Polen to Succeed Vince Forlenza Effective April 28 FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced Tom Polen, BD CEO and president, will assume additional responsibility as chairman of the BD board of directors, effective April 28, 2021. Polen will […]
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Abbott Reports Fourth-Quarter 2020 Results; Issues Strong Double-Digit Growth Forecast for 2021
– Sales of $10.7 billion, including $2.4 billion of COVID-19 diagnostic testing-related sales – Sales growth of 28.7 percent; organic sales growth of 28.4 percent – GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations growth of 103.4 percent; adjusted diluted EPS growth of 52.6 percent – Delivered more than 300 million COVID-19 […]
ZOLL Foundation Grants to Nearly 70 Recipients in Resuscitation and Critical Care Research Surpass $2.5 Million
15 Grantees Awarded Nearly $500,000 in Final 2020 Application Round CHELMSFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the application round ended September 30, 2020, the ZOLL Foundation, established in 2014 to support young investigators through research grants in the fields of resuscitation and acute critical care, received 35 applications from across the United States, […]
Caladrius Biosciences Closes $25.0 Million Private Placement
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of cellular therapies designed to reverse disease, today announced that it has closed on its previously announced sale of an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of […]
Amarin Expands Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Patent Infringement Lawsuit to Include Health Care Insurance Provider
DUBLIN, Ireland and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN), announced today an expansion of the scope of its VASCEPA® (icosapent ethyl) cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction patent infringement lawsuit against Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC to include a health care insurance provider in the United States, Health Net, […]
Kardium Announces $115M in New Financing for Innovative Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC and T. Rowe Price funds lead private financing round VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kardium Inc., developer of the Globe® Mapping and Ablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, has raised US $115 million in a new financing round. The round is led by Fidelity Management & Research […]
Boston Scientific Announces Agreement To Acquire Preventice Solutions, Inc.
Acquisition of external cardiac monitoring technologies and services provider to expand rhythm management diagnostics portfolio and capabilities MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Preventice Solutions, Inc., a privately-held company which offers a full portfolio of mobile cardiac […]
CytoSorbents Appoints David D. Cox, PhD, MBA as Vice President – Global Regulatory Affairs
David D. Cox, PhD, MBA, seasoned regulatory professional, tapped to lead CytoSorbents global regulatory initiatives and U.S. FDA approval of CytoSorb MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its CytoSorb® blood purification technology to treat deadly inflammation in critically ill and cardiac surgery patients around the […]
Microbot Medical Enhances Scientific Advisory Board with World Renowned Interventional Radiologists
Scientific Advisory Board Expanded with Additions of Global Medical Pioneers and Distinguished Thought Leaders HINGHAM, Mass., Jan. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Microbot Medical Inc. (Nasdaq: MBOT) continues to enhance its thought leadership capabilities with the addition of several new Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members: Stephen B. Solomon, MD, a […]
Caladrius Biosciences Announces $25.0 Million Private Placement
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Jan. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of cellular therapies designed to reverse disease, today announced that it has entered into securities purchase agreements with certain institutional and accredited investors to raise […]



