Author: Ken Dropiewski

Idorsia initiates PRECISION – Phase 3 study with aprocitentan for resistant hypertension management

Allschwil, Switzerland – June 20, 2018  Idorsia Ltd (SIX: IDIA) today announced that the first patient has been enrolled into PRECISION, a Phase 3 study to investigate the efficacy and safety of aprocitentan for resistant hypertension management in adults. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, remains the most frequent addressable risk […]

InspireMD’s CGuard EPS Featured at the SBHCI Congress in Brazil

Tel Aviv, Israel, June 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE AMER:NSPR), a leader in embolic prevention systems (EPS) / thrombus management technologies and neurovascular devices, today announced that CGuard™ EPS was featured at the SBHCI Congress, sponsored by the Brazilian Society of Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology, which took […]

Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Selects Site for First-in-Human VenoValve Study

IRVINE, Calif., June 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq:HJLI) (Nasdaq:HJLIW), a company specializing in bioprosthetic medical devices to establish improved standards of care for treating cardiac and vascular diseases, today announced that it has selected Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (“FSFB”), in Bogota Columbia, as the […]

Fujifilm Brings Enterprise Solutions for Echocardiography, Vascular, and Point-of-Care Ultrasound to ASE 2018

STAMFORD, Conn. and BOTHELL, Wash., June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — (Booth #414) – FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. and FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., will bring their collective cardiovascular medical imaging portfolio to the American Society of Echocardiography’s (ASE) 29th Annual Scientific Sessions, taking place June 22 – 26, 2018 in Nashville, TN.During the scientific sessions Fujifilm will provide the technology to support a point-of-care ultrasound […]

Marna Borgstrom Joins CryoLife Board of Directors

ATLANTA, June 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, today announced the appointment of Marna Borgstrom to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Pat Mackin, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Marna has nearly 40 years of escalating senior leadership experience at Yale New […]

Neovasc Announces First Implant of a Neovasc Reducer™ in a U.S. Patient

VANCOUVER, June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies, today announced the first U.S. patient has been implanted with a Neovasc Reducer™ (the “Reducer”), a CE-Marked medical device for the treatment of refractory […]

JenaValve Technology Implants Initial Patients in CE Mark Study for the Treatment of Severe Aortic Regurgitation with Next-Generation TAVR System

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JenaValve Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of differentiated transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems, today announced initiation of patient enrollment and implantations associated with the CE Mark study of its next generation JenaValve Pericardial TAVR System using the CoronatixTM Transfemoral Delivery Catheter for the percutaneous treatment of patients […]

Corindus Promotes Doug Teany to Chief Operating Officer

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, today announced that it has appointed Douglas Teany, currently the company’s Senior Vice President of R&D and Operations, to Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Teany brought eighteen years of experience to Corindus, driving operational excellence […]

Humacyte Appoints Jeffrey Lawson MD, PhD as President and Chief Executive Officer

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Humacyte, an innovator in biotechnology and regenerative medicine, announced today that Jeffrey Lawson MD, PhD has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Carrie S. Cox has assumed the role of Executive Chairman. Dr. Lawson, an innovator, scientist and vascular surgeon has been involved in the […]

FEops Strengthens Management Team

GENT, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FEops, the leader in personalized computational modeling and simulation for structural heart interventions, today announced the expansion of its management team with the appointments of Christian Vincent as Director of Therapy Development and Nico Uwents as Director of Business Development. “Both Christian and Nico have a long track record of success in […]