Margarida Maia, PhD,  science writer—

VeriSIM Life has opened PulmoSIM Therapeutics, its pharmaceutical subsidiary focused on developing treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), before moving to other rare respiratory diseases. “We are thrilled to announce the launch of PulmoSIM as it demonstrates the indefinite capabilities of the VeriSIM’s…

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) occurs in 60% of children with the heart defect known as patent ductus arteriosus, with girls being more likely to develop PH than boys, a study found. A child with patent ductus arteriosus has an opening, or duct, between two major blood vessels leading from the…