Sonire has developed Next Gen US-guided HIFU therapy system using technology and know-how generated by Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tohoku University and Tokyo Medical University for cancer treatment. It is expected to be a new therapeutic modality for intractable cancer like pancreatic cancer.
SONIRE has developed Next-Gen US-Guided HIFU therapy system which offers short-time and effective treatment. To realize this, SONIRE is taking an approach involving the creation of cavitation bubbles. Cavitation refers to a physical phenomenon in which bubbles are generated and dissipated in a short period of time due to pressure differences in a liquid stream. SONIRE’s technology utilizes the absorption of ultrasound energy by the cavitation bubbles generated by ultrasonic pressure to enhance the heating effect and allow for faster and effective treatment.
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Pre-Clinical, 2016 Restore Vision is a startup from Keio University School of Medicine. Restore Vision is developing gene therapy to restore vision for blind patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Retinitis pigmentosa is a designated intractable disease with no current treatment. Restore Vision is developing a gene therapy for visual restoration using chimeric rhodopsin, a light-sensing protein. Their product delivers genes with an AAV vector, causes chimeric rhodopsin gene induction, and enables patients to see even under low light conditions without goggles.