Financial

Longeveron Welcomes Three New Prominent Board Members

Seasoned Biotechnology and Corporate Management Experts, Khoso Baluch, Jeffrey Pfeffer, and Wa’el Hashad, Elected to Board at Annual Meeting of Stockholders MIAMI, June 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN) (“Longeveron” or “Company”), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for life-threatening and chronic aging-related conditions, announced […]

Merit Medical Announces Acquisition of Dialysis Catheter Portfolio and the BioSentry® Biopsy Tract Sealant System from AngioDynamics, Inc. and Acquisition of the Surfacer® Inside-Out® Access Catheter System from Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, Inc.

Acquisitions broaden Merit’s therapeutic platform with diverse dialysis product solutions and expand its access catheter offering Acquisitions projected to add approximately $30 million of revenue, on an annualized basis, in key strategic markets that leverage existing commercial footprint Merit re-affirms full-year 2023 financial guidance on stand-alone basis and updates full-year […]

Perfuze Announces Appointment of New Chair of the Board

GALWAY, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Perfuze, a medical device company developing next-generation “super-bore” catheter technology to treat acute ischemic stroke, is pleased to announce the appointment of Hooman Hakami as the new Chair of the Board. This appointment reflects Perfuze’s commitment to bring devices to market that have the potential to transform the […]

Acticor Biotech: Disclosure of the Total Number of Voting Rights and Shares as of May 31, 2023

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: ACTICOR BIOTECH (ISIN: FR0014005OJ5 – ALACT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative treatments for cardiovascular emergencies, including ischemic stroke, today discloses the total number of voting rights and shares as of May 31, 2023 (pursuant to Article L. 233-8 II of the […]

Ionis prices private placement of convertible senior notes

CARLSBAD, Calif., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS) announced today the pricing of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “notes”) in a private placement (the “offering”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities […]

Kate Therapeutics Debuts With $51 Million Series A to Develop Next-Generation Genetic Medicines to Treat Muscle and Heart Diseases

Series A financing co-led by Westlake Village BioPartners and Versant Ventures Company advancing systemically delivered, skeletal and cardiac muscle targeted, liver de-targeted capsid and cargo technology platforms Initial pipeline addressing myotonic dystrophy type 1 and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Company grants Astellas Pharma Inc. exclusive license to KT430 to treat X-linked […]

HeartBeam Appoints Ken Nelson and Mark Strome to the Board of Directors

Accomplished Medical Technology Leader and Veteran Investor Bring Strategic Experience and Vision to Board SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HeartBeam, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT), a cardiac technology company that has developed the first and only 3D-vector electrocardiogram (VECG) platform intended for patient use at home, today announced the appointment of Ken Nelson and Mark […]

Karoo Health Raises $3.4 Million in Oversubscribed Seed Round

Funding Supports the Launch of the Only Value-based Cardiac Care Enablement Model in Partnership with up to 100 Cardiology Providers ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Karoo Health, the only provider of cardiac value-based care enablement, announced today the closing of an oversubscribed Seed round of $3.4 million, with First Trust Capital Partners, […]

Ionis announces proposed private placement of convertible notes

CARLSBAD, Calif., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS) announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “notes”) in a private placement (the “offering”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the […]