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Acesion Pharma Strengthens Clinical Team With Key Appointments

Appoints experienced Chief Medical Officer and Director Clinical Operations COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Acesion Pharma, a Danish pharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, today announced that it has recruited Anders Gaarsdal Holst as its Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to succeed Nils Edvardsson, who […]

FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization to VitalConnect for Cardiac Monitoring in COVID-19 Patients

VitalPatch® wearable biosensor can monitor for heart-related side effects of Hydroxychloroquine and other COVID-19 treatments SAN JOSE, Calif., May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — VitalConnect®, Inc., a leader in wearable biosensor technology, announced it was granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as part of the response to the […]

ZOLL THEROX RECEIVES CE MARK APPROVAL FOR SUPERSATURATED OXYGEN THERAPY

May 4, 2020 — CHELMSFORD, MASS. — ZOLL® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group Company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced today it has received CE Mark approval to market and distribute its SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy System in Europe. SSO2 Therapy provides interventional cardiologists with the first and only clinically proven […]

BioMarin Extends Gene Therapy Leadership with DiNAQOR in a Preclinical Collaboration and License Agreement to Develop Gene Therapies for Rare Genetic Cardiomyopathies

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today announced that the company has entered into a preclinical collaboration and license agreement with DiNAQOR AG (DiNAQOR), a gene therapy platform company, to develop novel gene therapies to treat rare genetic cardiomyopathies. DiNAQOR will receive an undisclosed upfront payment […]

Venus Medtech and Opus Medical Therapies, LLC Announce Partnership for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) and Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR) in Greater China Market

HANGZHOU, China and ATLANTA, May 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Venus Medtech (Hangzhou) Inc. (“Venus Medtech” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 2500), the leading Chinese transcatheter heart valve company and Opus Medical Therapies, LLC, a medical device company focused on developing transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve replacement products for patients undergoing […]

Centerline Biomedical Completes First Human Patient in the United States with IOPS™ (Intra-Operative Positioning System)

Fast-growing startup company continues to execute key milestones and begins first in-market use of novel endovascular navigation technology CLEVELAND, May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Surgical navigation startup Centerline Biomedical, Inc. (Centerline), a Cleveland Clinic spin-off company, has announced the successful completion of the first in a series clinical cases in the United States as […]

Advanced BioInformatics GmbH Secures Exclusive Worldwide Intellectual Property Rights to Develop Novel Cardiac Rhythm Management Technologies

Proprietary low-energy pacing technology offers potential for pain-free cardiac defibrillation with significantly fewer complications and side effects FRIEDBERG, Germany and BAYERN, Germany, May 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Advanced BioInformatics GmbH, a medical technology company developing solutions that improve long-term outcomes for people with cardiac arrhythmias, today announced that the […]

Itamar Medical Receives CE Mark Approval for its WatchPAT™ ONE, the First Fully Disposable Home Sleep Apnea Test

Complete, home-based solution for diagnosing respiratory sleep disorders approved for commercialization in Europe and other CE Mark geographies CAESAREA, Israel, May 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Itamar Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ITMR), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive medical solutions to aid in […]