Coronary/Structural Heart

Fauna Bio Announces First Candidate Nomination of Faun1083 for the Treatment of Heart Failure

EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fauna Bio, a biotechnology company improving human health by leveraging animal genomics, today announced Faun1083 as its first development candidate. Discovered through Fauna Bio’s proprietary Convergence™ drug discovery platform, Faun1083 is a potential first-in-class therapeutic targeting heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a disease with currently limited […]

Arch Biopartners Announces Ontario Research Ethics Board Approval to Proceed with Phase II Trial for LSALT Peptide Targeting Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury (CS-AKI)

TORONTO, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arch Biopartners Inc., (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF), announced today that the University Health Network Research Ethics Board, through the Clinical Trials Ontario Streamlined Research Ethics Review System, has granted provincial ethics approval for the Phase II trial for LSALT peptide targeting the prevention and treatment of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI).

Conavi Medical and Minnetronix Medical Publish In-Depth Collaboration Review

TORONTO, Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conavi Medical Corp. (TSXV: CNVI; OTC: CNVIF) (“Conavi Medical” or the “Company”), a commercial stage medical device company focused on designing, manufacturing, and marketing imaging technologies to guide common minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures, is pleased to announce the publication of a detailed review of its collaboration with U.S.-based Minnetronix, a world leader in high-precision medical device manufacturing. Published in the industry journal, Medical Design & Development, the article was co-authored by Tom Looby, Conavi Medical’s CEO and Darcy Hart, Minnetronix Medical’s Director of Optical Products.

Medtronic receives CE Mark for leading transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement system for congenital heart disease

Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for the Harmony™ Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) System, a minimally invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease patients with native or surgically repaired right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). The Harmony TPV system […]

Xentria Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreement with New York University to Advance a Disease-Modifying Cardiovascular Therapy Globally

– Exclusive rights secured related to the development of a potential disease-modifying therapeutic for cardiovascular disease. CHICAGO, Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Xentria, Inc. (Xentria), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on advancing drug development to address unmet…

BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart Successfully Implanted in Five Patients as Part of FDA Early Feasibility Study; FDA Greenlights Expansion of the EFS

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BiVACOR, a clinical-stage medical device company, announced today, the successful completion of the first phase of the FDA Early Feasibility Study, with five patients receiving the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH) between July and November 2024. The study evaluates the safety and performance of the BiVACOR TAH System […]