MedTech News
.................... by Andrew Celentano
Tumor organoid tech advances precision medicine cancer treatments
Significant advances have been made in the development of patient-derived tumor “organoids” for preclinical research in two new studies led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. Organoids are three-dimensional clumps of cells that mimic structural and functional features of an organ, tumor or other tissue. The advances represent progress in precision medicine and point to the more routine use of tumor organoids as models for evaluating and optimizing cancer treatments.
Consano Bio Receives FDA Investigational New Drug Clearance to Expand the C-1101 Chronic Sciatica Clinical Development Program into the United States
BURLINGTON, Mass., July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Consano Bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing novel therapeutics designed to address serious, painful orthopedic conditions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for C-1101, its lead investigational therapy for chronic painful lumbosacral radiculopathy (LSR), commonly known as chronic sciatica.
Seegene USA Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Multiplex PCR Assay, Advancing Differential Diagnosis of HSV-1&2, VZV, and Monkeypox Virus for Ulcerative Skin Lesions
SEOUL, South Korea, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Seegene, Inc. (“Seegene”), a global leader in molecular diagnostics, announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, Seegene USA, Inc. (“Seegene USA”), has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Allplex™ HSV-1&2/VZV/MPXV Assay, a multiplex real-time PCR assay designed to simultaneously detect multiple viral pathogens associated with clinically overlapping lesion presentations.
Medtrum to bring 300U tubeless insulin patch pump to Germany
Medtrum announced today that it made further progress toward bringing its 300-unit tubeless insulin patch pump to the German market.
BRIJ Medical unveils wound sealant for surgical incisions
BRIJ-SEAL creates a protective, flexible seal over the incision that lasts for up to 14 days.
Poriferous’ DuraBloc technology secures US patent
The technology offers a dual-sided design with a nonporous underside and porous polyethylene structure on other sides.
Machine learning improves identification of asthma risk in children
A machine learning tool that analyzes information already captured in a child’s electronic health record helped pediatricians more accurately assess asthma risk in standardized clinical case scenarios, according to a pilot randomized clinical trial led by a Regenstrief Institute researcher.
Two hours of sleep restored: Researchers make Alzheimer’s breakthrough
There’s a small fire isolated in your kitchen. If you had the right tool, you might be able to put it out. But before you can, the sprinklers turn on and flood your entire house. An automatic response to an issue has now damaged everything you own. That’s akin to what happens in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s: Amyloid plaques, sticky protein clumps that build up in the brain, are the fire in the kitchen. Microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, are the sprinklers. A mechanism designed to protect the body ends up hurting it.