Auckland University
🇳🇿New Zealand
- Country
- 🇳🇿New Zealand
- Ownership
- Private
- Established
- 1883-01-01
- Employees
- -
- Market Cap
- -
- Website
- http://www.auckland.ac.nz
Kitea Health Secures FDA Fast-Track Status and Completes Groundbreaking Pediatric Brain Implant
• New Zealand-based Kitea Health has secured placement in the FDA fast-track program, accelerating the regulatory pathway for their innovative medical sensor technology.
• The company recently achieved a world-first by successfully implanting their neural sensor into a child's brain, marking a significant milestone in pediatric neurosurgical interventions.
• Kitea Health has raised $7 million toward a $10 million funding round, building on a decade of research before commercialization of their technology.
NZ Scientist's Gene Research Offers Hope Against Obesity Epidemic
A New Zealand researcher, Professor Matthew During, is pioneering gene therapy to combat obesity, following successful animal trials. The therapy targets the brain's hypothalamus to regulate weight and could enter human clinical trials within a year.
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