MedTech News

Novocure earns Japanese approval for tumor-treating fields
Novocure (Nasdaq:NVCR) announced today that it received regulatory approval in Japan for its Optune Lua wearable device.

J&J’s Shockwave launches Javelin IVL catheter in Europe
Johnson & Johnson MedTech‘s Shockwave Medical announced today that it launched its Javelin peripheral IVL catheter in Europe.

Sunsred Launches FDA-cleared Red Light Therapy Devices for Wellness Brands Worldwide
SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Shenzhen Sunsred Technology Co., Ltd. is shaking things up in the wellness tech world with its latest lineup of red light therapy devices.

Pulse wins IDE approval
Pulse Biosciences will study PFA in cardiac surgery. Meanwhile, Galvanize Therapeutics also named a new CEO, and PFA pioneer Steven Mickelsen has launched another company.

Cancer cells steal mitochondria from nerve cells in order to boost their energy
The finding opens a new path for cancer treatment.

TruLeaf Implanted First-of-its-Kind Heart Valve via Catheter Only
The current step represents a major proof of concept in humans for TruLeaf’s innovative technology aimed at transcatheter replacement of the mitral and tricuspid valves

Using deep learning for precision cancer therapy
Nearly 50 new cancer therapies are approved every year. This is good news. “But for patients and their treating physicians, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep track and to select the treatment methods from which the people affected—each with their very individual tumor characteristics—will benefit the most,” says Dr. Altuna Akalin, head of the Bioinformatics and Omics Data Science technology platform at the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC-BIMSB).

New study links blood proteins to Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss
Researchers at Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute and partner institutions have found new clues in the blood that could help explain why Alzheimer’s disease develops and how it affects memory.