French medical device start-up CarThera has published clinical trial results for using its ultrasound implant to open the blood-brain barrier in patients with recurrent brain tumors. READ MORE > |
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Deadline Approaching for Global Internship Applications
Each year, the Foundation’s Global Internship Program offers students who are interested in focused ultrasound the opportunity to work with esteemed mentors in the field.
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Blog: Breaking Barriers in Alzheimer’s Disease with Focused Ultrasound
Ying Meng and Nir Lipsman of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre discuss the unique challenges presented by Alzheimer’s disease and how focused ultrasound might be the answer.
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FDA and National Brain Tumor Society Sponsor Brain Metastases Workshop
Researchers, industry professionals, and patients attended a workshop on new FDA guidance for including patients with brain metastases in clinical trial enrollment.
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Focused Ultrasound Helps NASA Safety Engineer Protect His Health
Houston’s Forward Times reports on Victor Murray, a NASA engineer who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017 and decided to undergo focused ultrasound treatment.
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Meeting Report: Matsumoto Honored at Society of Interventional Radiology Meeting
Interventional radiologists gathered for SIR's Annual Meeting where Dr. Alan Matsumoto was honored as the Dotter Lecturer and received the Gold Award.
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Society for Neuro-Oncology to Hold Inaugural Conference on Brain Metastases
In August, the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) will hold its first conference on brain metastases, providing an opportunity to share focused ultrasound work with others in the metastatic brain cancer community.
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Research Roundup
Researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea sought to develop a novel technique to measure the temperature at the site of focused ultrasound delivery.
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Company Profile: CarThera
With new clinical trial results published and a follow-up study underway, CarThera is making strides in treating patients with serious brain tumors. We interviewed their Scientific Director, Michael Canney, PhD, to learn more about this dynamic company.
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HistoSonics Closes $54 Million Funding Round
Michigan-based HistoSonics has closed a $54 million Series C financing which will allow HistoSonics to complete regulatory and commercial milestones and expand its RASTSM platform.
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Cardiawave to Begin Aortic Stenosis Trials
The Agency for the Safety of Medicines has authorized Cardiawave to begin focused ultrasound clinical trials in France and the Netherlands to treat calcific aortic stenosis.
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Mirabilis Medical Names Wayne Poll New CEO
Mirabilis Medical, Inc., the developer of a noninvasive therapeutic ultrasound system for uterine fibroids, has appointed Wayne Poll, MD, as their new CEO.
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April 13-17, 2019 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California
April 28–May 2, 2019 Society For Thermal Medicine (STM) 36th Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, Florida
May 3-6, 2019 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
May 4-10, 2019 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 6-7, 2019 Drug Delivery West, San Francisco, California
May 13-17, 2019 Acoustical Society of America, Louisville, Kentucky
May 31–June 4, 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2019 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
June 9-13, 2019 14th Biennial Congress and Exhibition of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 10-11, 2019 Society for Image Guided Neurointerventions (SIGN), Baltimore, Maryland
June 13-15, 2019 Ultrasound Energy - ISTU and EUFUS Joint Meeting, Barcelona, Spain | Late-breaking poster submissions accepted until April 15.
June 20-21, 2019 WSGR Medical Device Conference, San Francisco, California
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