Treatment of Non-Human Primates with Clinical Candidate, VERVE-101, Led to Durable Reductions of PCSK9 Protein and Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Comprehensive Off-Target Editing Analysis Using Industry Leading Methods, ONE-seq and Digenome-seq Showed No Off-Target Editing Across 244 Potential Sites in Human Liver Cells Data Support Continued Advancement of VERVE-101 Toward IND Submission […]
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Renovacor Announces the Appointment of Jordan Shin, M.D., Ph.D., as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development and Translational Science
Dr. Shin to help advance REN-001 into the clinic by leveraging nearly two decades of expertise in clinical development, academic research and medical practice PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Renovacor, Inc. (NYSE: RCOR), an early-stage biotechnology company developing adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for devastating cardiovascular and central nervous system diseases resulting from BAG3 gene variants, today […]
NeuroVasc Announces First Patient Enrolled in ENVI™-SR Mechanical Thrombectomy System Clinical Trial in China
Pivotal trial will assess use of the device for blood clot removal in strokes IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NeuroVasc Technologies, Inc. today announced that the first patient has been treated in a Chinese Pivotal Randomized Controlled Trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the ENVI™-SR Mechanical Thrombectomy System (ENVI™-SR), a stent-retriever for […]
FDA APPROVES ABBOTT’S EPIC™ PLUS TISSUE VALVES FOR PEOPLE IN NEED OF MITRAL OR AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
– New enhancements to Abbott’s Epic valve – the most widely used mitral tissue heart valve in the U.S. and globally – can improve implantation and allow compatibility for future transcatheter valve procedures – Epic Plus designed to help patients with more complex cases of aortic or mitral regurgitation or […]
W. L. Gore & Associates Enhances GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis Portfolio With Lower Profile Delivery
Improvements to large diameter devices include accessibility through smaller sheaths while providing enhanced visualization by adding radiopaque markers 25 years of continued innovation PUTZBRUNN, Germany, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — As part of efforts to continuously improve medical solutions for patients with complex vascular disease, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) announced […]
MedAlliance announces completion of enrollment in Japanese SELUTION SLR™ Study
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MedAlliance, with its Japanese partner MDK Medical, has completed enrollment in the clinical study of its novel Sirolimus Drug Eluting Balloon (DEB), SELUTION SLR™, for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). This follows the acceptance of a Clinical Trial Notification (CTN) by Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency […]
Cardiac Dimensions Included in the New 2021 ESC Guidelines for Heart Failure Management
Guidelines support the Carillon Mitral Contour System® for the treatment of heart failure patients with secondary functional mitral regurgitation KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cardiac Dimensions, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatment modalities to address heart failure and related cardiovascular conditions, today announced the mention of their […]
MCRA Expands Neurology Division into Neurointerventional Market
– Robert Herrmann, Ph.D, Former U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Team Lead and Lead Reviewer for Neurointerventional and Neurosurgical Devices joins MCRA as Director, Neurointerventional Regulatory Affairs. WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MCRA, LLC, a leading medical device and biologics advisory firm and clinical research organization (CRO) integrating U.S. and International […]
Amarin Outlines New Go-to-Market Strategy to Accelerate VASCEPA® (Icosapent Ethyl) Growth in U.S.
Enables Amarin to Drive Additional Demand, Improve Patient Access & Education and Secure Proper Fulfillment and Reimbursement DUBLIN, Ireland and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Sept. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ: AMRN) today outlined its new Go-to-Market strategy to accelerate growth of VASCEPA® (icosapent ethyl) in the United States, which […]
CARMAT Announces First Implant of Its Total Artificial Heart in a Female Recipient
The procedure was performed at UofL Health – Jewish Hospital by University of Louisville physicians in the first cohort of the U.S. Early Feasibility Study PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: CARMAT (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to fulfill an unmet medical need […]



