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Avinger Announces Conversion of 12% of CRG Term Debt into Equity

REDWOOD CITY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 4, 2023 / Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGR), a commercial-stage medical device company developing and marketing the first and only intravascular image-guided, catheter-based systems for diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease, today announced the conversion of approximately 12% of its existing debt with entities affiliated with CRG Partners III […]

MCRA Aids Surmodics in Obtaining FDA Pre-Market Approval for Cardiovascular Drug-Coated Balloon

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — MCRA, LLC, a leading medical device focused regulatory advisory firm and clinical research organization (CRO) integrating U.S. and International Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Trial Operations, Reimbursement and Market Access, Healthcare Compliance, Cybersecurity, Quality Assurance, and Japan Distribution Logistics (DMAH) is pleased to announce its role in the successful […]

Lilly’s Retevmo® (selpercatinib) is the First Targeted Therapy to Demonstrate Superior Progression-Free Survival Compared to a PD-1 Inhibitor Plus Chemotherapy for Adults with Newly-Diagnosed Advanced or Metastatic RET Fusion-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced topline results from the LIBRETTO-431 study evaluating Retevmo versus platinum-based chemotherapy plus pemetrexed – with or without pembrolizumab – as an initial treatment for patients with rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study met […]

ACTICOR BIOTECH: Disclosure of the Total Number of Voting Rights and Shares as of July 31, 2023

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: ACTICOR BIOTECH (ISIN: FR0014005OJ5 – ALACT) (Paris:ALACT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative treatments for cardiovascular emergencies, including ischemic stroke, today discloses the total number of voting rights and shares as of July 31, 2023 (pursuant to Article L. 233-8 II of […]

Biosense Webster Receives FDA Approval for Multiple Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Products to be Used in a Workflow Without Fluoroscopy

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Biosense Webster, Inc., a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech,i today announced that several products in its market-leading cardiac ablation portfolio have received approval for a zero fluoroscopy workflow from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The products […]

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Period Activity

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, today reported its consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 and reviewed recent business highlights. “a major scientific breakthrough that happens once every decade or so” Tweet this “The second quarter of 2023 was a […]

Results from XyloCor Therapeutics’ Phase 1 Portion of EXACT Trial of XC001 for Cardiovascular Disease Published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–XyloCor Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel gene therapies for cardiovascular disease, announced today that Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions has published results from the Phase 1 portion of its Phase 1/2 clinical trial (EXACT) of lead gene therapy candidate XC001 (encoberminogene rezmadenovec) in patients with refractory angina. The findings […]

Merit Medical’s WRAPSODY™ Arteriovenous Access Efficacy (WAVE) Pivotal Study Completes Enrollment

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of healthcare technology, today announced the completion of enrollment in its WRAPSODY Arteriovenous Access Efficacy (WAVE) pivotal study. Merit’s WAVE study is a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter study comparing […]

Blue Water Biotech Announces Closing of Warrant Exercise and Issuance of New Warrants in A Private Placement For $2.7 Million Gross Proceeds

CINCINNATI, Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blue Water Biotech, Inc. (“Blue Water” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BWV), today announced the closing of its previously announced exercise of certain existing warrants to purchase 2,486,214 shares of its common stock at a reduced exercise price of $1.09 per share, in exchange […]