SAN DIEGO, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Biolabs International LLC proudly introduces PowderTracer™, a groundbreaking, rapid surface test, and its companion app, designed to swiftly detect seven dangerous drugs. This innovative tool is poised to revolutionize forensic drug detection in the field, providing accurate results in under five minutes. PowderTracer™ addresses the urgent need for rapid, reliable drug identification, particularly in the face of the escalating opioid crisis and the increasingly sophisticated methods used by drug traffickers.

A team of scientists has uncovered the mechanism of cellular uptake for large and polar drugs and devised a novel strategy to optimize the capacity of drug-delivery into these cells. The team was led by Hong-yu Li, Ph.D., professor of medicinal chemistry and chemical biology with the Department of Pharmacology and the Barshop Institute at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), together with teams from Duke University (Duke) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Orchestra BioMed (Nasdaq:OBIO) announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its atrioventricular interval modulation (AVIM) therapy.

Novocure (Baar, Switzerland) announced today that it has won a CE mark for its Optune Lua wearable device for treating metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

Vivasure Medical announced today that it received CE mark approval for its PerQseal Elite vascular closure system.