Author: Ken Dropiewski

Arena Announces Management and Program Updates and Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Financial Results

– Appoints Kevin R. Lind as President and Chief Executive Officer of Arena Neuroscience, Inc. – Appoints Laurie D. Stelzer as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Arena – Expects to deliver up to eight major data readouts between 2020-21 and multiple INDs – Progressing first- or best-in-class […]

Mesoblast Reports Financial Results and Corporate Highlights for First Half Ended December 31, 2019

NEW YORK and MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mesoblast Limited (Nasdaq:MESO; ASX:MSB) today reported financial, corporate and operational highlights for the half year ended December 31, 2019. Mesoblast Chief Executive Dr Silviu Itescu stated: “We are very pleased with the substantial progress made by the Company as […]

BIOLIFE4D CSO Dr. Ravi Birla Publishes Paper in Prestigious APL Bioengineering Scholarly Journal

Birla co-published paper with Stuart K. Williams, a renowned industry figure, to highlight 3D bioprinting’s impact on cardiac failure treatment CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BIOLIFE4D, a biotech pioneer leveraging advances in tissue engineering to 3D print human organs viable for transplant, today announced its Chief Science Officer, Dr. […]

Silk Road Medical Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results and Provides Full Year 2020 Outlook

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILK), a company focused on reducing the risk of stroke and its devastating impact, today reported financial results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2019. Recent Highlights Revenue of $18.6 million for the […]

Esperion Announces FDA Approval of the NEXLIZET™ (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) Tablet, an Oral, Once-Daily, Non-Statin LDL-Cholesterol Lowering Medicine

– NEXLIZET Lowered LDL-C by 38 Percent Compared to Placebo when Added on to Maximally Tolerated Statins – – First Non-Statin, LDL-Cholesterol Lowering Combination Medicine Ever Approved – – Esperion’s Second Oral, Once-Daily, Non-Statin LDL-Cholesterol Lowering Medicine Approved in the U.S. Following NEXLETOL™ (bempedoic acid) Tablet Approval on February 21, […]

Otitopic Advances Asprihale® Into Pivotal PK/PD Study

Asprihale® is intended for emergency treatment to reduce the risk of vascular mortality in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (MI). LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Otitopic today announces that it is advancing towards its pivotal PK/PD study following discussions with the FDA. The randomized pivotal study, which is expected to initiate in the […]

NeuroVasc Secures $34 Million in Funding to Support Clinical Trials and Product Development

Neurovascular Device Portfolio Development and Global Clinical Trials IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NeuroVasc Technologies, Inc. announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the Wego Group that includes $34 million in funding to support the company’s product portfolio development and global clinical trial program. With a focus on novel catheter-based […]

Ra Medical Systems Announces Enrollment of First Patient in Pivotal Atherectomy Clinical Study

CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ra Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RMED), a medical device company focused on commercializing excimer laser systems to treat vascular and dermatological diseases, announces enrollment of the first patient in its pivotal study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the DABRA excimer laser system for use as an […]

Amgen, Cytokinetics And Servier Announce Continuation Of GALACTIC-HF Following Planned Interim Analysis

Data Monitoring Committee Recommends Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Patients with Heart Failure Continue without Changes Topline Results Expected in Q4 2020 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., and SURESNES, France, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:CYTK) and Servier today announced that the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) […]

Gore Innovation Center Announces Collaboration With Robotics Startup Moray Medical

Startups join Gore Innovation Center to bring new technologies to market. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Gore Innovation Center today announced a collaboration with Moray Medical, a 2-year-old startup developing precision automated delivery systems for endovascular procedures. The Gore Innovation Center collaboration with Moray Medical is aimed at fundamentally improving the […]