Author: Ken Dropiewski

Johnson & Johnson Reports Q4 and Full-Year 2024 Results

January 22, 2025 06:20 AM Eastern Standard Time NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced results for fourth-quarter and full year 2024. “2024 was a transformative year for Johnson & Johnson, marked by strong growth, an accelerating pipeline and industry-leading investments in innovation,” said Joaquin Duato, Chairman […]

CVRx to Report Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial and Operating Results and Host Conference Call on February 4, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVRX) (“CVRx”), a commercial-stage medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing Barostim™, an innovative extravascular implantable neuromodulation device for patients with cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it plans to release fourth quarter 2024 financial and operating results after market close on Tuesday, February…

Pulse Biosciences Announces Late-Breaking Data from its Nanosecond PFA 360° Cardiac Catheter System First-In-Human Feasibility Study Presented at the AF Symposium

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLSE), a company leveraging its novel and proprietary Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation™ (nsPFA™) technology, today announced the late-breaking data from its Nanosecond PFA 360° Cardiac Catheter System first-in-human feasibility study, which data were recently presented at the 30th Annual AF Symposium 2025 meeting. “This novel technology […]

Aptyx Amplifies Expertise in Complex Interventional Products With Acquisition of Medical Murray’s North Carolina Facility

January 21, 2025 10:10 AM Eastern Standard Time TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aptyx, a leading global developer and manufacturer of complex components and devices for the life sciences, today announced the acquisition of the Charlotte, North Carolina facility of Medical Murray, which develops and produces catheter-based interventional products and transcatheter implants. “This […]

Life Molecular Imaging Secures FDA Fast Track Designation for [18F]Florbetaben in Diagnosing Cardiac AL and ATTR Amyloidosis

[18F]florbetaben has been granted a Fast Track designation for cardiac amyloidosis, which will expedite the development of [18F]florbetaben for this indication [18F]florbetaben previously received orphan drug status as a diagnostic for the management of AL amyloidosis in EU and US The…

Patty Vila Joins the Amavita Foundation Board, Bringing Two Decades of Strategic Media Expertise to Amplify Heart and Vascular Health Initiatives

MIAMI, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Amavita Foundation, a leading organization dedicated to advancing cardiovascular health and supporting patients facing chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), is pleased to announce the appointment of Patty Vila to its Board of Directors. A…

Cytokinetics Announces Start of AMBER-HFpEF, a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of CK-586 in Patients With Symptomatic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that AMBER-HFpEF (Assessment of CK-586 in a Multi-Center, Blinded Evaluation of Safety and Tolerability Results in HFpEF) is open to enrollment. AMBER-HFpEF is a Phase 2 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi-center, dose-finding clinical trial of CK-4021586 (CK-586) in patients with symptomatic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥60%. CK-586 is a cardiac myosin inhibitor in development for the potential treatment of a subgroup of with symptomatic HFpEF patients with hypercontractility and ventricular hypertrophy.