Polarean Imaging to submit NDA early in October
"The installation of new polarisers has continued and users of our systems are publishing research at an increased rate"
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Polarean Imaging PLC and its wholly owned subsidiary, Polarean Inc., are revenue-generating, medical imaging technology companies operating in the high-resolution medical imaging space. Polarean aspires to revolutionize pulmonary medicine by bringing the power and safety of MRI to the respiratory healthcare community in need of new solutions to evaluate lung function, diagnose disease, characterize disease progression, and monitor response to treatment.
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"The installation of new polarisers has continued and users of our systems are publishing research at an increased rate"
The company has developed a drug-device combination which uses hyperpolarised 129-Xenon gas MRI
Over 40 abstracts underlining the potential of hyperpolarized Xenon 129 have been accepted for the virtual events
The medical imaging firm said it is focused on preparing its new drug application submission to the US regulator and is “hopeful” of receiving regulatory approval in the second half of 2021
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The order for the 9820 Xenon Polariser system was from the University of British Columbia
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Amphion had pledged the shares as security against a loan and had no say in the decision to sell the shares
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Amphion's institutional lender has agreed to allow the loan maturity date of the loan to be pushed back by a year to next September
"We have now entered a crucial period for the company as the clinical trials near completion"
The new unit will expand the research at the hospital and bring Polarean’s total number of the installed and on-order polarisers to 24
MRI scans generally aren't much use when assessing lung function, but Polarean has developed a way in which a small amount of inert gas can change that
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“We are now entering a crucial period in Polarean's development and I look forward to providing our shareholders with further updates as appropriate," said chief executive Richard Hullihen.
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"We have begun early discussions with potential strategic partners in the pharmaceutical industry and in other geographic markets that could lead to important developments in new applications and uses for our technology"
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The order for the 9820 Xenon Polariser system will take the total number of Polarean's polarisers installed or on order to 24
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“The company remains cash constrained and as previously announced continues to consider both its short term and medium-term funding options and work with the company's debt providers”
“The annual burden of pulmonary disease in the US is estimated to be over US$150bn and Polarean expects over US$500mln in system sales just to top-tier institutes,” read Northland’s note
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