Financial

NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals Closes $14 Million Registered Direct Offering

BOSTON, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRBO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing multimodal, disease-modifying therapies for viral, neuropathic and neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering of 4,307,693 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a purchase price of $3.25 per share. […]

Renovacor Announces the Appointment of Kumar Dhanasekharan, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President of Technical Operations

Dr. Dhanasekharan joins Renovacor with extensive experience overseeing development, manufacturing and supply operations for biologics including AAV gene therapies PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Renovacor, Inc. (NYSE: RCOR), a biotechnology company developing adeno-associated virus (AAV)‑based gene therapies for devastating cardiovascular and central nervous system diseases resulting from BAG3 gene variants, today announced the appointment of Kumar […]

Annoviant Awarded $1.85M SBIR Phase II Grant from the National Institutes of Health

Funding will help drive commercialization of next-generation pulmonary valve conduit for pediatric patients ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Annoviant LLC, formerly TGen Tech LLC, today announced that it has been awarded a grant of $1.85 million for two years by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help further its development and commercialization of […]

Mike Feher Appointed as CFO of CathWorks

KFAR-SABA, Israel and ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CathWorks, a global leader of digital health innovation focused on helping patients with cardiovascular disease, announced today that Mike Feher was appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. An energetic and results-driven executive, Mr. Feher brings comprehensive strategic and operational finance experience to his role, including expertise […]

Dr. Peter Brady Named MediCardia Health Strategic Innovation Advisor

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MediCardia Health Inc., today announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Brady to the position of Strategic Innovation Advisor. Industry expert brings 25 years of practice and research experience in the field of clinical cardiac electrophysiology. In this role, Dr. Brady will advise on technological innovations to drive corporate […]

ECLS Company Hemovent has been Acquired by MicroPort and Receives Investments in Expansion of German Operations

AACHEN, Germany & SHANGHAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MicroPort Scientific Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “MicroPort®”) announced on October 4th, 2021, through its critical care subsidiary, MicroPort Surgical B.V. (“MicroPort® Surgery”), has acquired 100% of the equity held by existing shareholders of Hemovent GmbH (hereinafter referred to as “Hemovent”) for a total cash consideration of up […]

BioAdvance Announces ~$7M in Recent Investments and Leadership Transition

Barbara Schilberg retiring as Managing Director and CEO; Shahram Hejazi, Ph.D., appointed as Managing Director and CEO PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BioAdvance, a $70 million early-stage life sciences fund with a focus in the mid-Atlantic region, announced today that it has added six new companies to its portfolio in the last 18 months and […]

Merck to Acquire Acceleron Pharma Inc.

Acquisition Complements and Strengthens Merck’s Cardiovascular Pipeline Sotatercept is a Potentially First-In-Class Therapy in Phase 3 Development for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension REBLOZYL® (luspatercept-aamt) is a First-In-Class Erythroid Maturation Recombinant Fusion Protein Approved for the Treatment of Anemia in Certain Rare Blood Disorders Merck to Host Investor Call at […]

UPDATED: CARDIOGENICS HOLDINGS INC. ANNOUNCES A RECORD DATE CHANGE FOR ITS DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION

Caledon, Ontario, Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CardioGenics Holdings INC. (OTC PINK: CGNH) announced on September 3, 2021 a record date of September 13, 2021 for its dividend distribution of 22.5 million shares of Covidgenic, a private Canadian company. The new record date for the distribution of the Covidgenic […]