An Abbott executive has posted on social media to share that longtime executive Dr. Robert Kormos is retiring from the company. Keith Boettiger, President, Abbott Heart Failure, shared the news of Kormos’ retirement on LinkedIn today. “For the last five years in Heart Failure, we’ve been fortunate to have Dr. Robert Kormos helping to guide […]
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CVRx adds two new faces to its board as long-serving member departs
CVRx (Nasdaq:CVRX) announced today that it appointed Kevin Ballinger and Mitch Hill to its board of directors, effective immediately. “We are thrilled to welcome Kevin and Mitch to our Board of Directors,” said Kevin Hykes, President and CEO of CVRx. “Their extensive experience in the medical device industry, coupled with their strong track records driving […]
Butterfly Network adds former Caption Health CEO as chief business officer
Butterfly Network announced today that it appointed Steve Cashman as its new chief business officer (CBO). Cashman joins the Burlington, Massachusetts-based company following this year’s rollout of the company’s next-generation handheld ultrasound. His arrival comes on the heels of record-setting revenues at the company as well, according to a news release. Cashman joins the company’s […]
Boston Scientific appoints new chief medical officer for EMEA
Boston Scientific announced today that it appointed Dr. Angelo Auricchio as chief medical officer for its rhythm management business in EMEA. An expert in cardiology and electrophysiology, Auricchio offers more than 30 years of experience as he assumes his new role. In this post, he joins Boston Scientific’s EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) leadership […]
AngioDynamics wins CE mark for atherectomy system
AngioDynamics (Nasdaq:ANGO) announced today that it received CE mark approval for its Auryon atherectomy system. Latham, New York-based AngioDynamics designed Auryon for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD). That includes critical limb ischemia (CLI) and in-stent restenosis (ISR). Auryon uses revolutionary solid-state laser technology to treat PAD lesions and occlusions effectively. AngioDynamics describes it […]
CMR Surgical makes duo of executive appointments
CMR Surgical announced today that it appointed a new chief legal & business affairs officer and SVP of global business development. The UK-based surgical robot maker named Markus Bauman as its new chief legal & business affairs officer. CMR Surgical also officially added Michelle Paknad as SVP of global business development, as announced last month. […]
Embecta wins FDA clearance for disposable insulin patch pump
Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC) today entered the insulin patch pump market with a major regulatory milestone. Our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News, reports that the company received FDA clearance for its proprietary disposable insulin delivery system. The system caters to both the type 1 and type 2 diabetes populations. Clearance marks another regulatory milestone for patch pumps […]
Novocure CEO to step down, CFO Ashley Cordova named as successor
Novocure today announced CEO Asaf Danzinger will resign from his position, effective January 1, 2025. Danzinger has accepted a new role as senior advisor at the cancer treatment tech company, effective on the same date until early 2026. He has served as Novocure’s CEO since 2002. “It has been a special honor and one of […]
Onward receives $1.1M Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation grant to expand BCI study
Onward Medical announced today that it received a grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation to support an ongoing study. The $1.1 million grant supports the expansion of an ongoing early clinical feasibility study of the use of the company’s brain-computer interface (BCI). Onward’s study evaluates the use of BCI to restore thought-driven use […]
Medtronic has positive long-term extravascular ICD study results
Medtronic today shared long-term results from a global pivotal trial of its extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (EV-ICD). Dr. Francis Murgatroyd of Kings College Hospital, London, presented the results at the 2024 ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Congress. The medtech giant said the study evaluated its Aurora EV-ICD system. Aurora delivers defibrillation, anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) and […]
Edwards reports ‘excellent’ outcomes for TAVI in women
Edwards Lifesciences today announced positive results from its RHEIA trial focused on outcomes for women receiving aortic heart valves. Investigators presented one-year results from RHEIA during the ESC Congress 2024 in London. They reported superior outcomes for women receiving transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) compared to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). The study looked at […]
