September 21, 2009 — W. L. Gore & Associates last week announced that several physicians recently presented interim data from ongoing GORE PROPATEN Vascular Graft studies to clinical audiences at the 2009 annual vascular meeting.

September 21, 2009 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), a provider of PET radiopharmaceuticals, and Aposense Ltd., a developer of agents targeting apoptosis (programmed cell death) for molecular imaging and therapy, today announced an exclusive collaboration agreement for commercializing Aposense [18F]–ML-10, Aposense’s novel agent for molecular imaging of apoptosis.

September 21, 2009 — Minnow Medical recently announced it will be presenting interim clinical data regarding a novel technology to treat Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) on Monday, Sept. 21. The presentation, led by James R. Margolis will take place at 11:58 a.m. in room 133.

September 18, 2009 – Patients’ response to anti-platelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and its impact on clinical outcomes will be covered in a TCT 2009 breakfast symposium starting at 6:30 a.m. Wedensday, Sept. 23 in room 121 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

September 18, 2009 – Boston Scientific today said it completed patient enrollment in the workhorse portion of its PLATINUM clinical program, a global, randomized, pivotal controlled trial designed to support FDA and Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approval of the platinum-chromium PROMUS Element Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System.

September 18, 2009 – Following the recent CE mark certification of the vProtect Luminal Shield, the novel self-expanding coronary stent system will be the focus of scientific presentations and roundtable discussions on lesion-specific therapy for coronary artery disease at TCT 2009, Sept. 21-25, in San Francisco.