NanoEcho’s basic patent approved in Canada
The basic patent for NanoEcho’s method, previously granted in Japan, Europe, and South Korea, has now been approved also in Canada. The basic patent protects the performance of a hand-held probe with the unique combination of placing an ultrasound transducer together with one or more magnets on the same device. The same patent is under examination in the United States, where the process proceeds according to plan.
Start of an investigator-led clinical development study at Skåne University Hospital
An investigator-led clinical development study has started at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. In this context, the first examination of resected rectal cancer tissue has been performed with the NanoEcho diagnostic system.
Board member resigns at his own request due to medical reasons
At his own request, BG (Bengt-Göran) Svensson has chosen to leave NanoEcho’s board for medical reasons. At the same time, he announces that he is leaving all of his board assignments.
NanoEcho announces collaboration partner for the nanoparticle
NanoEcho and SPL medical have signed a Letter of Intent and initiated a cooperation on regulatory partnership and supply for the iron-oxide based nanoparticle. The aim of the collaboration is to achieve market approval for the NanoEcho indication, diagnostics of rectal cancer lymph node metastases.
Go ahead to start clinical development study at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö
NanoEcho has been cleared to start a clinical development study at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. The ethics committee has already approved the study and recruitment of patients is planned to commence during the fall.
NanoEcho and us4us have signed a letter of intent
NanoEcho has chosen the supplier us4us and started collaboration around the development and future manufacturing of the imaging device.
NanoEcho has chosen supplier of ultrasound transducer
NanoEcho has chosen the supplier Vermon SA, and started cooperation for the development and future manufacturing of the ultrasound transducer.