Latest Clinical Studies News

Lumos Diagnostics has hit a key enrollment milestone in its BARDA-funded paediatric study for FebriDx®, unlocking a US$720,000 payment and edging closer to FDA expansion.

Neurotech International has reported positive long-term safety results for its lead drug candidate NTI164, bolstering its path towards regulatory approval and chronic use in paediatric neurological disorders.

Deal headlines and big drill hits shared the stage with a brutal sell-off in a handful of tiny raisings. The week’s biggest winners were backed by clear news; the biggest losers showed what happens when buyers vanish after a halt.

Two capital raisings and one brutal reset set the tone, even as several companies posted clean growth or strong clinical updates. Radiopharmaceuticals kept delivering good news, but investors still punished supply-chain and cash needs fast.

Adherium Limited has raised $6.7 million through a Placement and Institutional Entitlement Offer, positioning itself to expand its digital respiratory management solutions and advance value-based care contracts with US insurers.

INOVIQ Limited reported a $3.96 million net loss for H1 2026, driven by increased R&D spend, while securing $10.2 million to accelerate its exosome-based cancer diagnostics and therapeutics pipeline.

Tetratherix Limited reveals promising interim results for TetraDerm, its scar prevention product, showing minimal scarring in patients after skin lesion surgeries. The product’s unique approach could reshape wound closure in a $US2.1 billion market.

Adherium Limited launches a A$7.52 million equity raising to fund commercial expansion of its Hailie SmartInhaler remote patient monitoring platform targeting asthma and COPD patients in the US. The company aims to scale patient numbers and progress towards value-based care contracts with major insurers.

The week was split between big earnings reactions and small-cap rocks-and-rigs rallies. Pro Medicus sank despite record numbers, while a handful of explorers jumped on fresh discoveries and policy wins.

Healthcare stocks split into two stories this week: big names sold off hard, while a few small caps ran on clear news. The biggest moves came from a sharp fall in Pro Medicus and Cochlear, while Noxopharm jumped after a top-tier journal publication.

AVITA Medical reported a mixed fourth quarter with revenue pressures easing and full-year growth, underpinned by a new $60 million credit facility and advancing clinical trials.

AVITA Medical reported steady Q4 losses amid reimbursement challenges but achieved 11% revenue growth for 2025 and secured a $60 million credit facility to fuel future expansion.