Neuro

XCath Endovascular Robotic System Successfully Performs its First-In-Human Brain Aneurysm Procedures

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–XCath, a medical device company dedicated to pioneering neuro-endovascular surgical robotics, announced today the successful first-in-human use of its EVR robotic system to treat three patients with complex brain aneurysms. The landmark procedures were performed at The Panama Clinic in Panama City, Panama, led by Vitor Mendes Pereira, M.D., […]

Kaneka Expands Global Reach with i-ED COIL™ Launch in Europe

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kaneka Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Kazuhiko Fujii) (TOKYO:4118) has begun sales of its i-ED COIL™, a brain aneurysm embolization coil (*1), in Europe as of October. The product obtained EC certification (*2) under an EU Medical Device Regulation (*3) in July and will be distributed primarily in Europe […]

Silver Creek Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase 2 Results for Scp776 in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Key Highlights Scp776 is the first therapy to show clinically meaningful efficacy in late-window stroke patients (treated up to 24 hours after onset) – a population with no approved drug options. Scp776 was safe and well-tolerated, with no increase in serious adverse events versus placebo. Scp776 leverages Silver Creek’s proprietary […]

Basking Biosciences Doses First Patients in Part B of Phase 2 Stroke Trial, Unlocks $27.5 Million Financing Tranche, and Appoints Julia C. Owens, Ph.D. as Chief Executive Officer

-Financing supports execution of Phase 2b RAISE trial evaluating BB-031, an investigational reversible thrombolytic for acute ischemic stroke, and the planned Phase 1 study of BB-025, its fast-acting reversal agent- -Current CEO Richard Shea transitions to President and Chief Operating…

Hyperfine Announces First Patients Enrolled in PRISM PMR to Evaluate the Use of Next-Generation Swoop® System in the Operating Room Setting

With several patients already enrolled in the study, PRISM PMR is designed to evaluate the Swoop® system’s clinical utility in the operating room. GUILFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hyperfine, Inc. (Nasdaq: HYPR), the groundbreaking health technology company that has redefined brain imaging with the first FDA-cleared AI-powered portable MRI system for the brain—the Swoop® […]

Lumina 3D by RapidAI Named to TIME’s List of the Best Inventions of 2025

SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RapidAI, the pioneer of deep clinical AI and the global leader in image-based decision support and workflow efficiencies, today announced that its Lumina 3D™ built on the Rapid Enterprise™ Platform has been named to TIME’s List of the Best Inventions of 2025, honoring 300 extraordinary innovations changing the […]