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Orchestra BioMed™ Bolsters Leadership Team with Appointment of Inessa Wheeler as Vice President, Strategy and Marketing

NEW HOPE, Pa., Oct. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orchestra BioMed, Inc. (“Orchestra BioMed” or the “Company”), a biomedical innovation company developing high impact, high value, evidence based therapeutic solutions for medical procedures that address major medical conditions, announced today that it has appointed Inessa Wheeler, MBA, as Vice President of Strategy […]

Teleflex Acquires Essential Medical

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX) today announced that it has acquired Essential Medical, Inc. Based in Exton, PA, Essential Medical is a privately-held medical device company that has developed and commercialized the CE Marked MANTA™ Vascular Closure Device specifically designed for closure of large bore arteriotomies following procedures utilizing […]

Acasti Pharma Announces Proposed Underwritten Public Offering of Common Shares

MONTRÉAL, Oct. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acasti Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ACST – TSX-V: ACST), a biopharmaceutical innovator focused on the research, development and commercialization of its prescription drug candidate CaPre® (omega-3 phospholipid) for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia, announced today that it intends to offer and sell its common […]

LuxCath Appoints Terry Ransbury as Chief Technology Officer

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LuxCath, LLC, a medical device company developing a novel cardiac catheter ablation technology, today announced that Terry Ransbury has been appointed its Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Ransbury is a seasoned industry veteran who brings over 30 years of experience in research and development, specializing in electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm […]

AtriCure Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

MASON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage (LAA) management, today announced it has commenced an underwritten public offering of 2.5 million shares of its common stock pursuant to its existing shelf registration statement. In connection with this offering, […]

Endologix Announces Third Quarter Preliminary Revenue Results and Raises Low End of 2018 Revenue Guidance Range

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX), a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, today announced that its preliminary unaudited revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 is expected to be in the range of $34.3 million to $34.7 million. Also, based on current business trends, […]

BD Breaks Ground at I.D.E.A. Tempe Campus

TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Officials from BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, were joined today by Gov. Doug Ducey, Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell and representatives of The Boyer Company to officially break ground on the new I.D.E.A. (Innovation, Discovery, Education and Arts) Tempe campus. BD Peripheral Intervention will be the first […]

Dr. Ori Ben-Yehuda joins CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc. as Chief Medical Officer

DALLAS, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc. (“CVBT” or the “Company”) is pleased to welcome Ori Ben-Yehuda, MD, FACC as our new Chief Medical Officer (CMO). “Dr. Ben-Yehuda brings leading edge skills and demonstrated drug development success to the Company. He will guide our clinical team in our current and future development […]

Acasti Pharma Announces Issuance of Common Shares in Payment of Outstanding Interest under Debentures

LAVAL, Québec, Oct. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acasti Pharma Inc. (“Acasti” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ACST – TSX-V: ACST), today announced its election to issue common shares to the holders of its outstanding convertible debentures in satisfaction of interest payable. In accordance with the terms of its outstanding convertible […]