GE Healthcare and MediView announced a partnership to co-develop a technology platform that integrates medical imaging into mixed reality solutions.

The development of oncolytic virus therapy has gained momentum over the past decade, due to its relatively safe mode of action and potential to enhance existing treatment options. A third of cancer vaccines in development are now oncolytic viruses, which are being developed for about 40 different types of cancer. In Vivo takes a closer look at therapies in development to see what the future holds for this promising therapy.

Fundamental VR, which developed a virtual surgical platform that uses advanced technologies such as haptic (touch) feedback, announced on 11 August it raised $20m in a series B round led by EQT Life Sciences and prior investors Downing Ventures.

Kyorin Pharma is to end operations at its US subsidiary ActivX 18 years since its acquisition. Although the California firm’s kinase-probing technology has contributed to Kyorin’s R&D, the Japanese firm acknowledged limits to future applicability in the development of candidate compounds.