Five-month drought broken by ExCellThera’s "optimized culture system" designation for treatment of hematologic malignancies. The Pink Sheet details each of the 27 announced Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designations in a table.

The study will be expanded by 50 patients, for a total of 220 subjects, based on the recommendation of a statistician who reviewed an interim analysis. RECON is intended to support a Biologic License Application for Avance, a processed human nerve allograft for bridging severed peripheral nerves.

Starts & Stops compiles all the clinical trial announcements, initiations, completions and suspensions tracked by MedDeviceTracker. This edition covers trial announcements from Jan. 7 through Jan. 27, including announcements from Medtronic, QT Vascular, Boston Scientific, and Shockwave.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced in November 2017.