Pear, etectRx To Explore Use of Sensors To Help Patients Stick With Digital Therapeutics
Pear Therapeutics is teaming up with UF Innovate | The Hub startup etectRx in a “first of its kind” collaboration examining the use of digital pill solutions with prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), the latter company announced. As part of the agreement, whose financial terms were not disclosed, the companies will work on developing up to two central nervous system product candidates combining PDTs and adherence sensors.
Abbott Blood Test To Evaluate Mild Concussions Wins FDA Clearance
Doctors soon will have a new way to evaluate patients with concussions: a rapid blood test made by Abbott Laboratories that has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It’s an advancement that could eliminate the need for some patients to get costly CT scans and the radiation exposure that accompanies them.
RTI Surgical Receives 510(k) Clearance for Dynamic Active Compression (DAC) Plate
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, recently received 510(k) Clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Dynamic Active Compression (DAC) Plate to provide stabilization and fixation of small bones of the foot. The DAC plate addresses an unmet need in […]