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Rapid Nexus Reports the US FDA’s 510(k) Clearance of Hemastyl Gel Device to Support Wound Healing

Shots: The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to the Hemastyl gel device to support chronic wound healing  The Hemastyl gel is a topical formulation that enhances the tissue-repair environment to support wound closure, while the Periwound NerveStim device works with Hemastyl to restore periwound function The Periwound NerveStim device is in final FDA approval stages, with…

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Avvio Medical’s Avvio Enhanced Lithotripsy System (ELS) Receives the US FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation (BDD) for Kidney Stone Treatment

Shots: The US FDA has granted BDD to Avvio ELS for minimally invasive, anesthesia-independent kidney stone treatment AVVIO ELS will be investigated in a pivotal ELS trial across the US following IDE approval, with US commercial launch planned in 2026, pending FDA clearance The AVVIO ELS uses microbubble-enhanced acoustic cavitation lithotripsy to enable minimally invasive kidney…

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New Drug Designations – September 2025    

Shots:     PharmaShots’ Designation Report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations granted by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW, Health Canada, and NMPA   The September 2025 report covers designations granted to 33 drugs and 4 medical devices, spanning 12 small molecules, 6 biologics, 8 cell and gene therapies & 4 medical devices among others  …

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New Drug Designations – May 2025  

Shots:      PharmaShots’ Designation Report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations granted by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW, Health Canada and NMPA    The May 2025 report covers designations granted to 44 drugs and 5 medical devices, spanning 15 small molecules, 7 biologics, 13 cell and gene therapies & 5 medical devices among others   …

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New Drug Designations – April 2025  

Shots:     PharmaShots’ Designation Report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations granted by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW, Health Canada and NMPA   The April 2025 report covers designations granted to 36 drugs and 6 medical devices, spanning 14 small molecules, 3 biologics, 11 cell and gene therapies & 6 medical devices among…

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New Drug Designations - October 2024

New Drug Designations – October 2024

Shots:   PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, NMPA, and EMA   The October 2024 report covers designations granted to 33 drugs and 2 devices, encompassing 14 small molecules, 4 biologics, 8 cell and gene therapies, and 2 medical devices.  Significant trends this month…

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New Drug Designations - September 2024

New Drug Designations – September 2024

Shots:   PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA, Health Canada and EMA.  The September 2024 report covers regulatory designations for 42 drugs and 1 device, including 16 small molecules, 6 biologics, 12 cell and gene therapies, and 1 device, among others.  Significant trends this month…

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New Drug Designations - April 2024

New Drug Designations – April 2024

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA and EMA. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 11 small molecules, 7 biologics, 7 cell & gene therapies, 1 antiviral, 1 peptide and 3 devices   Lisata Therapeutics’ LSTA1 received ODD this month and was granted with…

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New Drug Designations - March 2024

New Drug Designations – March 2024

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, MHRA and EC. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 10 small molecules, 6 biologics, 5 cell & gene therapy, 1 recombinant fusion protein, 2 actineoplastics, 1 antidepressant, 1 drug conjugate, 1 analgesic and 6 devices    Trellis Bioscience's…

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