The implantable device would pull immune cells in, train them to recognize pieces of the patient’s tumor, and then release them to educate T cells and build a sustained attack.

Semma Therapeutics aims to provide beta cells--the pancreatic cells that produce insulin--to patients with Type 1 diabetes. If the startup can get beyond early research, an implantable device that ...

3D-printed and “smart” pharmaceuticals are making medical treatments more effective. But it may take years before the new devices reach most patients, if they do at all.

A scientific team from the University of Liège has just developed an innovative polymer, PHOx, which could significantly improve the safety of implantable medical devices, while being more ...

This pioneering study, recently published in the Cyborg Bionic Systems journal, promises to revolutionize the creation and implementation of nano/microrobots, wearable/implantable biosensors, and ...

Novartis and Google are teaming up to develop Google's smart contact lenses for intraocular medical conditions.

This time, they will be testing an advanced implantable drug delivery device that can be remotely operated, which allows for the controlled distribution of a drug inside the body on demand.

Novartis AG <NOVN.VX> holds a 10 percent stake in privately owned Swiss dental implant maker Thommen Medical, Thommen said on Monday.