Author: Ken Dropiewski

Ardelyx Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights

Submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the review of tenapanor as a first-in-class therapy to control serum phosphorus in adult patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis Maintains strong balance sheet with $204.8 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments FREMONT, Calif., Aug. […]

CorMatrix® Cardiovascular, Inc. Receives European Community and U.S. Patent Claim Allowances for Polymer Drug Delivery Prostheses

ATLANTA, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CorMatrix® Cardiovascular, Inc., (www.cormatrix.com) a leading developer of regenerative biomaterial compositions and medical devices, today announced European Patent Office patent claim allowances for European Community (EC) Patent Application Nos. 15 902 462.9 and 15 886 687.1, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patent claim allowance for U.S. Patent […]

Precigen Triple-Gene Provides Six-month Follow-up Data from Phase I Study of INXN-4001, a Multigenic Investigational Therapeutic Candidate for Heart Failure

– INXN-4001 delivered via retrograde coronary sinus infusion was well-tolerated in patients with chronic heart failure – – Preliminary data suggest an overall improvement in patient reported outcomes in 50% of patients six months after treatment – GERMANTOWN, Md., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Precigen Triple-Gene, a clinical stage cardiovascular gene therapy company […]

Lankenau Heart Institute, Main Line Health, Names Basel Ramlawi, MD, System Chief of Cardiac Surgery

WYNNEWOOD, Pa., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lankenau Heart Institute, part of Main Line Health, has named Basel Ramlawi, MD, the System Chief of Cardiac Surgery for Main Line Health and co-director of the Lankenau Heart Institute. Dr. Ramlawi brings nearly 20 years of complex and minimally invasive cardiovascular surgical experience to his new […]

Conformal Medical Secures $85M in Series C Financing

Funding to Support U.S. Pivotal Trial of CLAAS® Stroke Prevention Technology NASHUA, N.H., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Conformal Medical, Inc., a medical device company focused on reducing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), today announced it has secured $85 million in Series C financing. The financing syndicate included participation from new investors Fidelity Management […]

CHF Solutions, Inc. Announces 14 Percent Increase in Revenue for Second Quarter 2020 Over Previous Quarter and Provides Company Update

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHFS) announced today its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, which included the following highlights: Revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, was $1.9 million, an increase of 14 percent from the […]

New Rapid Cardiac MR Imaging Helps Detect and Manage Patient Heart Health During and After Cancer Treatments

United Imaging now preferred medical imaging partner for MyoStrain® and its unique diagnostic cardiac test. HOUSTON, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — United Imaging, a global leader in advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment, along with Myocardial Solutions, a medical technology company working to transform the cardiac and cancer care continuum, announced today […]

CardioMech AS Announces $18.5M Series A for its Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Technology

The Series A, led by a non-disclosed strategic investor, together with Hadean Ventures and Investinor, will fund CardioMech’s journey to treat patients in a first-in-human feasibility trial MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Minneapolis based CardioMech AS, a medical device company developing a transfemoral, transseptally delivered mitral valve repair technology, announced today it […]