Inside The Spinal Cord: InVivo Therapeutics Looks To Reverse Injury, Leverage Regulatory Reforms
Executive Summary
InVivo Therapeutics is looking to build on a breakthrough in understanding the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury to bring the first device to market for partially reversing the debilitating condition. The firm is dealing with a cautious FDA in its pivotal-trial development, but also looking to leverage a new US policy for humanitarian-use devices to expedite its path to market expansion.
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