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Artio Medical Hires Key Sales and Marketing Leaders to Prepare for Commercial Launch of First Product in U.S.

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kas., June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Artio Medical, Inc., a medical device company developing innovative products for the peripheral vascular, neurovascular, and structural heart markets, today announced the hiring of Jeff Weinrich as Head of Global Sales and Chris Parker as Senior Director of Marketing. Weinrich and Parker have joined Artio to prepare the company […]

Mezzion Appoints William Breitenbach as Chief Commercial Officer for Mezzion’s Global Commercial Operations

SEOUL, Republic of Korea, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mezzion Pharma Co., Ltd. (140410.KQ), and Mezzion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (individually or collectively, “Mezzion”), a leader in the field of rare single ventricle congenital heart disease (“SVHD”) and SVHD patients with Fontan circulation, is pleased to announce that Bill Breitenbach has joined Mezzion as the Chief Commercial […]

Dutch MedTech STENTiT appoints Golo von Basum as Chief Operating Officer

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — STENTiT, a medical device company bringing a novel class of regenerative stents for sustained endovascular repair, has appointed Dr. Golo von Basum (picture) as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). He will be responsible for the strategic implementation to scale and standardize the product development and company operations. […]

CMS Grants Transitional Pass-Through (TPT) Payment for Shockwave’s Coronary IVL

Provides Incremental Reimbursement in Hospital Outpatient Setting SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely calcified cardiovascular disease, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted approval for a Transitional Pass-Through (TPT) payment for […]

CathWorks Announces Appointment of Ramin Mousavi as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member

KFAR-SABA, Israel and ALISO VIEJO, Calif., June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CathWorks, a global leader of digital health innovation focused on helping patients with cardiovascular disease, today announced that Ramin Mousavi has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective June 21, 2021. Mr. Mousavi has also been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Mousavi succeeds Jim Corbett, who […]

Neovasc Provides Corporate Update

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, June 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today announced that the Company has implemented a series of strategic initiatives focused on enhancing current shareholder value, minimizing dilution, extending its cash runway well into 2024, focusing investments on near term value drivers, […]

Heartseed Raises $37 Million in Series C Funding to Accelerate Development of iPSC-derived Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heartseed, a Tokyo-based biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for heart failure (HF), today announced it has raised 4 Billion-yen (approx. $37 Million) at Series C round, bringing its total financial backing to 8.2 Billion yen (approx. $75 Million) since its foundation in 2015. New investors are UTokyo Innovation Platform […]