Company repurposing anticancer medication RB-190 for Parkinson’s

Right Brain Bio is repurposing the approved therapy RB-190 as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease — and is now preparing to seek U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to test the anticancer medication for this indication in a Phase 2 clinical trial. The company intends to file…

FDA OKs Parkinson’s clinical trial to test NouvNeu001 cell therapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Iregene Therapeutics the green light to launch a clinical trial testing its cell therapy NouvNeu001, being developed for moderate to advanced Parkinson’s disease. According to the company, this marks a significant milestone, with NouvNeu001 becoming the world’s first…

NeuroOne Plans to Ask FDA to Clear RF Ablation System in New Year

NeuroOne Medical Technologies announced it has successfully completed a feasibility study of its OneRF ablation system, which uses implanted electrodes to destroy targeted regions of the brain — and may help to control tremor in people with Parkinson’s disease — in animal models. The company is planning…

FDA Clears NeuroOne Evo sEEG Device for Use Up to 30 Days

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted NeuroOne Medical Technologies clearance to market its Evo stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG) electrode technology for temporary use of less than 30 days. The device — previously cleared by the FDA for use of less than one day — is used to measure…