWorks
GALWAY, Ireland, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it will exercise its option to acquire CathWorks, a privately held medical device company, which aims to transform how coronary artery disease... Read More →
Tim Sweeney, Co-Founder and CEO of Inflammatix, Joins Sepsis Alliance Board of Directors
Sepsis Alliance, the leading patient advocacy organization dedicated to saving lives and reducing suffering by improving sepsis awareness and care, is pleased to announce that Tim Sweeney, MD, PhD, has joined its Board of Directors. Dr. Sweeney is cofounder and... Read More →
She Leads Biotech podcast features Dr. Meghana Helder-Surgeon, practicing cardiac surgeon and Founder & CEO of Octin Health
What happens when a heart surgeon gets fed up with “good enough”? In this episode of She Leads Biotech, I sit down with Dr. Meghana Helder-Surgeon, practicing cardiac surgeon and Founder & CEO of Octin Health. She shares how one... Read More →
Prenosis Announces $20M BARDA Contract and $20M Series A Financing Round, Advancing Mission to Deliver Integrated Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Latest fundraising efforts accelerate further innovation in biology-based diagnostics and therapeutics for critical care conditions CHICAGO, IL – January 29, 2026 – Prenosis, a biology-based technology company delivering integrated diagnostics and therapeutics, announced today two major milestones: completion of its... Read More →
FDA Clearance of LIA™ featuring LEADOPTIK
LIA™ (Last Inch Assessment) has officially received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. On paper, this is a regulatory milestone. In practice, it represents a fundamental shift in how lung cancer can be approached at its most fragile... Read More →
$41M Contract Fuels ATDev’s Vision for AI-Powered PT Ecosystem
ATDev’s 5-pound Reflex robotic rehab device enables PT at home, addressing therapist shortages and improving patient adherence rates. New medical devices are hitting the market almost daily, improving the lives of patients living with a myriad of conditions. When Owen... Read More →
This Aussie medtech is taking aim at a US bladder-control stronghold featuring Australis Scientific
Medtech giants Boston Scientific and Medtronic are doubling down on bladder-control therapies, confirming this space as one of the sector’s fastest-growing battlegrounds. Australis Scientific is pursuing the same therapeutic nerve pathway as those market leaders’ ankle-based implant devices, but with... Read More →