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Xeltis successfully passes evaluation phase for €10million investment from European Innovation Council

Xeltis is one of only seven companies to successfully pass evaluation phase of EIC Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Scale Up call Funding to support commercialization of its groundbreaking bioresorbable vascular conduits EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, 8 April 2025 – Xeltis, a leading developer of transformative implants that enable the natural creation of living and […]

Weekly round-up: How do you turn a 10-person biotech into a $1.1 billion company sale in the space of seven years?

During the BIO-Europe conference in Stockholm, Optimum co-hosted a special reception featuring a fireside chat with Renée Aguiar-Lucander, former CEO of Calliditas, who led the Swedish company since 2017 until recently – taking it from small biotech to its $1.1 billion acquisition. Here, we tell the story of her remarkable seven-year journey with the firm.  Novo […]

Weekly wrap-up: Novo Holdings leads $105 million financing of Magenta Medical to support FDA approval for world’s smallest heart pump

Novo Holdings, a leading life science investor, on Tuesday announced that it has led a $105 million financing in Magenta Medical, developer of the Elevate™ System, the world’s smallest heart pump. The financing will be used to advance the company’s US clinical programs in multiple mechanical circulatory support (MCS) indications and to secure the first […]

Xeltis receives IDE approval from FDA for initiation of US pivotal trial for aXessTM, its restorative vascular access conduit

aXess is a restorative arteriovenous dialysis conduit which allows vascular access for hemodialysis through the creation of a new, permanent, living vessel EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, 13 June 2024 – Xeltis, a leading developer of transformative implants that enable the natural creation of living and long-lasting vessels, announces that it has gained approval from the US […]