Author: Ken Dropiewski

Surmodics Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Sublime™ Radial Access 0.014 RX PTA Dilatation Catheter

Device designed to treat below-the-knee vessels from the radial arteries with industry’s longest (250 cm) working length EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the health care industry, announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance […]

JanOne Engages CATO SMS, a World-Leading CRO, to Assist in the Development of JAN101 to Treat COVID-19 Vascular Complications

Study to Explore JAN101’s Potential to Treat Ischemia¹ and Endothelial dysfunction² in COVID-19 patients. LAS VEGAS, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — JanOne Inc. (Nasdaq: JAN), a company focused on bringing treatments to market for conditions that cause severe pain and drugs with non-addictive, pain-relieving properties, has entered into an agreement with CATO SMS, a […]

Amarin Supports Investigator-Initiated Trial at Kaiser Permanente in the U.S. to Study the Effects of VASCEPA® (icosapent ethyl) in Reducing Viral Upper Respiratory Infections, Including COVID-19 and Flu, and the Clinical Severity of Such Infections

DUBLIN, Ireland and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Aug. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN), today announced support for an investigator-initiated trial to study the effects of icosapent ethyl (VASCEPA®) (IPE) on laboratory-confirmed viral upper respiratory infection (URI) rates, clinical impact and outcomes, especially with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 […]

Neovasc Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Aug. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Neovasc, Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies, and minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended […]

Cytokinetics Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Top-line Results from GALACTIC-HF Expected in Q4 2020 Licensing Collaboration, Royalty Monetizations and Financing Provide Additional Capital to Support Commercial Development and Pipeline Expansion; Company Expects to End 2020 With More Than $500 Million Cash SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) reported […]

CARMAT Announces the Publication of the Bridge-to-transplant Experience in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

The 5 successful transplants performed during the PIVOTAL study point to the efficacy of the CARMAT heart for patients waiting for a graft CARMAT (Paris:ALCAR) (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to provide a therapeutic alternative for people suffering from end-stage […]

InnovHeart Appoints J. Brent Ratz as Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board

NEWTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InnovHeart s.r.l., a developer of novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) systems for the treatment of mitral regurgitation, announced today the appointment of veteran medical device executive J. Brent Ratz to the role of Chief Executive Officer of the company and executive member of the Board of Directors. Brent Ratz […]