SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) announces that subsidiary TDK Ventures Inc. adds to its growing portfolio of companies with an investment in Genetesis, a world leader in non-invasive biomagnetic imaging. Genetesis is the fifth investment by the TDK corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, and first in digital healthcare, since its July 2019 […]
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KARL STORZ and Saphena Medical to Provide Integrated Solutions for EVH Procedures
Innovative Products Promote Effective Clinical Care and Reduce Overall Costs EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., a leader in minimally invasive surgical technology, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Saphena Medical to provide advanced instruments for endoscopic vessel harvesting (EVH). EVH is a revolutionary procedure that enables […]
Acasti Pharma Awarded Notice of Allowance for Second Composition of Matter Patent in Canada
Expands existing claims to include any omega-3 phospholipid containing at least 50% phospholipids LAVAL, Québec, April 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acasti Pharma Inc. (“Acasti” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ACST – TSX-V: ACST), a biopharmaceutical innovator focused on the research, development and commercialization of its prescription drug candidate CaPre® (omega-3 […]
ImpediMed Releases Most Comprehensive Software Package for SOZO® Digital Health Platform
Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Technology Used by Hospitals and Large Oncology Groups as Part of Lymphedema Prevention Program Adds Heart Failure and Renal Disease Capabilities CARLSBAD, Calif., April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ImpediMed Limited, a medical software technology company that non-invasively measures, monitors and manages fluid status and tissue composition using bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS), today […]
Pi-Cardia Closes a $27 Million Financing led by Sofinnova Partners to Continue Clinical Trials With Its Leaflex™ Aortic Valve Technology
REHOVOT, Israel, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Pi-Cardia Ltd., a global leader in the development of non-implant catheter-based solutions for treating heart valve calcification, announced today it has closed a $27 million round of financing, led by Sofinnova Partners, a leading European life sciences venture capital firm, and joined by Professor Jacques Séguin, Chairman of the […]
VALBIOTIS Accelerates Its Pipeline Clinical Development in New Indications: Cardiovascular and Hepatic Steatosis Risk Reduction
LA ROCHELLE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: VALBIOTIS (Paris:ALVAL) (FR0013254851 – ALVAL / PEA/ SME eligible), a Research & Development company committed to scientific innovation for preventing and combating metabolic diseases, announces the acceleration of its pipeline clinical development, of plant-derived active substances, in new indications: cardiovascular and hepatic steatosis risk. Building […]
CareDx Introduces AlloCell: Cell Therapy Surveillance
CareDx Announces Collaborations to Develop Cellular Therapy Diagnostics SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a leading precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers, announced today a biopharma research partnership […]
Cytokinetics Provides Clinical Trials and Business Update in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Top-line Results for GALACTIC-HF Expected in Q4 2020; Enrollment in METEORIC-HF Temporarily Suspended SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today provided an update regarding the company’s clinical trials and business operations related to its response to the COVID-19 pandemic alongside its commitment to […]
Shockwave Completes Enrollment of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy Study in Japan
DISRUPT CAD IV Clinical Study to Support Regulatory Device Approval in Japan SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease, announced today that the company has completed enrollment in […]
U.S. FDA Grants CytoSorb® Emergency Use Authorization for Use in Patients with COVID-19 Infection
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its CytoSorb® blood purification technology to treat cytokine storm and deadly inflammation in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of CytoSorb® for use in patients with COVID-19 […]



