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Philips partners with LeQuest to provide online interactive training in ultrasound

E-training enables users to master the Philips Ultrasound Affiniti system, gain confidence by practicing with realistic simulation scenarios and learn anytime, anywhere Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and LeQuest, a leading provider of online interactive simulation-based training for the use of […]

NEXLETOL® (bempedoic acid) Tablets Highlighted in EAS 2020 Presentation of Analysis Demonstrating Significant Cholesterol Lowering in People with Familial Hypercholesterolemia

– NEXLETOL® exhibited a 22% mean reduction in LDL-C levels in patients with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia at week-12 – ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced results of pooled data from two of the company’s Phase 3 trials were presented at the virtual […]

Quanterix Enters into a License Agreement that Grants Abbott Access to Portfolio of Bead-Based Technology Patents for Use in In Vitro Diagnostics

BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, today announced it has entered into a non-exclusive royalty-bearing license agreement with Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), the global healthcare company. The non-exclusive license grants Abbott access to Quanterix’ portfolio of bead-based technology […]

Biosense Webster Receives FDA Approval for THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® SF Ablation Catheter for the Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

The CARTO® 3 System and THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® SF Catheter allow for a patient-tailored ablation approach, resulting in high long-term effectiveness in persistent atrial fibrillation patients* IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies** today announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Biosense Webster, Inc.’s THERMOCOOL […]

Impulse Dynamics Announces CCM Therapy Delivered by the Optimizer System Wins R&D 100 Award

Breakthrough heart failure therapy recognized as a revolutionary innovation MARLTON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Impulse Dynamics, Inc., a company dedicated to improving the lives of people with heart failure, today announced its innovative CCM® therapy delivered by the Optimizer® system received an award from the R&D 100 Awards, a prestigious program honoring research and development pioneers […]

PhaseBio Doses First Patients in Canada as Part of the REVERSE-IT Global Phase 3 Trial of Bentracimab for Reversal of the Antiplatelet Effects of Ticagrelor

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of mortality in both Canada and globally; the lack of reversal agents for patients taking antiplatelet therapies who require urgent surgery or experience a major bleeding event remains a critical unmet need Bentracimab (PB2452) has demonstrated immediate and sustained reversal of the antiplatelet effects […]

InspireMD, Inc. Appoints Patrick Jamnik as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives and Reports Inducement Grants Under NYSE American Company Guide §711(a)

TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR) (“Company”), the developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by carotid artery disease (CAD), today announced the appointment of Patrick Jamnik as vice president, business development and strategic initiatives. […]

New Research Shows Daxor’s BVA-100® Blood Test Provides Unique Benefit in Detecting Anemia and Heart Failure Risk, Presented at the Heart Failure Society of America Meeting 2020

NEW YORK, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daxor Corporation (NYSE MKT: DXR), an investment company with innovative medical instrumentation and biotechnology operations focused on blood volume measurement, today announces new data presented during the Heart Failure Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting focused on the use of Daxor’s BVA-100® blood […]

ARCA biopharma Announces Promotion of Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Quality

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARCA biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company applying a precision medicine approach to developing genetically targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced the promotion of Debra Marshall, MD, FACC to Chief Medical Officer, and Sharon Perry, RAC, to Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and […]