WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing drugs that meaningfully improve the lives of patients with rare cardiopulmonary diseases, today announced the initiation of its Inhaled Imatinib Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinical Trial (IMPAHCT) Phase 2b/Phase 3 trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy […]
Author: Ken Dropiewski
BioCardia Establishes New Manufacturing Facility to Enable Its Cell Therapy Product Candidates
Facility Being Built Out to Support CardiAMP Cell Therapy Systems, Allogeneic NK1R+ MSC and Biotherapeutic Delivery Device Manufacturing for Clinical Trials of Multiple Programs and Early Commercial Activities SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], a developer of cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of […]
Conavi Medical Enters into Funding Agreements for Over $20 Million to Support Commercialization of its Innovative Intravascular Image Guidance Technology
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Conavi Medical Inc. (www.conavi.com), a leader of hybrid imaging guidance for common minimally invasive heart procedures, has entered into agreements for over $20 million in funding to support commercialization and growth as it prepares its innovative Novasight Hybrid® System for market. The company aims to raise an additional $10 million […]
Severe Heart Failure Treatment : FineHeart Completes its Series B Funding Taking the Total to €21 Million
€6 million of further funds raised in addition to the €15 million in June Clinical trials expected in 2022 BORDEAUX, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FineHeart S.A, a preclinical medical device company that has developed the ICOMS FLOWMAKER®, an Implantable Cardiac Output Management System designed to address the unmet need of patients suffering from […]
First-in-Human Trial of Pulsed Field Ablation with Kardium’s Globe® PF System
Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA): Promising new therapy to treat the world’s most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation (AF). VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kardium Inc. announces the completion of successful first-in-human (FIH) procedures with the Globe Pulsed Field System. Dr. Vivek Reddy of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, USA and Prof. Petr […]
Svelte Medical Systems Receives FDA Approval For SLENDER IDS® And DIRECT RX® Bioresorbable Coated Drug-Eluting Stent Systems
World’s Lowest Profile Drug-Eluting Stent Systems with the Lowest Rate of 1 Year Reintervention Reported in a U.S. Pivotal Study Now Approved for Use in U.S. Patients NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Svelte Medical Systems received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to commercialize the SLENDER IDS® fixed-wire and DIRECT RX® rapid-exchange drug-eluting […]
HeartFlow Files for FDA Clearance of Next Generation Product Offering to Help Evaluate the Presence of Narrowings and Plaque in the Coronary Arteries
Advanced innovations leverage HeartFlow’s core AI technology and are critical additions to HeartFlow’s product portfolio for delivering complete cardiac care REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HeartFlow, Inc., the leader in revolutionizing precision heart care, today announced it has submitted a 510k premarket application to the U.S. Food […]
MindMics Announces Successful Clinical Studies with Scripps Health
The new cardiac function studies demonstrate precise medical results with the technology in the form of a consumer wearable BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MindMics, the actionable health monitoring company, today, announced the results of two ground-breaking studies reported by Scripps Health at the American Heart Association. Both results demonstrate the effectiveness of MindMics’ technology – Infrasonic […]
Philips to further expand its image-guided therapy devices portfolio through acquisition of Vesper Medical
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Vesper Medical Inc., a US-based medical technology company that develops minimally-invasive peripheral vascular devices. Vesper Medical will further expand Philips’ portfolio of diagnostic and therapeutic devices […]
Dr. Blaise W. Baxter Joins Artio Medical’s Leadership Team
Presents update on novel neurovascular medical device at B.R.A.I.N. Conference PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan., Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Artio Medical, Inc., a medical device company developing innovative products for the peripheral vascular, neurovascular, and structural heart markets, today announced that distinguished neurovascular and peripheral vascular interventional radiologist, Blaise W. Baxter, MD, FRCPC, FSNIC, has […]



