Pittsburgh spin-out ALung Technologies partners National University Hospital Singapore on acute respiratory distress syndrome study.

The National University Hospital (NUH) Singapore is teaming with ALung Technologies to assess the potential of the Pittsburgh spin-out’s technology being used in treating acute respiratory failure.

The two are partnering on a clinical study to see if ALung’s extracorporeal CO2 removal technologies can be used in treating moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

ARDS, triggered by conditions such as pneumonia and trauma, can affect critically ill patients, and normally requires mechanical ventilation to treat. However, mechanical ventilation can worsen…