Author: Ken Dropiewski

Cardiology Compensation and New Patient Visits Rebound, Survey Finds

10th annual MedAxiom cardiovascular provider compensation and production report reveals year-over-year comparisons and decade trends NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MedAxiom, the premier source for cardiovascular organizational performance solutions, has released its 10th annual  that includes data from the largest number of providers since its debut. The report features a special section on 10-year […]

Valbiotis Provides an Update on Its Progress and Publishes Its Financial Report for the First Half of 2022

 A cash position of €15.4 million at June 30, 2022. Financial visibility until the last quarter of 2023, excluding potential additional revenues. Continued execution of the strategic and operational roadmap for future commercialization. LA ROCHELLE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Valbiotis (FR0013254851 – ALVAL / PEA/SME eligible) (Paris:ALVAL), a Research and Development […]

JenaValve Completes Enrollment in the ALIGN-AR IDE Clinical Trial

Landmark ALIGN-AR Pivotal IDE Study Intended to Evaluate Use of the Trilogy™ Heart Valve System in Treatment of High Surgical Risk Patients with Symptomatic, Severe Aortic Regurgitation IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JenaValve Technology, Inc., developer and manufacturer of differentiated transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems, today […]

Caladrius Biosciences Announces Approval of Merger and Name Change to Lisata Therapeutics

All Merger-related proposals approved at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), announced today that, based upon the final vote count certified by the independent inspector of elections for the annual meeting of stockholders […]

Cardiac Implants Announces Successful Therapeutic Adjustment Procedure Using Tri-Ring™ Percutaneous Annuloplasty Device

First-of-its-kind Annuloplasty device deployed and subsequent adjustment of the ring system demonstrates the advantage of a two-stage approach using a device specifically designed for the tricuspid heart valve AMERICAN CANYON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Implants LLC has announced the successful initial deployment of its Annuloplasty ring with implementation of a therapeutic adjustment procedure […]

DiaMedica Therapeutics Appoints Julie Daves as SVP, Clinical Development Operations

Leadership Team Continues to Expand with Addition of Key Leader in Clinical Operations “Julie brings nearly two decades of clinical development operations experience to DiaMedica across a wide breadth of pharmaceutical therapeutic areas, including Phase 3 pivotal programs. She is an expert in trial execution and management of the myriad […]

Secant Group, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Collaborate to Advance Breakthrough Cardiovascular Technology

Novel polymer technology helps researchers edge closer to a solution for repairing congenital heart defects TELFORD, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Secant Group, a leading implantable biomaterials developer based in suburban Philadelphia, PA, and a subsidiary of Solesis, has signed an agreement with The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH, to explore potential […]

RapidPulse Raises Additional Funding for Ischemic Stroke Therapies and Notes Promising Results

MIAMI, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — RapidPulse, Inc., a privately-held medical device company developing a novel aspiration system to treat ischemic stroke, today announced that it has raised an additional $10.5 million, bringing its cumulative financing to over $25 million. The financing was led by Syntheon and Santé Ventures who were joined by Epidarex Capital, Hatteras Venture Partners, and Broadview Ventures. RapidPulse plans […]

GE Healthcare and Lantheus Phase III Clinical Trial Finds [18F]flurpiridaz PET Radiotracer Could Improve Detection of Coronary Artery Disease

Phase III clinical trial of [18F]flurpiridaz PET diagnostic radiopharmaceutical meets co-primary endpoints for detecting Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Trial also met its first key secondary endpoint, demonstrating higher diagnostic efficacy for [18F]flurpiridaz PET compared to SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) With a half-life roughly 12 times longer than currently approved […]