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Axon Therapies Announces Chad Hoskins As Chief Executive Officer

Seasoned medical device executive prepares for commercialization of innovative heart failure therapy SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Axon Therapies, a private company focused on addressing a root cause of heart failure, today announced the appointment of seasoned medical device executive Chad Hoskins as Chief Executive Officr (CEO). Mr. Hoskins will lead […]

Cardiologs Unveils New Solution to Enable Use of Smartwatches for Remote Patient Monitoring

PARIS and BOSTON, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cardiologs, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) cardiology diagnostics, today announced the launch of Cardiologs RPM – an innovative new solution that unlocks the potential of smartwatches for remote cardiac patient monitoring. Cardiologs will debut the new offering at the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual meeting, Heart Rhythm 2021 (Booth […]

BIOMODEX Technology Enables New Milestone in Interventional Cardiology

Physicians at Montreal Heart Institute used LAACS™ solution to simulate left atrial appendage occlusion, validating the company’s efforts to reduce surgical errors and improve outcomes BOSTON, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BIOMODEX®, the leader in bio-realistic haptic simulators for patient-specific rehearsal and physician training, today announced that its LAACS™ (Left Atrial Appendage Closure System) solution […]

LEXEO Therapeutics Expands Cardiac Gene Therapy Pipeline with Acquisition of Stelios Therapeutics and its Gene Therapy Programs for Rare Cardiovascular Diseases

LEXEO obtains exclusive rights to three investigational AAV-mediated gene therapy programs for rare cardiac disorders, all of which have no existing disease-modifying treatments available Strategic acquisition expands LEXEO’s rare cardiac gene therapy pipeline making it one of the most extensive in the field NEW YORK, July 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) […]

VERQUVO® (vericiguat) Approved in the European Union

European Approval Granted to Bayer Marks Another Important Milestone for VERQUVO KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization in the European Union (EU) for soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator VERQUVO® (vericiguat). In […]

B-Secur Collaborates with Texas Instruments to Provide Powerful, Medical-Grade ECG/EKG Monitoring for Consumer Wearable Devices

BELFAST, Northern Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–B-Secur today announced it has launched an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) solution based on the Texas Instruments (TI) AFE4950 analog front end (AFE) for photoplethysmography (PPG) and ECG/EKG sensing that will accelerate the design of next-generation consumer wearables. The integration provides high-performing sensing capabilities for wearable devices like premium […]

ZOLL Medical Receives FDA Clearance for TBI Dashboard on Its Propaq M Monitor and Propaq MD Monitor/Defibrillator

CHELMSFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ZOLL® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, today announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to release the TBI Dashboard™ feature on its Propaq® M monitor and Propaq MD monitor/defibrillator. TBI Dashboard provides clinical decision support for managing patients […]

BioVentrix Announces Raymond W. Cohen as Chairman of the Board and Newly Appointed Accredited Public Company Directors Rinda K. Sama and Andrew G. Hinson to Its Board of Directors

SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioVentrix, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on treating congestive heart failure via Transcatheter Ventricular Restoration (TCVR), today announced the appointment of Raymond W. Cohen as the Company’s chairman and named Rinda K. Sama and Andrew G. Hinson to its board of directors. Mr. Cohen […]

NIMIUM Therapeutics and Paraza Pharma form partnership to develop new medicines to treat cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs), obesity and type 2 diabetes

Innovative partnership focuses on early-stage development of activators for a glucose detoxification enzyme called glycerol-3-phosphate phosphatase (G3PP) MONTREAL, July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NIMIUM Therapeutics (www.nimium.ca), a Montreal-based biotech, has formed a partnership with Paraza Pharma (www.parazapharma.com) to develop a new treatment for cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs). The treatment aims to prevent and reverse the adverse […]

Pharmanovia expands strategic collaboration with M8 Pharmaceuticals in Latin America

MEXICO CITY, July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — m8 Pharmaceuticals and Pharmanovia have signed an exclusive licensing agreement for a portfolio of several brands for Mexico & Brazil. This portfolio is comprised of well-known established brands for the treatment of cardiovascular, nervous system, and rheumatological illnesses. The main goal of the partnership is to continue to strengthen […]