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Medtronic names new chief scientific, medical, and regulatory officer

Dr. Laura Mauri will drive integration of medical and scientific intelligence and patient safety and engagement as chief scientific, medical and regulatory officer DUBLIN, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced that Laura Mauri, M.D., M.S.c. has been appointed Medtronic Chief Scientific, Medical and Regulatory Officer. This appointment adds to Dr. Mauri’s […]

CVRx Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial and Operating Results

First Quarter 2022 Revenue of $4.1 million, a 43% Increase Over Prior Year MINNEAPOLIS, April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVRX) (“CVRx”), a commercial-stage medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative neuromodulation solutions for patients with cardiovascular diseases, today announced its financial and operating […]

Quantum Genomics Raises a Gross Amount of Approximately € 15 M

Launch of capital increase of approximately €15 million for institutional investors with cancellation of the pre-emptive subscription right A minimum of €12 million subscription commitments received from institutional investors, including €10 million from Otium Capital Raise to coincide with pharmaceutical company Julphar acquiring stake in Quantum Genomics via reserved capital […]

MedTech Company STENTiT Raises €1.8 million in Seed Round

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — STENTiT, a medical device company bringing a novel class of regenerative endovascular implants for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, has closed a €1.8 million seed investment round. The funding facilitates further pre-clinical development and batch production of a regenerative stent (see video) for peripheral indications. The investment was made […]

Liquidia Corporation Reports Inducement Grants under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

MORRISVILLE, N.C., April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Liquidia Corporation (NASDAQ: LQDA) today announced the grant of inducement stock options exercisable for an aggregate of 35,700 shares of Liquidia’s common stock to newly hired non-executive employees under the Liquidia Corporation 2022 Inducement Plan (the “Inducement Plan”). Each stock option was […]

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Vivo Capital Launch Joint Venture Aimed at Greater China Market

— Visirna Therapeutics, the Joint Venture formed by Arrowhead and Vivo, received an exclusive license in Greater China to four of Arrowhead’s RNAi-based investigational cardiometabolic medicines — Vivo provided an initial investment of $60 million into Visirna — Arrowhead and Vivo both received equity ownership of Visirna, with Arrowhead being […]

Silence Therapeutics Achieves $2 Million Research Milestone in Hansoh Pharma Collaboration

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Silence Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: SLN), a leader in the discovery, development and delivery of novel short interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) therapeutics for the treatment of diseases with significant unmet medical need, today announced that it will receive a $2.0 million cash payment from Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company Limited (“Hansoh”) […]

TransMedics Reports Inducement Grants Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

ANDOVER, Mass., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TransMedics Group, Inc. (“TransMedics”) (Nasdaq: TMDX), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart, and liver failure, today announced that on April 18, 2022, TransMedics granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 29,800 shares of its common stock […]

Wallaby Acquires German Neurovascular Leader Phenox to Accelerate Global Expansion

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. and SHANGHAI and BOCHUM, Germany, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Wallaby Medical (“Wallaby” or the “Company”), a global innovative medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing neurovascular interventional products for treating stroke, today announced that it has acquired phenox GmbH, including phenox’s femtos GmbH (“femtos”), (together “phenox”), a German-based global innovation and technology […]

Merit Medical’s Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Brian Lloyd, Receives Corporate Counsel Award from Utah Business Magazine

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of healthcare technology, is proud to announce that Brian G. Lloyd, Merit’s Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, is a recipient of Utah Business Magazine’s Corporate Counsel Award. The award recognizes exceptional […]