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Medtech start-up Venari raises €4.5m in seed funding NUI Galway spin-out behind device for treatment of chronic venous disease about 7 hours ago Charlie Taylor Venari co-founders Seán Cummins, Stephen Cox and Nigel Phelan. Photograph: Martina Regan   Galway-based medtech company Venari Medical has raised $5.3 million (€4.5 million) in funding to...

  Pfizer to seek FDA approval for Covid-19 vaccine in November Company now a frontrunner in coronavirus vaccine race Joe Miller The Pfizer vaccine is being tested on 38,000 people worldwide. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images     Pfizer will apply for emergency US approval of the Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with Germany’s...

The Hard and Fast Rule There’s a Hard and Fast Rule when it comes to performing CPR - You just have to remember the two key steps: 1. Call 112 or 999 2. Push hard and fast in the centre of the chest We want to tell as many people as possible how straightforward it is to carry out CPR – the more people who know how to perform CPR, the more likely...

​New blood test predicts which Covid-19 patients will develop severe infection ‘Dublin-Boston score’ has potential to inform doctors on best treatment options Kevin O'Sullivan Environment & Science Editor The new blood test works by measuring levels of two molecules that send messages to the body’s immune system and control inflammation. Photogr...

​Irish leukaemia drug firm Priothera raises €30m to develop therapy Key players in Dublin-based start-up were involved in successful Inflazome venture about 23 hours ago Dominic Coyle A Dublin company chasing a cure for one of the most common forms of leukaemia has raised €30 million. Irish life sciences venture capital group Fountain Healthcare...

EU reviewing Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in real-time Decision comes days after launching a similar assessment process for AstraZeneca’s vaccine   The European health regulator is reviewing a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech in real-time, days after launching a similar assessment process for AstraZeneca’s vaccine. The...

New treatment hope for women with most common form of breast cancer   Irish Independent: Eilish O'Regan       stock image    Women with the most common form of breast cancer have been offered new hope of treatment thanks to Irish researchers.   Up to three-quarters of breast cancer patients here are diagnosed with what is known as the hormone re...