Author: Ken Dropiewski

Gentherm Medical’s Hemotherm® Model 400CE Cardiovascular Heater/Cooler Device Now Able to be Utilized for Treatment of COVID-19 Patients Under U.S. Food and Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorization for ECMO Devices

NORTHVILLE, Mich., May 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM), a global market leader and developer of innovative thermal management technologies today announced that via the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), the Company’s Hemotherm® Model 400CE Dual Reservoir Cooler-Heater can be used to treat patients […]

New Data on LivaNova Perceval Sutureless Aortic Valve Show Consistent Outcomes, Lower Procedure Times Compared to Sutured Valves

PERSIST-AVR study results presented at American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology and innovation company, presented the first data from the Perceval® Sutureless Implant Versus Standard-Aortic Valve Replacement (PERSIST-AVR) clinical study at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS). The study demonstrated that the […]

Vanderbilt Researcher Receives Award to Study LVADs in Heart Failure Patients

Medtronic sponsors research aimed at improving patient outcomes ADDISON, Texas, May 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jordan R.H. Hoffman, MD, Assistant Professor in Cardiac Surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN., has received the O.H. Frazier Award in MCS Translational Research sponsored by Medtronic and administered by […]

CHF Solutions Expands Commercial Presence in the Middle East with Distribution Arrangement for United Arab Emirates

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions (Nasdaq: CHFS) today announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Transimed Medical Equipment Co. LLC covering the United Arab Emirates, the first distribution partnership in the Middle East region. The company now has distribution agreements covering 14 countries […]

Sequana Medical announces results of Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders

Ghent, BELGIUM – 28 May 2020 – Sequana Medical NV (Euronext Brussels: SEQUA, the “Company” or “Sequana Medical”), an innovator in the management of fluid overload in liver disease, malignant ascites and heart failure, announces that all proposed resolutions submitted to the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders were approved […]

Mesoblast Reports Strong Financial Position and Substantial Operational Progress For the Period Ended March 31, 2020

NEW YORK, May 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mesoblast Limited (Nasdaq:MESO; ASX:MSB), global leader in allogeneic cellular medicines for inflammatory diseases, today reported financial, corporate and operational highlights for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. Cash on hand at March 31, 2020 was US$60.1 million (A$97.3 million) and in […]

Michael R. Dougherty Joins the Board of ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, a majority-owned subsidiary of BioSig Technologies, Inc.

Pharmaceutical industry leader to join as the Company prepares for the Phase II clinical trial with merimepodib, an orally administered broad-spectrum anti-viral for COVID-19 Westport, CT, May 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM) (“BioSig” or the “Company”) today appointed Mr. Michael R. Dougherty to the Board […]

Caladrius Biosciences Closes $4.3 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-The-Market under Nasdaq Rules

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 28, 2020 (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, not manage, disease, today announced that it has closed on its previously announced sale of an aggregate of […]

Premier Inc. ProvideGx™ Program Partners with Hikma Pharmaceuticals to Secure the Supply of Two Drugs Essential for COVID-19 Patient Care

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), through its ProvideGx™ program, has partnered with Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma, Group) to supply amiodarone and sterile water to healthcare providers, helping to stabilize the long-term supply of two medications vital for COVID-19 patient care. Amiodarone is used to manage late onset cardiac arrest and […]