Author: Ken Dropiewski

CinCor Pharma Announces Last Patient Randomized in Phase 2 HALO Trial and Initiation of Long-Term Extension Study for Baxdrostat, a Selective Aldosterone Synthase Inhibitor, in Uncontrolled Hypertension

Open Label Extension Study Will Evaluate Baxdrostat for Up to 52 Weeks Topline Data for Phase 2 HALO Trial Expected in 2H 2022 Topline Data for Phase 2 BrigHtn Trial Expected in August 2022 WALTHAM, Mass., July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CinCor Pharma, Inc. (“CinCor”) announced today that the […]

Verve Therapeutics Announces Closing of Upsized Public Offering of Common Stock and Full Exercise by Underwriters of Option to Purchase Additional Shares

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERV), a biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to the care of cardiovascular disease with single-course gene editing medicines, today announced the closing of its previously announced upsized underwritten public offering of 9,583,334 shares of its common stock at […]

First German EVBA Procedure is Performed with New Heart Failure Therapy Approach

Latest Data and Live Broadcast Show Promise of Vascular Dynamics’ MobiusHD Device IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vascular Dynamics, Inc. (VDI), a privately held medical device company focused on developing game-changing endovascular device-based solutions for patients suffering from heart failure, announced that the endovascular baroreflex amplification (EVBA) procedure using its MobiusHD device to […]

Soleo Health Selected by Novartis as Limited Drug Distribution Partner for Administration of LEQVIO®

Company to Distribute Recent FDA-Approved Treatment for Reducing Bad Cholesterol FRISCO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Soleo Health, an innovative leader and national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, announced today it has been selected as a limited distribution partner for cardiovascular drug LEQVIO®, manufactured by Novartis, a leading global medicines company. LEQVIO (inclisiran) injection is […]

Viz.ai Partners with Hyperfine to Enable New MR Imaging and Workflow Paradigm

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Viz.ai, the leading AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination platform, announced today it is partnering with Hyperfine, Inc. (Nasdaq: HYPR), creator of the first FDA-cleared point-of-care magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, Swoop®. Together, they will bring MRI to the patient’s bedside and deliver valuable insights to the clinician’s fingertips for timely […]

WERFEN ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE COMMERCIAL RELEASE OF GEMWEB® LIVE REAL-TIME ONSCREEN VIEWER

— Designed to Enable Time-Critical Clinical Decisions in Cardiac Surgery — BEDFORD, Mass., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Werfen today announced the worldwide commercial release of GEMweb Live, a real-time onscreen viewer of diagnostic test results for cardiac surgical procedures. Comprehensive, rapid test results are viewed in real-time on one screen, designed […]

Philips’ performance impacted by headwinds; order book strength and improving component supplies expected to deliver growth and profitability improvement from second half of 2022 onwards

Highlights Group sales amounted to EUR 4.2 billion, with a 7% comparable sales decline mainly caused by continued supply shortages and prolonged lockdowns in China, on the back of 9% comparable sales growth in Q2 2021 Order book remains strong; comparable order intake increased 1% and includes a 5 percentage-points […]

Route 92 Medical’s Monopoint® Operating Platform Shows 82% First Pass Effect in Independent Study

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Route 92 Medical, Inc., a private medical technology company dedicated to improving outcomes for patients undergoing neurovascular intervention, today announced the publication of an investigator-initiated, multicenter SLIC study of its proprietary Monopoint® operating platform showing 82% first pass efficacy. Results from 33 […]

Vizient Announces Strategic Partnership with Mpirik to Improve Care, Health Equity in Cardiology with Help From AI

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vizient, Inc., the nations’ largest member-driven health care performance improvement company, today announced a strategic partnership agreement with Mpirik, a cloud-based care pathway software company focused on cardiac care, that will enable physicians to make more informed decisions on patient care while helping to reduce undertreatment. The strategic partnership […]

NewAmsterdam Pharma Holding B.V. and Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation Announce Merger Agreement to Create Publicly Listed Company Focused on Transformative Oral Therapies for Major Cardiometabolic Diseases

– Leading institutional investors commit approximately $235 million through an oversubscribed and upsized private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) led by Frazier Healthcare Partners and Bain Capital Life Sciences – – Total proceeds expected to bring pro forma cash balance to at least $470 million; expected to extend cash runway of NewAmsterdam through 2026, funding all expected pre-approval milestones for […]