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Medtronic named as a leading sustainability company

Strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management and performance result in continued inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index DUBLIN, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced its continued inclusion in the Dow Jones® Sustainability World Index (DJSI) as one of the world’s leading […]

Maxwell Biomedical Completes Acquisition of Cardialen’s Assets

Acquisition expands the Maxwell Biomedical product and intellectual property portfolio. SAN DIEGO, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Maxwell Biomedical announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Cardialen’s assets. Cardialen, a Minneapolis, MN based company developed MultiPulse™ Therapy (MPT™), a low-energy defibrillation and cardioversion therapy designed to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib) and ventricular tachycardia […]

Efemoral Medical Announces Series A1 Funding

New funding will support increasing enrollment in its ongoing first-in-human trial, EFEMORAL I LOS ALTOS, Calif., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Efemoral Medical, developer of advanced interventional bioresorbable therapies, today announced the closing of its $4.9M preferred Series A1 round. Supported by existing investors as well as an experienced cohort of new investors, the proceeds […]

Renibus Therapeutics Strengthens Leadership Team with Asha Ramdas as SVP, Program Management, Technical Operations and Manufacturing

-Ms. Ramdas has more than 25 years of healthcare experience, including at Amgen and Johnson & Johnson- SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Renibus Therapeutics, Inc., (“Renibus”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing breakthrough products for cardiorenal diseases, today announced the appointment of Asha Ramdas as SVP, Program Management, Technical Operations and Manufacturing. Ms. […]

Boston Scientific Announces Strategic Investment to Acquire Majority Stake of Acotec Scientific Holdings Limited

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) and Acotec Scientific Holdings Limited (“Acotec” and 6669.HK) announced today that Boston Scientific will make a partial offer to acquire a majority stake, up to a maximum of 65%, of shares of Acotec, a Chinese medical technology company that offers solutions […]

Cardiosense, Inc., Completes $15.1 Million Series A Financing to Advance Artificial Intelligence Platform for Heart Disease

CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Cardiosense, Inc., a Chicago-based digital health company leveraging artificial intelligence and multi-sensor devices to enable early detection of cardiovascular disease, announced today that it has raised $15.1 million in Series A funding, co-led by Broadview Ventures and Hatteras Venture Partners, with participation from Laerdal Million Lives Fund, OSF Ventures, UnityPoint […]

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES ANNOUNCES CEO SUCCESSION PLAN

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW) today announced that following regular succession planning discussions with the Board of Directors, Edwards’ chairman and CEO, Michael A. Mussallem, who recently turned 70, has informed the Board of his decision to retire as CEO in connection with the company’s Annual Meeting […]

Tenaya Therapeutics Appoints Amy Burroughs to Board of Directors

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNYA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a mission to discover, develop and deliver potentially curative therapies that address the underlying causes of heart disease, today announced the appointment of Amy Burroughs to its Board of Directors. […]