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Inova Labs secures $17.5M in Series B round of equity financing

Inova Labs, a privately held medical device company focused on developing innovative products for the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) market, announced today that it has secured a Series B round of equity financing for up to $17.5M from an investment syndicate led by Latterell Venture Partners, based in San Francisco, Calif.

9 Nov 2011

Cordis receives FDA 510(k) clearance for EMPIRA Balloon Catheters

Cordis Corporation today announced EMPIRA and EMPIRA NC RX PTCA Dilatation Catheters have received 510(k) regulatory clearance for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

8 Nov 2011

CardioNet third quarter revenue decreases 3.2% to $26.6 million

CardioNet, Inc., a leading wireless medical technology company with a current focus on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

8 Nov 2011

DSM and Svelte Medical Systems enter into license and supply agreement

DSM, and Svelte® Medical Systems, Inc., a privately held company developing next generation endovascular therapies, today announced they have entered into a license and supply agreement granting Svelte the right to use DSM’s proprietary bioerodible amino acid based drug carrier in the design of their All In One non-thrombogenic, non-inflammatory drug-eluting stent system.

7 Nov 2011

InfraReDx TVC Imaging System to be exhibited at TCT 2011

InfraReDx, Inc., a medical device company committed to advancing the diagnosis and management of coronary artery and other vascular diseases, today announced that its TVC Imaging System for the true vessel characterization of coronary artery disease will be highlighted during the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Meeting (TCT 2011).

7 Nov 2011

InfraReDx launches enhanced version of LipiScan IVUS Coronary Imaging System

InfraReDx, Inc., a medical device company committed to advancing the diagnosis and management of coronary artery and other vascular diseases, today announced the launch of its TVC Imaging System, an enhanced version of the LipiScan IVUS Coronary Imaging System.

7 Nov 2011

Study: Young adults in the north west of England consume illegal drugs after mephedrone ban

Young adults in the north west of England have turned to unidentified white powders following the ban on former 'legal high' mephedrone and the falling purity of popular street drugs such as cocaine, according to new research published today in the journal Drug and Alcohol Today.

7 Nov 2011

K2M adds two additions to family of ALEUTIAN Interbody Systems for lumbar applications

K2M, Inc., a spinal device company developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies and minimally invasive procedures, today debuted two additions to the family of ALEUTIAN Interbody Systems at the 2011 North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Chicago.

5 Nov 2011

Medtronic highlights scientific sessions of interest on program for TCT 2011

Offering the broadest range of medical technology for the interventional and surgical treatment of cardiovascular disease, Medtronic, Inc. today highlighted scientific sessions of interest on the program for TCT 2011, which takes place Nov. 7-11 in San Francisco.

From Medtronic 5 Nov 2011

Presidio Pharmaceuticals advances with its HCV antiviral drug discovery, development programs

Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced progress with its HCV antiviral drug discovery and development programs. A primary company objective is to advance multiple potent and safe inhibitors that target multiple HCV proteins and provide pan-genotypic coverage, as we believe such combination therapies will more adequately address the global medical need in the future.

5 Nov 2011

Edwards Life Sciences heart valve approved in the US

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this Wednesday approved the sale of Edwards Life Sciences Corp's Sapien heart valve for patients deemed too sick to have open-heart surgery.

3 Nov 2011

Zynex third quarter net revenues increase 42% to $9,427,000

Zynex, Inc., a provider and developer of non-invasive medical devices for electrotherapy and stroke rehabilitation, neurological diagnosis and cardiac monitoring, announces its third quarter 2011 financial results.

3 Nov 2011

DexCom signs research and development agreement with Roche

Roche Diagnostics U.S., with its business unit Roche Diabetes Care, a leader in blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery systems, and DexCom, Inc., a leader in continuous glucose monitoring systems, announced today that they have signed a research and development agreement.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 3 Nov 2011

SGI HPC systems selected for genomics research at Kyoto University's Institute for Chemical Research

SGI, the trusted leader in technical computing, announced today that the Institute for Chemical Research at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan, has selected an SGI high performance computing (HPC) and storage system to advance genomics research at the Institute.

2 Nov 2011

FDA approves Abbott's XIENCE PRIME Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System

Abbott today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the next-generation XIENCE PRIME Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

2 Nov 2011

WageWorks launches EZ Receipts to manage healthcare, dependent care spending accounts

WageWorks, Inc., a leading on-demand provider of tax-advantaged programs for consumer-directed health, commuter and other employee spending account benefits, is pleased to announce the launch of its new EZ Receipts mobile application for use by WageWorks' participants on their smartphones and other mobile devices.

31 Oct 2011

Toshiba’s Infinix DP-i cardiovascular X-ray system to be used in eight live cases

Enabling clinicians to seamlessly transition between cardiac and peripheral intervention during a single procedure, Infinix DP-i cardiovascular X-ray system from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will be used in eight live cases at Peripheral Angioplasty and All That Jazz conference, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2011, New Orleans.

31 Oct 2011

White Smile Global introduces new at-home, foaming teeth whitening product

White Smile Global Inc. introduces the White Smile Complete Oral Foam featuring Dual Oxygen-Infused Technology.

29 Oct 2011

Scientists discover Leishmania parasite with juggling chromosomes

Scientists found a deadly parasite with some of its chromosomes in duplicate, others in triplicate, while still others are present four or even five times. Moreover, the copy number varies between individuals. Such a bizarre occurrence has never before been found in nature, in any organism. As a rule, chromosomes should come in couples. The scientists, from the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITG) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, made the striking discovery while deciphering the genetic code of a series of Leishmania-parasites.

29 Oct 2011

The West Clinic to partner with Methodist for cancer care

Methodist Healthcare and The West Clinic have entered into a partnership, effective January 1, 2012, to transform cancer care in the Mid-South area. The West Clinic, the region's premier cancer practice and a nationally-recognized leader in cancer research, is joining forces with Methodist to create a comprehensive, fully integrated cancer service for the benefit of Mid-South residents.

29 Oct 2011