The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
HERZLIA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endospan, a pioneer in off-the-shelf endovascular repair of Aortic Arch Disease including aneurysms and dissections, today announced that it has elected Jeff Elkins to its board of directors. Elkins has been President and CEO of Veniti Inc. since July 2015. Previously, Elkins was COO and earlier CEO of Aptus Endosystems, […]
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the healthcare industry, announced today it has reached an agreement with Embolitech to acquire an innovative thrombectomy platform technology and related intellectual property with broad potential peripheral vascular applications. Under the […]
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vesper Medical, Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced that it completed its Series A financing totaling $10.5 million. Major participants in the Series A financing included New Enterprise Associates and Quaker Partners. The financing occurred in two tranches and is […]
CAMBRIDGE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Researchers from PlaqueTec Ltd. presented data suggesting that localised coronary inflammation may be independent of systemic elevation of inflammatory biomarkers such as high-sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP). The data, presented at the 86th European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress in Lisbon, Portugal, are based on analysis of blood samples obtained […]
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — VentureMed Group, Inc., a medical device company specializing in the development and commercialization of innovative and cost-effective devices for the endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), presented a technical review of the FLEX Dynamic Scoring Catheter™ in the Innovations session of the conference, as […]
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX), a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, today announced that it has appointed John Onopchenko as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Dan Lemaitre, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Endologix, Inc., commented, “We are very pleased to welcome […]
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Intact Vascular, Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced that its Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty III (TOBA III) clinical trial has completed enrollment. A total of 200 patients have been enrolled in TOBA III at 14 sites in Europe. The TOBA III study is a […]
INDIANAPOLIS, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Vascugen Inc. today announced that it has licensed a suite of intellectual property developed at the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine related to blood vessel formation from adult stem cells. The regenerative medicine company is focused on finding therapies to repair tissues damaged by reduced blood flow due to disease […]
ATLANTA, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, announced today that it will participate in a fireside chat presentation at the upcoming Deutsche Bank 43rd Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. A live webcast of […]
CHERRY HILL, N.J. and ALLSCHWIL, Switzerland, April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, today announced the submission of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking to expand the indication of OPSUMIT (macitentan) to include the treatment […]
