GALWAY, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WhiteSwell, a company pioneering new ways to treat acute decompensated heart failure, today announced the close of a $30 million series B funding round led by RA Capital Management and an InCube Ventures syndicate, with participation from other investors. Funds from the round will be used to support […]
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Cambridge Cardiologist and Cardiology MIT Fellow to Release the ‘Heartsense monitor’, the First AI-Driven Wearable Heart Monitor That Prevents Heart Disease and Stroke
BOSTON, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Cambridge Heartwear, a medical provider of low-cost, next-generation wearable heart monitors that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose heart rhythm and respiratory problems in real time is announcing the launch of their company and release of their Heartsense monitor in 2019. In the U.S., strokes are among […]
Endologix Reports Inducement Grants Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX) (the “Company”), a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, announced today the grant of inducement equity awards to three newly hired employees (together, the “Awardees”). The awards were approved by the Company’s Compensation Committee, which is comprised of independent Directors, on December 5, […]
Avinger Announces Successful Treatment of 500th Patient with Next-Generation Pantheris Device
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced that physicians in 59 sites globally have successfully treated more than 500 patients with the next-generation Pantheris image-guided atherectomy system for the treatment of […]
5 Top Mergers and Acquisitions in MedTech/Biotech for 2018
by Ken Dropiewski, Principal Consultant – McDermott &Bull Executive Search 5 Top Mergers and Acquisitions in MedTech/Biotech for 2018 Who and Why? I started researching top M&A activity this year and came across multiple deals that were interesting regardless of their size. Some were headscratchers, but others seemed to make tremendous […]
Otsuka Medical Devices and Veryan Medical Announce Completion of Acquisition
TOKYO, Japan and HORSHAM, U.K., 13 December, 2018 — Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka Medical Devices”), a 100% subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., and Veryan Medical Ltd. (“Veryan”) announce the completion of the acquisition of Veryan by Otsuka Medical Devices through its UK subsidiary Otsuka Medical Devices UK […]
Singulex Receives New, Broad Patent for Highly Sensitive Methods for Analysis of Troponin
ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Singulex announced today the granting of a significant European patent (EP 3168618) covering methods for determining myocardial infarction using any high sensitivity cardiac troponin assay with a sensitivity < 5 pg/mL. “The global clinical market is rapidly adopting high sensitivity cardiac troponin assays to better manage patients suspected […]
Boston Scientific Prevails in U.S. Edwards Lifesciences Litigation
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that a jury in the United States (U.S.) District Court for the District of Delaware determined that the Boston Scientific U.S. patent 8,992,608 is valid and that Edwards Lifesciences’ Sapien 3™ Aortic Valve infringes this patent and that Edwards owes Boston Scientific infringement damages […]
Edwards Comments On U.S. Court Decision
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, commented today on a federal jury’s decisions in patent litigation between Edwards and Boston Scientific: The jury awarded $35 million in damages to Boston Scientific for infringement of U.S. […]
Irish Medical Device Start-up Curing Irregular Heart Rhythms Wins the Prestigious ICI Innovation Award
GALWAY, Ireland, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — An Irish medical device’s company, AuriGen Medical has won the prestigious Global Innovation Award at the ICI conference in Tel Aviv, Israel. ICI is the premier International Conference for Innovations in Cardiovascular Systems. The Global Innovation award attracted entries from the best medical device and pharmaceutical start-ups from […]
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