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Valo Health and Novo Nordisk to collaborate to discover and develop novel treatments for cardiometabolic diseases using human data and artificial intelligence

Bagsværd, Denmark and Boston, Massachusetts, US, 25 September 2023 – Novo Nordisk A/S and Valo Health, Inc. today announced they have entered into an agreement to discover and develop novel treatments for cardiometabolic diseases based on Valo’s large human dataset and computation powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The collaboration between the two organizations will leverage the capabilities […]

Eledon Pharmaceuticals Announces Use of Tegoprubart anti-CD40L Antibody in Second-ever Transplant of Genetically Modified Heart from a Pig to a Human

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Eledon”) (NASDAQ: ELDN) today announced that tegoprubart, the company’s investigational anti-CD40 antibody, was used as a cornerstone component of the chronic immunosuppressive regimen administered following the second-ever transplant of a genetically modified heart from a pig to a human. The procedure […]

Kestra Medical Technologies Offers Electrophysiology and Cardiology Clinicians Opportunity to Wear ASSURE WCD System at #HRX2023 Conference

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kestra Medical Technologies is launching the ASSURE Clinician Experience (ACE), a program that lets electrophysiology and cardiology professionals wear and simulate use of the ASSURE® Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) system at The Heart Rhythm Society #HRX2023 global health and technology conference, September 21-23, 2023 in Seattle, WA. Clinicians that participate will be […]

MicroVention Enters Transradial Access Therapy; Receives FDA Clearance of SOFIA™ EX 5F 115cm Intracranial Support Catheter

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MicroVention, Inc., a global neurovascular company and wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, today announced that the SOFIA™ EX 5F 115 cm Intracranial Support Catheter (Soft TOrqueable catheter For Intracranial Access) has received FDA 510(k) clearance on September 15, 2023, for transradial access in addition to transfemoral access. The unique […]

AVS Opens Global Headquarters in Boston’s Seaport District to Support Growth

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AVS (Amplitude Vascular Systems, Inc), an early-stage medical device company focused on safely and effectively treating severely calcified arterial disease with its PIVL™ therapy, announced today the opening of its new global headquarters at 451 D Street in Boston, Mass. The new 9,365-square-foot space in the Seaport District will […]

Pi-Cardia Successfully Completes Enrollment in Pivotal Study for ShortCut™

REHOVOT, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pi-Cardia Ltd., a global leader in the development of non-implant, catheter-based, leaflet modification solutions for treating heart valves, announced today the successful completion of its ShortCut™ Pivotal Study enrollment. ShortCut™ is the world’s first dedicated device designed to split the leaflets of pre-existing valves to enable safe Transcatheter […]

CorVista Health Named MedTech Outlook Editor’s Choice for MedTech Startup for 2023

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CorVista Health, Inc, a leading digital health company dedicated to improving cardiovascular disease diagnosis, is pleased to announce that it has been honored with the Editor’s Choice designation as the Top MedTech Startup for 2023 by MedTech Outlook. “We are glad to feature CorVista Health as the Editor’s Choice […]

Corsair Pharma Announces $23 Million Series B Financing to Advance Clinical Trials in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Corsair Pharma, Inc., a private biopharmaceutical company developing a transdermal treprostinil prodrug, today announced the closing of its $23M Series B financing led by New Rhein Healthcare Investors. Proceeds from the financing will support the clinical advancement of Corsair’s lead product candidate, […]

HeartSciences Signs Definitive Agreements with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to Commercialize Artificial Intelligence Cardiovascular Algorithms

Southlake, TX, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. d/b/a HeartSciences (Nasdaq: HSCS; HSCSW) (“HeartSciences” or the “Company”), an AI-powered medical technology company focused on transforming ECGs/EKGs to save lives through earlier detection of heart disease, today announced it has executed definitive agreements with the Icahn School of Medicine […]

BRACCO IMAGING S.p.A. ANNOUNCES GLOBAL AGREEMENT WITH SUBTLE MEDICAL, Inc.

MILAN, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Bracco Imaging S.p.A., a global leader in diagnostic imaging, and Subtle Medical, Inc., a leading innovator in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered image acquisition, have entered into a global agreement in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This global agreement will begin primarily in the United States, where Bracco […]