The Pi-Cardia Ltd. Shortcut — the catheter-based, leaflet modification solution for treating heart valves — received U.S. FDA clearance. The device was granted breakthrough device designation from the regulatory agency and is designed to split bioprosthetic aortic valve leaflets in patients undergoing valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures who are at risk of coronary obstruction.
Repair Biotechnologies Inc. and Genevant Sciences Corp. have entered into a collaboration and nonexclusive license agreement to combine Repair’s Cholesterol Degrading Platform (CDP) mRNA technology with Genevant’s proprietary lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology in the development of a potential novel treatment for atherosclerosis.
Route 92 Medical Inc. sped past its series F goal, raising an additional $50 million in an extension to the oversubscribed round. The extension brings the total for the series F to $82 million, which the company plans to use to accelerate commercialization of its neurovascular reperfusion and access systems.
Researchers from UCLA’s Department of Cardiac Surgery filed for protection of a smart multistage peripherally inserted cannula with active fixation for temporary cardiopulmonary support which simultaneously drains both sides of the heart.
Scientists from the Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Astrazeneca plc have developed a new mouse model of cardiovascular disease associated with genetic variations of cholesterol metabolism. The animal allows in vivo studies of myocardial infarction, plaque rupture and stroke.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG has synthesized NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of atherosclerosis, cancer, pulmonary hypertension, inflammatory bowel disease, influenza, retinopathy, sepsis and wet macular degeneration (exudative), among others.
Positive data from two studies boosted Edgewise Therapeutics Inc.’s market share and elevated analyst enthusiasm for the company and its treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Top-line data from the phase I and phase II studies of EDG-7500 in treating the genetic disease that results in thickened heart muscles showed the therapy was well-tolerated in healthy volunteers and produced meaningful improvements in those with the disease.
Nanovation Therapeutics Inc. has established a multiyear partnership with Novo Nordisk A/S to advance the development of novel genetic medicines targeting cardiometabolic and rare diseases. The partnership brings together Nanovation’s proprietary long-circulating lipid nanoparticle (lcLNP) technology for RNA delivery to cells outside of the liver, and Novo Nordisk’s expertise in cardiometabolic and rare disease R&D and clinical translation.
Two leading glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for obesity and type 2 diabetes – Novo Nordisk A/S’s semaglutide (Wegovy/Ozempic) and Eli Lilly and Co.’s tirzepatide (Mounjaro/Zepbound) – are advancing in China after taking the U.S. market by storm.
As Novo Nordisk A/S and Eli Lilly and Co. go head-to-head in the U.S. and Chinese glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) market for diabetes and obesity, Novo Nordisk is in innovator gear once more with leading studies of GLP-1s in Alzheimer’s disease.
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