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Palatin Technologies, Inc. Receives U.S. Patent Allowance for Heart Failure Drug Candidate

CRANBURY, N.J., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PTN ) announced today that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its U.S. Patent Application Number 11/694,260, titled "Cyclic Natriuretic Peptide Constructs...

United States FDA Clears the REGEN Trial to Test Bioheart's Combination Gene and Stem Cell Therapy in Heart Failure Patients

SUNRISE, Fla., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bioheart, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: BHRT) a company committed to delivering intelligent devices and biologics that help monitor, diagnose and treat heart failure and cardiovascular diseases announced today that the US FDA cleared a p...

PeriCor Therapeutics Reports Positive Preclinical Results of GP531 at the European Heart Failure Congress in Nice

Adenosine Regulation with GP531 Improves the Heart's Pumping Function in Dogs with Advanced Chronic Heart Failure NEW YORK, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- PeriCor Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that positive preclinical results of its novel cardioprotective agent, GP531, were reported in a poster...

Nile Therapeutics CD-NP Clinical Program for Acute Heart Failure Released From Clinical Hold by FDA

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX ), a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the agency has released the Company's CD-N...

Savient Announces New Date for FDA Arthritis Advisory Panel Review of KRYSTEXXA(TM) for Treatment Failure Gout

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVNT ) today announced that its biologics license application (BLA) for KRYSTEXXA (TM) (pegloticase), a novel biological drug for treatment failure gout (TFG) patients, will be reviewed by the Arthritis...

Disability and Poor Quality of Life Associated With Treatment Failure Gout Patients

New Study Published in the Journal of Rheumatology Examines Quality of Life and Disability in Treatment Failure Gout Patients EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVNT ) announced today the print publication of the Savient-supported lo...

Symphony Medical Announces First Patient Successfully Treated With Novel Congestive Heart Failure Therapy

European Trials Commencing for Injectable Biopolymer to Repair Weakened Heart Wall LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Symphony Medical, Inc., a developer of novel biopolymer therapies to cardiac abnormalities, announced today that its patented flagship technology, Algisyl-LVR(R), ...

The Journal of Cardiac Failure Publishes Results From Celladon Corporation's First-in-Human Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial in Advanced Heart Failure

Calcium Upregulation by Percutaneous Administration of Gene Therapy in Cardiac Disease (CUPID Trial) Demonstrated Safety and Biological Effects of SERCA2a Enzyme Replacement Using Gene Transfer SAN DIEGO, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Celladon Corporation today announced the publication of results ...

Cordex Pharma Forms Heart Failure Medical Advisory Board

Dr. Joshua Hare to Chair the Board LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cordex Pharma, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CDXP) announced today the formation of a Medical Advisory Board to provide clinical guidance for the Company's development program of CDP-1050 for the treatment of ...

Nile Therapeutics Announces Focus on CD-NP for Acute Heart Failure and Termination of 2NTX-99 Program

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX ), today announced that it will focus resources on the development of its natriuretic peptide franchise, including CD-NP which is in Phase II development for acute heart failure, and CU-NP which is a pre-clini...

Interleukin Genetics Receives Notification of Failure to Meet Continued Listing Standard Section 1003(a)(iii)

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: ILI) announced today, that on December 23, 2008 the Company received notice from the NYSE Alternext US LLC (the "the Exchange") indicating that the Company is not in compliance with certain conditions ...

Top-Line Preliminary Data From Phase II/III Study of Corthera's Relaxin in Acute Heart Failure to be Presented in Satellite Symposium at AHA Scientific Sessions 2008

SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Top-line preliminary data from a Phase II/III clinical trial of Corthera's investigational drug relaxin for the treatment of acute heart failure will be presented next week at a satellite symposium at the American Heart Association's (AHA) Scientific S...

FDA Accepts New Drug Application for Bucindolol, A Genetically-Targeted Treatment for Heart Failure From ARCA biopharma

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ARCA biopharma, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) for the company's lead product candidate, bucindolol, an investigational and pharmacologically unique beta-blocker and mil...

Bucindolol Significantly Reduces Hospitalization and Death in Heart Failure Patients With Very Favorable Genotypes

Common Genetic Variations Predict Patient Response to Novel Beta Blocker Therapy TORONTO, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Bucindolol, an investigational, pharmacologically unique beta-blocker and mild vasodilator, significantly reduces hospitalization and death among he...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Receives Letter from NASDAQ Citing Failure to Regain Compliance with Minimum Bid Price Rule

- Company Will Request Hearing to Present Plans for Regaining Compliance - - NASDAQ Hearing Panel Has Discretion to Grant Peregrine Up to an Additional 180 Days to Regain Compliance - - Peregrine Currently Meets All Other NASDAQ Capital Market Initial Listing Requirements Ot...

Bioheart, Inc. to Introduce At-Home Heart Failure Monitor for Congestive Heart Failure Patients

Expands Focus to Include Intelligent Devices in Treatment of Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Diseases SUNRISE, Fla., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bioheart, Inc. (Nasdaq: BHRT ), a company committed to delivering intelligent devices and biologics that help monitor, di...

Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval of New Heart Failure Lead

ACUITY(R) Spiral lead has smallest left ventricular lead tip profile in the industry NATICK, Mass., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its ACUITY(R) Spiral...

Boston Scientific Announces Japanese Approval of Heart Failure Lead

ACUITY(R) Steerable lead also receives reimbursement approval; Company plans to launch product immediately NATICK, Mass., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) appro...

Boston Scientific Announces European Approval of New Heart Failure Lead

ACUITY(R) Spiral lead offers flexibility for placement in small, medium and large veins NATICK, Mass., March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced CE Mark approval of its ACUITY(R) Spiral left ventricular lead for use...

New Drug Application for Tolvaptan, Otsuka's Investigational Novel Oral Treatment for Worsening Heart Failure and Hyponatremia, Accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a new drug application (NDA) for the company's investigational oral once-daily medication tolvaptan, a selective V2-vasop...

Cheetah Medical's NICOM Non-Invasive Cardiac Output Monitor Featured in a Presentation at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Annual Meeting

Study Showed That NICOM can be Used to Accurately Measure Cardiac Output During Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPX) WASHINGTON, September 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheetah Medical Inc., developers of the Cheetah NICOM(TM) system, for non-invasive, real-time cardiac output monitoring, a...

Ortho Biotech Supports FDA Advisory Committees' Recommendations on Use of ESAs in Chronic Renal Failure Patients

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ortho Biotech is pleased with recommendations of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee (CRDAC) and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee (DSRMAC) resulting from the Committees' evaluatio...

Nile Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase 2 Study of CD-NP for the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX ), a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced dosing of its first patient in a Phase 2 clinical study of its lead product, CD-NP, for the treatme...

Nile Therapeutics Provides Update on Phase II CD-NP Clinical Trial for Acute Heart Failure

SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX ), a leading company in the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, announced today that, in the course of reviewing the Investigational New Drug (IND) application materials that Nile ...

KanekaQH(TM) Ubiquinol Dramatically Boosts Ejection Fraction in Patients With Late-Stage Congestive Heart Failure

Results of first clinical trial indicate pre-converted form of Coenzyme Q10 positively impacted heart function in critically ill subjects HOUSTON, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from the first clinical trial evaluating ubiquinol's effects on late-stage congestive heart failure showed that th...

Nile Therapeutics Announces Positive Results from Phase 1b Safety and Pharmacodynamics Study of CD-NP in Patients with Heart Failure

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX ), today announced preliminary data from its recently completed multi-center, open-label, ascending-dose Phase 1b clinical study of CD-NP, a novel chimeric natriuretic peptide, in patients with heart failure. R...

Interim Analysis of Top-Line Data From Phase II/III Study Shows Favorable Efficacy & Safety for Corthera's Relaxin in Acute Heart Failure

SAN MATEO‚ Calif.‚ Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Corthera Inc. today announced that an interim analysis of top-line data from Pre-RELAX-AHF, the Phase II portion of a Phase II/III multicenter, randomized, double-blind, international study, showed favorable efficacy and safety for relaxin, the compan...

Novel Mass Spectrometry-based Assay Reveals Degradation and Low Levels of Bioactive B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in Patients with Heart Failure

TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of researchers from Intrinsic Bioprobes Inc. has reported on a novel quantitative mass spectrometry immunoassay for the detection of bioactive B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), in an article published online on Oct. 14 in the journal of Circulation:...

Nile Therapeutics Announces Positive Interim Data from Phase 2a Study of CD-NP in Patients with Heart Failure

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX ), today announced interim data from its multi-center, open-label Phase 2a clinical study of CD-NP, a novel chimeric natriuretic peptide, in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure. -- Statistica...

Palatin Technologies, Inc. Reports Positive Results of Phase 2a Clinical Study with PL-3994 for the Treatment of Heart Failure

CRANBURY, N.J., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palatin Technologies, Inc. (Amex: PTN ) announced today the completion of a Phase 2a clinical trial of PL-3994, a novel, long-acting natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPRA) agonist under development for treatment of heart failure (HF). The Phase...

Synvista Therapeutics Announces Initiation of the BREAK Study of Alagebrium for Diastolic Heart Failure

Company Now Has Four Phase 2 Trials Underway MONTVALE, N.J., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synvista Therapeutics, Inc. (Amex: SYI ) has dosed the first patient in a 160-patient Phase 2 study of alagebrium in patients with diastolic heart failure. BREAK (Beginning a Randomized...

Palatin Technologies, Inc. Reports Positive Results of a Phase I Clinical Study With PL-3994 for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure

CRANBURY, N.J., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palatin Technologies, Inc. (Amex: PTN ) announced today the completion of a Phase I clinical trial of PL-3994, a novel, long-acting natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPRA) agonist under development for treatment of acute decompensated congestiv...

Vasogen and Grupo Ferrer Announce Initial Roll-out of Celacade - New Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Vasogen Inc. (NASDAQ: VSGN ; TSX:VAS) and Grupo Ferrer Internacional, S.A. ("Ferrer"), a leading European pharmaceutical and medical devices company, today announced the receipt of initial orders for Vasogen's Celacade(TM) System in Germany. Ce...

Router Failure and Software Crash UW-Madison Network

Madison, Wis. A network crash last week left many University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staff wondering just what exactly was wrong with their e-mail. The Division of Information Technology , which monitors and sustains the UWs networks, experienced a system-wide crash last Frid...

Embracing failure is a necessary step for successful entrepreneurs

WHITEWATER Thomas Edison invented the electric light, the central power station, the phonograph and recorded 1,000 patents, but his effort to extract low-grade iron ore from sand cost him millions of dollars and was dubbed Edisons Folly in the late 1800s. Steve Jobs was fired by Apple Compu...

Wisconsin's failure to attract federal defense dollars crimps tech economy

Economists love to compare the performance of Minnesota and Colorado to Wisconsin. Theyre similarly sized states, all removed from the East and West coasts, and each lays claim to being a high-tech haven. But the comparisons end when it comes to federal research spending on defense and aerospa...

ThermoGenesis Announces Expanded Collaboration With Celling Technologies

...tors, including timing of FDA approvals, changes in customer forecasts, our failure to meet customers' purchase order and quality requirements, supply shortage...ntrol, could result in a materially different revenue outcome and/or in our failure to achieve the revenue levels we expect for fiscal 2010 and 2010. A more c...

Microbix Sales Grow 22% For Nine Months

...forth in the forward-looking statements including the risks associated with failure to get authorization to release Kinlytic for distribution in the US from th...iated with commercializing the pipeline technologies; risks associated with failure to develop and commercialize SST; non-adoption of SST; risks associated wit...

GenVec Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements or historical experience include risks and uncertainties, including the failure by GenVec to secure and maintain relationships with collaborators; risks relating t o certain of our product candidates being in early stages of de...

ThermoGenesis Provides Update on Fiscal 2009 Results

...tors, including timing of FDA approvals, changes in customer forecasts, our failure to meet customers' purchase order and quality requirements, supply shortage...ntrol, could result in a materially different revenue outcome and/or in our failure to achieve the revenue levels we expect for fiscal 2010 and 2010. Revenue a...
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