Johnson & Johnson to acquire V-Wave Ltd. in $1.1bn deal to enhance heart failure treatment

Johnson & Johnson to acquire V-Wave Ltd. in $1.1bn deal to enhance heart failure treatment

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has made headlines with its decision to acquire V-Wave Ltd., a private company renowned for its cutting-edge treatments for heart failure. The agreement, valued at an upfront payment of $600 million and potential additional payments totaling approximately $1.1 billion, marks a strategic expansion for Johnson & Johnson MedTech. This acquisition […]

Bayer announces start of Phase 2 GenePHIT trial for AB-1002

Bayer announces start of Phase 2 GenePHIT trial for AB-1002

Bayer AG and its subsidiary Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), have achieved a significant milestone in the fight against congestive heart failure (CHF) with the randomization of the first patient in the Phase II GenePHIT trial for AB-1002 (NAN-101). This trial represents a critical step forward in the development of new treatments for CHF, a condition […]

Zydus Lifesciences announces FDA approval for heart failure drug, Ivabradine Tablets

Zydus Lifesciences announces FDA approval for heart failure drug, Ivabradine Tablets

Zydus Lifesciences Limited, a significant player in the pharmaceutical industry, has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Ivabradine Tablets, available in 5 mg and 7.5 mg dosages. This approval marks a critical step for Zydus in the heart failure medication market. Ivabradine Tablets’ Indications and Market Potential […]

WhiteSwell’s eLym System shows promise in acute decompensated heart failure treatment

WhiteSwell’s eLym System shows promise in acute decompensated heart failure treatment

WhiteSwell, a frontrunner in the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), has shared optimistic initial results from its continuing DELTA-HF trial centered around the WhiteSwell eLym System. Unveiled at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Annual Scientific Meeting 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio, the eLym System emerges as a minimally invasive catheter-based system that […]

American Regent’s HEART-FID trial for INJECTAFER fails to meet primary endpoint

American Regent’s HEART-FID trial for INJECTAFER fails to meet primary endpoint

American Regent, Inc., a subsidiary of Daiichi Sankyo Group, has announced disappointing results from its phase 3 HEART-FID trial of INJECTAFER (ferric carboxymaltose injection) for the treatment of iron deficiency in adult heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Despite a numerical improvement in certain outcomes, the study failed to achieve statistical significance for […]

China’s NMPA expands AstraZeneca’s Forxiga use as heart failure treatment

China’s NMPA expands AstraZeneca’s Forxiga use as heart failure treatment

China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved AstraZeneca’s Forxiga (dapagliflozin) for diminishing the risk of cardiovascular fatalities and hospitalizations in adults diagnosed with symptomatic chronic heart failure (HF). This follows an earlier authorization for patients suffering from heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Now, Forxiga’s capabilities extend to all adults with symptomatic chronic […]

Lupin Digital Health unveils Lyfe Digital Heart Failure Clinic

Lupin Digital Health unveils Lyfe Digital Heart Failure Clinic

Indian cardiac digital therapeutics entity, Lupin Digital Health (LDH), marked another achievement with the unveiling of its Lyfe Digital Heart Failure Clinic. Designed to cater to the escalating 10 million-plus heart failure patients in India, this avant-garde e-clinic blends the convenience of home-based care with the precision of in-clinic consultations. Addressing India’s Cardiac Health Concerns […]

BaroPace gets CDSCO approval for RelieveHFpEF-II clinical trial in India

BaroPace gets CDSCO approval for RelieveHFpEF-II clinical trial in India

BaroPace Inc., a medical technology company focused on developing pacemaker regulation techniques based on blood pressure, has been granted approval by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) of India to carry out its clinical trial, RelieveHFpEF-II, in the country. The RelieveHFpEF-II trial is a randomized, cross-over design, First-in-Human, Early Feasibility Study that employs BaroPace’s […]

Viz.ai, Bristol Myers Squibb sign deal for AI algorithm and Viz HCM software

Viz.ai, Bristol Myers Squibb sign deal for AI algorithm and Viz HCM software

Viz.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered health technology company, has signed a multi-year agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) to provide the latter with an AI algorithm and provider workflow software called Viz HCM. The AI algorithm and the Viz HCM software are intended to be used by Bristol Myers Squibb for identifying and triaging […]

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals rolls out heart failure treatment Sacu V in India

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals rolls out heart failure treatment Sacu V in India

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said that it has rolled out the sacubitril + valsartan tablets for the treatment of heart failure in India under the brand name Sacu V. According to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Sacu V should be taken daily two times under doctor’s prescription. The approved indication of sacubitril + valsartan tablets is for reduction of the […]