Bracco Imaging explores using microbubbles to deliver personalized gene therapy

Bracco Imaging has launched a new effort at its Switzerland-based R&D center to evaluate gas-filled microbubbles, usually used for diagnostic imaging, as a delivery vehicle for personalized gene therapies to treat chronic dysfunctional diseases linked to lipid metabolism.
The research project is part of a deal that Bracco signed with startup SonoGene, which is developing platforms for the therapeutic delivery of genes and drugs using ultrasound-triggered microbubble delivery systems.
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Source: Mass Device - January 23, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Diagnostics Drug-Device Combinations Imaging Pharmaceuticals Research & Development Bracco Diagnostics Source Type: news