Dompé initiates dry eye trial

Dompé has enrolled the first patient in a phase 2b clinical trial of its recombinant human nerve growth factor eye solution for the treatment of dry eye disease, according to a press release. NGF0118 study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of rhNGF…

3D-Printing Utilized to Grow New Human Hair

Researchers from the Columbia University Irving Medical Center have developed a tissue engineering and 3D printing method to grow new hair follicles and stop hair loss. Their work, recently published in Nature Communications, demonstrates that they were able to grow human hair follicles in a dish and on mice for the first time. These hair [… (Read more...)

Canon Releases Aplio a-series Budget Ultrasounds

Canon Medical is releasing a new line of ultrasounds, called the Aplio a-series. Presented at this year’s American Society of Echocardiography’s annual meeting, the Aplio a450 and Aplio a550 are designed to be competitively priced while offering multi-purpose advanced imaging, including cardiac imaging. Built with some features taken fr (Read more...)

Thomas H. Lee Partners Acquires Nextech Systems

TAMPA, Fla. & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nextech Systems (the “Company” or “Nextech”), a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions for specialty physician practices, today announced that funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“…