Author: Ken Dropiewski

Caladrius Biosciences Receives $1.4 Million of Non-Dilutive Capital Through New Jersey Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of cellular therapies designed to reverse disease, today announced that it has received $1.4 million in non-dilutive funding as an approved participant of the […]

Shifa Launches with Seed Financing to Address Cardiovascular Disease by Developing Orally Bioavailable Drugs for the Treatment of Dyslipidemia

– Collaboration with Xontogeny provides funding and key advisory support for early development – MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shifa Biomedical Corporation (Shifa), a drug discovery company developing an oral small molecule PCSK9/low density lipoprotein-cholesterol receptor (LDLR) antagonist, P-21, to treat dyslipidemia, today announced their launch with a seed investment from Xontogeny, LLC […]

egnite, Inc. Launches a New Suite of Predictive Algorithms for Its CardioCare Platform to Help Physicians Identify At-Risk Structural Heart Patients

AI-powered algorithms provide physicians the tools to further elevate the standard of care for structural heart patients ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Building on its foundational strength in partnering with health systems to close gaps in care for structural heart patients, today egnite, Inc. launched a new suite of predictive algorithms for […]

Sequana Medical Announces Strong Top-Line Results from RED DESERT alfapump DSR® Study and Expansion of DSR® Development Programme

RED DESERT data of all patients confirm: alfapump DSR is highly effective at managing fluid and sodium balance in diuretic-resistant heart failure patients without need for loop diuretics restoration of diuretic response and improvement in cardio-renal function improvement in diuretic response maintained in long-term follow-up SAHARA DESERT study in heart failure […]

IRRAS Announces Notified Body Transition from GMED to DEKRA, a Global Leader in Inspection and Certifications

STOCKHOLM, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IRRAS AB, a commercial-stage medical technology company with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products for neurocritical care, announced today that the CE Mark certificates for its IRRAflow system and the company’s ISO13485:2016 certification have been transferred to a new notified body, DEKRA. After the successful completion of […]

UltraSight Raises $13 million to Bring AI Guidance for Cardiac Ultrasound to Patient Point of Care

Digital Health company transforming ultrasound industry TEL AVIV, Israel, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — UltraSight (formerly OnSight Medical), a Digital Health pioneer for cardiac imaging and beyond, announced today that it has closed a $13 million Series B funding round. The investment will be used to advance U.S. clinical programs for its real time, AI guidance […]

CytoSorbents Awarded $1.5 Million Sequential Phase II SBIR Contract to Advance the Treatment of Severe Hyperkalemia in Traumatic Injury

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care leader commercializing its CytoSorb® and other blood purification technologies to treat deadly conditions in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announced the U.S Army Medical Research and Development Command has awarded CytoSorbents a Defense Health Agency (DHA) Sequential Phase […]

Efficacy Of Repatha® (Evolocumab) Across High-Risk Patient Populations Reinforced At ACC.21

Final Analysis From Open-Label Extension Study in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Dyslipidemia THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced the presentation of four cardiovascular research abstracts, including final data from the Repatha® (evolocumab) open label extension trial of patients living with HIV who have high cholesterol, […]