Author: Ken Dropiewski

Cytokinetics Announces Recipients of Fourth Annual Communications Fellowship Grants

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced the recipients of its fourth annual Communications Fellowship Grant program, intended to support increased capacity in communications, awareness building and community engagement for nonprofit organizations serving the patient community. Five grants in the amount […]

Philips delivers Q4 sales of EUR 4.9 billion and income from continuing operations of EUR 139 million; Adjusted EBITA margin amounts to 13.1%, operating cash flow is EUR 720 million; good demand drives mid-single-digit order intake growth

Fourth-quarter highlights Group sales amounted to EUR 4.9 billion, with a 10% comparable sales decline Comparable order intake increased 4%, driven by double-digit growth in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses Income from continuing operations amounted to EUR 139 million and included an impact of EUR 220 million related to the […]

Cook Medical receives FDA breakthrough designation for new drug-eluting stent

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical has received Breakthrough Device designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a new drug-eluting stent for below the knee (BTK). This new stent is designed to treat patients suffering from chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). “CLTI is a debilitating disease of growing prevalence around […]

Caleb DesRosiers, JD, MPA Appointed to Daxor Corporation Board of Directors

Oak Ridge, TN, Jan. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daxor Corporation (NYSE: DXR), the global leader in blood volume measurement technology, announced today that it has appointed Caleb DesRosiers, JD, MPA to its Board of Directors, effective January 18, 2022. Mr. DesRosiers is currently a Senior Principal at Valuate Healthcare Consultancy, a leading […]

OMRON Healthcare Remote Patient Monitoring Services Win “Best of” Honors at CES 2022

Hypertension Plus in the U.K., VitalSight™ in the U.S., Recognized as Outstanding Health Technology at World’s Largest Innovation Show HOOFDDORP, Netherlands–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OMRON Healthcare, Inc., the global leader in remote blood pressure monitoring and personal health technology, spotlighted its new remote patient monitoring services at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and […]

Casana Closes $30 Million Series B Funding to Accelerate Development of Novel Effortless Home Health Monitoring

Casana’s Series B led by Morningside. Matrix Partners and Series A investors General Catalyst and Outsiders Fund join the round. The Heart Seat, an effortless, patient-centered health monitoring technology built into a toilet seat, is Casana’s first product. ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Casana, a healthcare technology […]

Alnylam Presents Positive 18-Month Results from HELIOS-A Phase 3 Study of Investigational Vutrisiran in Patients with hATTR Amyloidosis with Polyneuropathy

– Vutrisiran Met All 18 Month Secondary Endpoints, Including Statistically Significant Improvements in Neuropathy Impairment, Quality of Life (QoL), Gait Speed, Nutritional Status and Overall Disability, Relative to External Placebo – – Vutrisiran Continued to Demonstrate Halting or Reversal of Polyneuropathy, with Improvements in Neuropathy Impairment and QoL Relative to […]

United Therapeutics Corporation Announces Historic Achievements in its Xenotransplantation Programs

UKidney™ procedure data published in the American Journal of Transplantation; the first such data published in a peer-reviewed journal UHeart™ recipient patient reaches a two-week milestone post-transplant UThymoKidney™ procedure represents a historic first preclinical human model study SILVER SPRING, Md. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Therapeutics Corporation (UT) (Nasdaq: UTHR), […]

Athersys Appoints Experienced Commercial Leader, Daniel A. Camardo, to Chief Executive Officer

Camardo to lead Company’s transition to a commercial-stage company CLEVELAND–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Athersys, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHX), an international, late-stage, regenerative medicine company, announced today the appointment of Daniel A. Camardo as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective February 14, 2022. Mr. Camardo is a senior pharmaceutical and biotech executive with more than […]