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Neovasc Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Market Value Rule

VANCOUVER, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NVCN) (TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies and in the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, announced today that it has received written notification (the “Nasdaq […]

East Bay Cardiovascular and Thoracic Associates Partners with Health Prime to Get Revenue Cycle Management Back on Track

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Health Prime, a leading provider of revenue cycle management services, today announced that East Bay Cardiovascular and Thoracic Associates, a premier multi-specialty surgical group, has signed a partnership agreement for revenue cycle management services. Health Prime was brought onboard to scale operations and optimize current revenue opportunities. […]

Catasys Appoints Healthcare Executive Daniel Prewitt as Senior Vice President of Sales

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Catasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: CATS) (“Catasys” or the “Company”), a leading AI and technology-enabled healthcare company, today announced the appointment of Daniel Prewitt as the senior vice president of sales. In this role, Prewitt will be responsible for leading the Company’s sales to health plans and self-funded employers. Bringing over […]

Amgen And MBC BioLabs Announce Winners Of The Amgen Golden Ticket

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and MBC BioLabs (formerly QB3@953) today announced that Regencor and Nitrome Biosciences have each been awarded an Amgen Golden Ticket to MBC BioLabs. The companies receive priority admission or renewal for one year of lab bench space and access to core facilities at the MBC BioLabs […]

Samuel E. Navarro Appointed to BioSig Board of Directors

Santa Monica, CA, June 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM), a medical device company developing a proprietary biomedical signal processing technology platform designed to address an unmet need for the electrophysiology (EP) marketplace, today appointed Samuel E. Navarro to its Board of Directors. Mr. Navarro brings to BioSig […]

InterVene Raises $15 Million in Series B Funding for First Catheter-Based System to Correct Deep Vein Valve Failure

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InterVene Inc. today announced it has raised $15 million in a Series B financing round. The company’s BlueLeaf® Endovenous Valve Formation System is the first catheter-based solution for deep vein reflux (DVR) — the failure of venous valves in the legs — that does not require an implant. […]

MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center Cardiologists Successfully Implant Device to Reduce Stroke Risk

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center cardiologists are among a select group of specialists to successfully implant a device in patients to help keep harmful blood clots from entering the blood stream and potentially causing a stroke. Cardiologists Cheng-Han Chen, M.D., Ph.D.; John Bahadorani, M.D.; Paul Drury, M.D., and Ashish Shah, […]

Acutus Medical Announces $170 Million Financing

CARLSBAD, California, June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Acutus Medical today announced a $170 million financing, including a $100 million Series D equity financing and a $70 million credit facility. The funding is intended to accelerate commercialization and facilitate global business development activities as the company continues to transform arrhythmia care through distinct, innovative technologies designed to provide physicians and patients […]

MyoKardia Publishes Data in Nature Digital Medicine Showing Potential of Wrist-Worn Biosensor to Screen for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK) today announced the publication of an article titled, “Machine Learning Detection of Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (oHCM) Using a Wearable Biosensor,” in the Nature Partner Journal, Digital Medicine. This research is part of MyoKardia’s efforts aimed at […]