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Johnson & Johnson adds AI and 3D navigation to MONARCH as robotic lung biopsy race intensifies

MONARCH QUEST 3 adds AI nodule segmentation, improved registration, 3D orientation and broader cone-beam CT integration as Johnson & Johnson targets more reliable lung nodule navigation.

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Pharma & Biotech

One fill-finish plant exits, another takes over as Scholar Rock keeps apitegromab on track for FDA review

Scholar Rock has removed the OAI-classified Catalent Indiana facility from apitegromab’s US filing, preserving its September 30 FDA target through an alternate manufacturer while withdrawing and preparing to resubmit the European application.

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Pharma & Biotech

Teva moves first-in-class ecopipam toward FDA decision after pediatric Phase 3 validates D1 receptor blockade

FDA has accepted Teva’s ecopipam NDA with Priority Review after Phase 3 treatment reduced the risk of tic relapse by 53% among pediatric responders.

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Pharma & Biotech

Amylyx’s GLP-1 blocker avexitide cuts post-bariatric hypoglycemia event rate 55% in Phase 3

LUCIDITY met its FDA-agreed primary endpoint with a 55% lower composite rate of Level 2 and Level 3 hypoglycemic events, supporting an NDA planned by year-end.

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Pharma & Biotech

From a difficult Phase 2 to FDA approval: how Regeneron rebuilt its garetosmab FOP programme

FDA approval gives adults with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva another treatment option after OPTIMA recorded just one to two new bone lesions with Pasatru versus 19 with placebo over 56 weeks.

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Genglycos becomes first FDA-approved GSDIa therapy as Ultragenyx turns AAV8 gene therapy into a commercial product

FDA accelerated approval makes Genglycos the first treatment for GSDIa, based on a 31% reduction in daily cornstarch intake that must now be confirmed through long-term follow-up.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Cortechs.ai adds FDA-cleared PET analysis as Alzheimer’s diagnosis becomes increasingly biomarker-driven

Cortechs.ai’s NeuroQuant PET can automatically quantify amyloid PET uptake, generate SUVR and Centiloid measurements and send structured results into imaging workflows.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Can tumor ablation help organize an immune response? Galvanize’s Aliya PEF data raise a bigger oncology question

A peer-reviewed NSCLC study found mature tertiary lymphoid structures in 47% of Aliya PEF-treated tumors versus 24% of controls, an exploratory signal that now needs clinical validation.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

ImpediMed wins FDA clearance for SOZO sarcopenia assessment, extending one scan beyond lymphedema monitoring

ImpediMed’s new FDA clearance adds sarcopenia risk assessment to the SOZO platform, potentially allowing muscle-loss monitoring alongside existing fluid and body-composition measurements.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Can portable MRI close more of the image-quality gap? Hyperfine’s latest FDA clearance raises the stakes

Hyperfine’s newest FDA-cleared Optive AI software adds isotropic T1 imaging, stronger noise correction and workflow changes to its portable ultra-low-field Swoop MRI system.

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