ATLANTA, June 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, today announced the appointment of Marna Borgstrom to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Pat Mackin, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Marna has nearly 40 years of escalating senior leadership experience at Yale New […]
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Neovasc Announces First Implant of a Neovasc Reducer™ in a U.S. Patient
VANCOUVER, June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies, today announced the first U.S. patient has been implanted with a Neovasc Reducer™ (the “Reducer”), a CE-Marked medical device for the treatment of refractory […]
JenaValve Technology Implants Initial Patients in CE Mark Study for the Treatment of Severe Aortic Regurgitation with Next-Generation TAVR System
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JenaValve Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of differentiated transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems, today announced initiation of patient enrollment and implantations associated with the CE Mark study of its next generation JenaValve Pericardial TAVR System using the CoronatixTM Transfemoral Delivery Catheter for the percutaneous treatment of patients […]
Corindus Promotes Doug Teany to Chief Operating Officer
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, today announced that it has appointed Douglas Teany, currently the company’s Senior Vice President of R&D and Operations, to Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Teany brought eighteen years of experience to Corindus, driving operational excellence […]
Humacyte Appoints Jeffrey Lawson MD, PhD as President and Chief Executive Officer
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Humacyte, an innovator in biotechnology and regenerative medicine, announced today that Jeffrey Lawson MD, PhD has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Carrie S. Cox has assumed the role of Executive Chairman. Dr. Lawson, an innovator, scientist and vascular surgeon has been involved in the […]
FEops Strengthens Management Team
GENT, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FEops, the leader in personalized computational modeling and simulation for structural heart interventions, today announced the expansion of its management team with the appointments of Christian Vincent as Director of Therapy Development and Nico Uwents as Director of Business Development. “Both Christian and Nico have a long track record of success in […]
IPS HEART, Resident of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Uses Human Stem Cells for the First Time to Actually Reverse Heart Attack Damage
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IPS HEART, resident of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS is pioneering the use of IPS cellular therapy for the replacement of heart tissue after heart attack, heart failure and duchenne cardiomyopathy. Recent results were presented at the 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society showing over 66% […]
Caladrius Receives FDA Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation for CD34+ Cell Therapy for Treating Refractory Angina
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with multiple technology platforms targeting select cardiovascular indications and autoimmune diseases, announces today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy (“RMAT”) designation to […]
Zenosense, Inc.: Breakthrough Quantitative MIDS Testing Results
VALENCIA, SPAIN., June 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zenosense, Inc. (OTC PINK: ZENO) (“Zenosense”, the “Company”), a healthcare technology company focused on the development and commercialization of the MIDS Cardiac™ hand-held technology for the early detection of heart attack at the Point of Care, is pleased to announce that its […]
Silk Road Medical Announces Key Events for Society for Vascular Surgery 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Silk Road Medical, Inc., a company dedicated to preventing the devastating burden of stroke through surgical innovation, today announced key events at the upcoming Society for Vascular Surgery 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) June 20-23 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. These include real-world data presentations comparing […]



