PARIS and NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum Genomics (Euronext Growth – FR0011648971 – ALQGC, OTCQX – QNNTF), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in developing a new drug class that directly targets the brain to treat resistant hypertension and heart failure, today announced the initiation of its pivotal Phase III FRESH study […]
Author: Ken Dropiewski
CryoLife and Misonix Enter Into Distribution Agreement for NeoPatch
CryoLife Will Supply NeoPatch, a Chorioamniotic Membrane Tissue, to Misonix ATLANTA, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — CryoLife, Inc. (“CryoLife”;NYSE: CRY), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, announced today that it has entered into an agreement whereby Misonix (NASDAQ: MSON) will have exclusive US commercialization rights for CryoLife’s NeoPatch product to […]
Results Demonstrating Favorable Outcomes with TCAR vs. TF-CAS in Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILK), a company focused on reducing the risk of stroke and its devastating impact, today announced that positive results from the ongoing TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) Surveillance Project comparing TCAR and transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TF-CAS) have been published in The Journal […]
FDA Grants ‘Breakthrough’ Designation to Eko’s ECG-based Low Ejection Fraction Screening Algorithm, Designed to Improve Detection of Heart Failure
Developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, the algorithm would help healthcare providers detect heart failure during a standard physical exam San Francisco, CA, Dec. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eko, a digital health company applying artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against heart disease, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
ANI Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch of Bretylium Tosylate Injection, USP 50 mg/mL
BAUDETTE, Minn., Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ANI”) (Nasdaq: ANIP) today announced the launch of Bretylium Tosylate Injection USP, 50 mg/mL. Bretylium Tosylate is a class III antiarrhythmic medication approved for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia. ANI estimates that the current annual U.S. […]
Medicure Announces the Completion of Shortened AGGRASTAT® Versus Integrilin® in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (SAVI-PCI) Study
WINNIPEG, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Medicure Inc. (“Medicure” or the “Company”) (TSXV:MPH, OTC:MCUJF), a cardiovascular pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce the completion of the Shortened AGGRASTAT® (tirofiban hydrochloride) injection versus Integrilin® (eptifibatide) in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (SAVI-PCI) Clinical Trial. SAVI-PCI was a randomized, multicenter, open-label study enrolling 535 patients at 13 sites […]
Velano Secures Additional Funding to Meet Commercial Demand for PIVO, Fueled by Industry Move to One-Stick Hospitalization
Latest funding caps year of groundbreaking milestones for transformative vascular access company; new capital will be used to meet rapidly growing hospital and patient demand San Francisco, Calif. – December 17, 2019 – Vascular access technology pioneer Velano Vascular today announced that it has closed the second tranche of a $25 million growth financing […]
(My) 5 Top Mergers and Acquisitions in MedTech/Biotech for 2019
written by Ken Dropiewski, McDermott & Bull Executive Search Who and Why? Looking back at M&A activity this year, I took notice of a few that stood out, irrespective of their size. One could argue that they saw some of these coming, and others were surprising – regardless it makes […]
iRhythm Announces Participation in GUARD-AF Study Focused on Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRTC) today announced its participation in a new, randomized, controlled study, GUARD-AF (ReducinG stroke by screening for UndiAgnosed atRial fibrillation in elderly inDividuals), sponsored by the Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance (the Alliance). The study seeks to determine if earlier detection of atrial […]
TransThera Biosciences Announces IND Approval from FDA for Clinical Studies of TT-00920 to Treat Chronic Heart Failure
NANJING, China, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — TransThera Biosciences Co. Ltd, a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Nanjing, China, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for TT-00920, a novel small molecule inhibitor of Phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE 9) for the treatment of chronic heart failure. […]



