All articles by Surya Rao Akella
Surya Rao Akella
MPM Capital raises $400m to invest in early-stage biotech firms
MPM Capital invests across three vehicles: BV2018, a venture capital fund; an oncology-only crossover fund (both private and public equities);…
Cook Biotech’s OASIS Wound Matrix demonstrated to have higher rates of healing in pressure ulcers than SOC
Pressure ulcers are open wounds caused by pressure. They often occur when an individual remains in one position for an…
BioSig announces successful first-in-human use of PURE EP system
The first commercial use of the System was completed at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (“TCAI”) in Austin, TX. The…
KCI launches ABTHERA Therapy in Japan
ABTHERA Therapy is a temporary abdominal closure system that allows surgeons to take control in managing challenging abdominal wall openings…
Hancock Jaffe successfully starts first-in-human VenoValve study in Colombia
The first VenoValve was implanted in a patient and the procedure went very well. The patient was walking the day…
ReNeuronás hRPC cell therapy shows significant restoration of vision in retinitis pigmentosa trial
ReNeuron said that all three subjects in the first cohort of the phase 2 part of the trial have demonstrated…
Ocular doses first patient in phase 1 trial of OTX-TKI to treat wet AMD
Ocular Therapeutix said that the first patient was dosed at the Sydney Retina Clinic in Sydney, Australia. The company said…
US FDA grants clearance for Ion by Intuitive
Lung cancer is the world’s leading cause of cancer deaths. Many suspicious lesions found in the lung may be small…
ReWalk submits 510(K) application to FDA for ReStore exo-suit for stroke rehabilitation
ReWalk said the application is first step for the robotic rehabilitation technology to support in treating patients across the country…
Axonics announces positive data from neuromodulation device study
The study showed that patients implanted with the Axonics r-SNM System showed clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvements in UUI…