Philips to acquire BioTelemetry, Inc. for USD 72.00 per share; implied enterprise value of USD 2.8 billion (approx. EUR 2.3 billion) Acquisition is a strong fit with Philips’ strategy to transform the delivery of healthcare: combination of Philips’ leading patient monitoring position in the hospital with BioTelemetry’s leading cardiac diagnostics […]
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Advanced Bifurcation Systems Announces First Closing of Series A Financing
LIVERMORE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Advanced Bifurcation Systems, Inc. (ABS), a Livermore, CA-based maker of the ABS System, a proprietary stent delivery system that is specifically designed to efficiently treat coronary bifurcation lesions, is pleased to announce the first closing of an $11 million Series A equity financing. The round was led by […]
Cardurion Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Howard K. Surks, M.D., as Chief Scientific Officer and Head, Translational Medicine
Appointment reflects progress of Company’s early-stage pipeline toward the clinic BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cardurion), a Boston-based, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing next-generation therapeutics for the treatment of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, today announced the appointment of Howard K. Surks, M.D., as chief scientific officer and […]
Analytics 4 Life® Rebrands as CorVista® Health; Appoints Scott Burger as Chief Commercial Officer and Vice President
Company Advancing Proprietary Machine Learning to Improve Care in Cardiology TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Analytics 4 Life today announced the appointment of Scott Burger to Chief Commercial Officer and Vice President. Scott will lead the commercialization efforts of the CorVista® System, a non-invasive point-of-care solution that allows physicians to rapidly assess heart function. […]
BioCardia, Inc. Announces $10.5 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia®, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCDA) (BioCardia or the “Company”) today announced it has entered into definitive agreements with investors for the purchase and sale of 2,038,836 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $5.15 per share in a registered direct […]
Covanos Announces Appointment of Iconic Industry Leader Gil Amelio, Ph.D. to Board of Directors
ATLANTA, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Covanos, Inc., a privately-held medical technology company that is developing C-HEART, a PC-based software product that uses proprietary advances in computational fluid dynamics to rapidly and non-invasively diagnose the severity of coronary artery blockages, today announced the appointment of Gil Amelio, Ph.D. to the Covanos Board of Directors. “We are […]
Ontrak Announces Follow-On Offering of Non-Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock
Company to use non-dilutive capital for working capital, M&A, investment in technology SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ontrak, Inc. (NASDAQ: OTRK, OTRKP) (“Ontrak” or the “Company”), a leading AI-powered and telehealth enabled, virtualized healthcare company, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of shares of its Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock […]
ESPERION Appoints Sheldon Koenig as Chief Operating Officer
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced the appointment of Sheldon Koenig, a proven leader in the cardiovascular market, as chief operating officer, effective today. Koenig will report directly to Tim M. Mayleben, president and chief executive officer of Esperion. Koenig joins the […]
Quantum Genomics Enters into Exclusive Licensing and Collaboration Agreement with Faran
Quantum Genomics to receive up to $12.1 million in upfront and milestone payments plus double-digit royalties on sales Faran to receive an exclusive license to develop and commercialize firibastat for the treatment of difficult to treat/resistant hypertension in Greece PARIS and NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum Genomics (Euronext Growth […]
BioCardia, Inc. Announces $8.5 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia®, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCDA)(BioCardia or the “Company”) today announced it has entered into definitive agreements with investors for the purchase and sale of 1,888,889 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $4.75 per share in a registered direct offering […]



