Author: Ken Dropiewski

Announcing the launch of Medtronic Neurovascular Co-Lab™ Platform to accelerate innovation in stroke treatment

New Medtronic Neurovascular Co-Lab™ Platform drives collaboration and connections among start-ups, physicians, and institutions; aims to improve stroke treatment and access for patients worldwide DUBLIN, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced the launch of Medtronic Neurovascular Co-Lab™ Platform designed to accelerate urgently needed innovation […]

Acer Therapeutics Receives Notice of Allowance of Key US Patent Application Covering EDSIVO™ (celiprolol)

Notice of allowance of celiprolol method of treatment of vEDS patent application strengthens proprietary position in U.S. until 2038 NEWTON, Mass., Oct. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious rare and […]

Argá Medtech Initiates First-in-Human Trial to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of Coherent Sine Wave Electroporation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Acute procedural success achieved in all patients using a novel pulsed field ablation (PFA) sine waveform and configurable catheter. EPALINGES, Switzerland, Oct. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Argá Medtech announced today that it has begun enrollment in their First-in-Human Clinical Trial “Coherent Sine Burst Electroporation (CSE) System Pilot Study in […]

Abiomed Creates Patient Assistance Program to Address Disparities in Healthcare

Analysis of randomized controlled trial data shows non-Caucasian high-risk PCI patients significantly benefit from Impella-support DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed (Nasdaq: ABMD) announces a new program to address healthcare disparities in underserved communities, as new data provides an example of how better access to Impella heart pumps can improve health equity for non-Caucasian […]

Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc. to List on Nasdaq Following Successful Business Combination with Mana Capital Acquisition Corp.

Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc. Scheduled to Commence Trading on NASDAQ Under the Ticker Symbol “CDIO” CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc. (“Cardio” or the “Company”), a pioneering precision cardiovascular medicine company at the intersection of epigenetics and artificial intelligence whose products enable improved prevention, early detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease, […]

Element Science Appoints Trish Howell as Chief Operating Officer

Highly accomplished executive with nearly 30 years of operational leadership joins Element Science in the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Element Science, an innovative health technology company pioneering a digital wearable platform for high-risk cardiovascular patients transitioning from hospital to home, announced that Trish Howell has […]

CareDx to Report Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – The Transplant Company™ focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value diagnostic solutions for transplant patients – today announced it will report financial results for the third quarter 2022 after market close on Thursday, November 3, 2022. Company […]

Sequana Medical announces positive top-line results from the North American pivotal alfapump® study (POSEIDON)

alfapump achieves pre-specified primary effectiveness endpoints with statistical significance at six months post-implantation: o 100% median per-patient reduction in therapeutic paracentesis (TP) post- vs preimplantation (p<0.001) o 77% of patients with at least 50% reduction in number of TP post- vs pre-implantation (p<0.001) alfapump primary safety endpoint data in line […]

MedAlliance SELUTION SLR Receives Coronary FDA IDE Approval

GENEVA, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Following our communication last  week “MedAlliance to be acquired by Cordis”, MedAlliance is pleased to make the following announcement: SELUTION SLR™, MedAlliance’s novel sirolimus-eluting balloon, has received FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval to initiate its coronary pivotal clinical trial.  This is the first sustained limus release coronary […]

Mentice and Acandis GmbH announce a 3-year agreement for Mentice Ankyras clinical support software solutions at a value of 8.9mSEK

Sweden–Gothenburg and Germany-Pforzheim, October 25, 2022 (https://news.cision.com/mentice-ab). GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Mentice AB (publ), Gothenburg, a world leader in simulation solutions for image-guided interventional therapies, announced today that Acandis, Pforzheim, a leading innovator of minimal invasive devices for the treatment of neurovascular diseases, has signed a 3-year collaboration agreement to further develop the Acandis […]