Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) said today that it’s due for a $10 million milestone payment from Abbott (NYSE:ABT) after closing enrollment for the Transcend pivotal trial of its SurVeil drug-coated balloon for treating peripheral artery disease. Abbott in February 2018 paid $25 million up front for the global commercialization rights to the SurVeil device, which uses a proprietary […]
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Surmodics posts Street-topping Q2 earnings
Shares in Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) have risen today after the medical device maker posted second quarter fiscal year 2019 earnings that beat expectations on Wall Street. The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company posted profits of approximately $1.3 million, or 9¢ per share, on sales of approximately $22.7 million for the three months ended March 31, seeing profits shrink […]
Surmodics ticks up on renewed SurVeil DCB trial enrollment
Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) shares have ticked up today after the company updated on the TRANSCEND clinical trial of its SurVeil drug-coated balloon, saying that it has resumed patient enrollment in the trial. Last month, the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company paused enrollment after the FDA wrote a letter to doctors detailing a trend of heightened mortality in people with […]
Surmodics shares down following FDA’s paclitaxel device update
Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) shares fell last week after the FDA wrote a letter to doctors detailing a trend of heightened mortality in people with peripheral artery disease who were treated with paclitaxel-coated devices. In an SEC filing, the company said that it’s working with the FDA to clarify how the company should proceed with an ongoing clinical trial of […]
Owens & Minor taps former Thermo Fisher CCO Pesicka as prez, CEO | Personnel Moves – February 27, 2019
Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) said this month that it named former Thermo Fisher Scientific chief commercial officer Edward Pesicka as its new prez & CEO, effective March 4. Pesicka will replace interim prez & CEO Robert Sledd, who will continue to serve as board chair, the Richmond, Va.-based company said. Prior to his position as chief […]
Surmodics posts Street-beating FY2019 Q1 earnings
Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) today posted fiscal year 2019 first quarter earnings that beat expectations on Wall Street. The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company posted profits of $1.3 million, or 9¢ per share, on sales of approximately $22.2 million for the three months ended December 31, seeing a swing from the red on the bottom line while sales grew […]
Surmodics tops Q4 sales estimates, misses on EPS
Shares in Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) fell today after the medical device maker topped sales expectations but missed EPS estimates on Wall Street with its fourth-quarter financial results. The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company was in the red this quarter, posting a net loss of -$1.8 million, or -13¢ per share, on sales of $23 million for the three months ended […]
VIVA 2018 Roundup: Surmodics reports positive one-year data for SurVeil drug-coated balloon
Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) touted data this week from an early feasibility study of the company’s SurVeil drug-coated balloon in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease due to de novo lesions of the femoral and popliteal arteries. All of the study’s 13 subjects met the acute success measures of safety at 12 months, Surmodics reported, and no […]
Surmodics reports positive one-year data for SurVeil drug-coated balloon
Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) touted data this week from an early feasibility study of the company’s SurVeil drug-coated balloon in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease due to de novo lesions of the femoral and popliteal arteries. All of the study’s 13 subjects met the acute success measures of safety at 12 months, Surmodics reported, and no participants […]
CardioMech taps medtech vet Nehm for CEO | Personnel Moves, November 5, 2018
CardioMech taps medtech veteran Nehm for CEO Swedish mitral valve repair company CardioMech said today that it named medical device industry veteran Richard Nehm as president & CEO effective immediately. Nehm’s resume includes stints at Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), Abbott (NYSE:ABT) acquisition Tendyne and ATS Medical (acquired by Medtronic (NYSE:MDT)). CardioMech also named Spinal Stabilization Technologies president […]
Surmodics’ acquisition hits earnings bottom line
Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) today posted earnings that beat expectations on Wall Street and adjusted its guidance for the remaining year. The Eden Prairie, Minn. company took an expected hit to earnings due to its $5 million-plus acquisition of Embolitech’s thrombectomy platform. Surmodics posted a net loss of -$2.68 million compared with a profit of $720 million in the […]