The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGR), a developer and manufacturer of image-guided, catheter-based systems for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and pioneer of the Lumivascular approach to treating vascular disease, announced today it has entered into an agreement with CRG to waive […]
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The board of directors of Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today increased the company’s quarterly common dividend to 28 cents per share from 26.5 cents per share. This marks the 376th consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott since 1924. The cash dividend is payable Feb. 15, 2018, to shareholders of record at […]
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bay Labs, a medical technology company at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence (AI) to cardiovascular imaging, today announced it completed $5.5 million in financing. The Series A round was led by existing investor Khosla Ventureswith participation from new investors including Data Collective (DCVC), Greenbox Venture Partners, Minneapolis Heart Institute Ventures and Georges Harik. […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– HeartFlow today announced that Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, has issued a medical policy for the HeartFlow® FFRct Analysis, a first-of-its-kind non-invasive technology that helps clinicians diagnose and treat patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). HCSC […]
DUBLIN – December 8, 2017 – The board of directors of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today approved the fiscal year 2018 third quarter cash dividend of $0.46 per ordinary share, representing a 7 percent increase over the prior year. This quarterly declaration is consistent with the dividend announcement made by the company […]
LATHAM, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AngioDynamics (NASDAQ:ANGO), a leading provider of innovative, minimally invasive medical devices for vascular access, surgery, peripheral vascular disease and oncology, today announced that it will report financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 before the market open on Thursday, January 4, 2018. The Company’s management will […]
PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HighLife SAS, a medtech company focused on the development of a unique trans-catheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system to treat patients suffering from mitral regurgitation, announced today the appointment of Mr. Jose (“Pepe”) Calle Gordo as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Pepe brings 30 years of broad business and management experience in the […]
NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, will discuss the company’s strategy for longer-term growth, provide an update on its technology pipeline and share its financial guidance during its annual investor conference today […]
Robocath receives an additional €1.25 million financial contribution from Crédit Agricole Innovations et Territoires (CAIT), an innovation fund managed by Supernova Invest. In line with the company’s growth strategy, the new funding aims to increase the resources available to market the R-OneTM product and launch the development of the next generation of […]
HeartFlow is the newest unicorn after a new $150 million financing round The medical company is now valued at $1.4 billion. BY THEODORE SCHLEIFER@TEDDYSCHLEIFER The medical technology company HeartFlow is now valued at over $1 billion, the latest company to hit the category threshold for the most highly valued startups. HeartFlow […]
