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Resverlogix Announces Warrant Exercise Incentive Program

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Resverlogix Corp. (“Resverlogix” or the “Company”) (TSX: RVX) announces a warrant exercise incentive program (“Incentive Program”) designed to encourage the early exercise of 15,593,428 warrants to purchase common shares of the Company. The Incentive Program does not apply to warrants held by […]

Novartis to acquire The Medicines Company for USD 9.7 bn, adding inclisiran, a potentially transformational investigational cholesterol-lowering therapy to address leading global cause of death

Over 50 million secondary prevention patients worldwide with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) on current standard of care do not achieve LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) goal and remain at increased risk of cardiovascular events1 First-in-class siRNA biological mechanism enables unique twice-yearly, subcutaneous dosing regimen and seamless integration into […]

Heartseed Raises $26M in Series B Funding to Accelerate Development of iPSC-derived Regenerative Medicine for Heart Failure

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heartseed (Heartseed Inc.), a Tokyo-based biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for the treatment of heart failure (HF), today announced it has raised 2.8 Billion-yen (approx. $26 Million) at Series B round, bringing its total financial backing to 3.8 Billion yen (approx. $35 Million) since it was founded in 2015. […]

Stereotaxis CEO to Present at the 12th Annual BIOMEDevice San Jose Conference

Conference Focuses on Role of Digital Technology in Healthcare; David Fischel Named Panelist in Robotics Session ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), the global leader in innovative robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced today its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David Fischel, will present […]

David Pacitti Elected to Siemens Foundation Board of Directors

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Siemens Foundation today announced that David Pacitti, president of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. and head of the Americas for Siemens Healthineers, has been named to the Siemens Foundation Board of Directors. “The Siemens Foundation is focused on innovation, research and continuous learning to narrow the opportunity gap for young […]

Cardurion Pharmaceuticals Announces Investment from Polaris Partners and Appoints Amy Schulman to Board of Directors

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel, next-generation therapeutics for the treatment of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has consummated a private investment from Polaris Partners, a leading healthcare investment firm with a long history of partnering with entrepreneurs in […]

iRhythm Technologies Receives Notification of Deficiency from Nasdaq Related to Delayed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRTC) announced today that it received a standard notification letter (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), dated November 14, 2019, stating that, as a result of not having timely filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q […]