Ventracor (ASX: VCR) (ADR: VTCRY) is about to commence two major clinical trials in the US after the company successfully completed a Feasibility Trial. The first is a Bridge to Transplant (BTT) Pivotal Trial for patients on the transplant list; the FDA recently approved the start of this trial.
Mr William Curran, who joins the board effective immediately, is a New York-based company director with extensive experience in the medical device industry, including a 28-year career with Philips culminating in a senior role with Philips Medical Systems in USA.
We are pleased and proud that the VentrAssist is an Australian success story that has improved the lives of almost 100 patients world-wide. The VentrAssist is still the only centrifugal LVAD and the only third generation LVAD in clinical trials in the USA. There is more world-wide clinical experience with the VentrAssist than all centrifugal LVADs from all competitors, combined.
Safety Medical Products Ltd is pleased to announce the successful commencement of commissioning of the Securetouch Retractable Syringe Assembly Machine.
Premier Bionics (ASX: PBI)(AIM: PBI), the Australian-based company that was formed to invest in medical devices and diagnostics, today announces through its solely owned subsidiary company, Medic Vision Pty Ltd, the signing of a contract between the University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool University, Broadgreen Hospitals NHS Trust, Imperial College London, University of Wales (Bangor), University of Hull, University of Leeds, Central Manchester & Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust and Medic Vision to develop a visceral needle puncture simulator for commercial deployment.
The August 2006 edition of our Health & Life Science Quarterly Blue Book profiles niche life sciences companies, with a focus on company strategies, key projects and significant milestones.
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