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News Release - April 10, 2007
MIV Therapeutics Announces Addition of Eight New Approved Products Following Recent Acquisition of India-Based Stent Manufacturer
CE-Marked Products Already Approved for Commercialization in Europe, India, Asia and Other Highly Lucrative MarketsATLANTA--(HSMN NewsFeed)--MIV Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB:MIVT ; FWB:MIV), a leading developer of next-generation biocompatible coatings and advanced drug delivery systems for cardiovascular stents and other implantable medical devices, has announced the addition of a portfolio of new cardiovascular stents and related products, which have already been CE-marked for commercialization in several multibillion dollar markets, including Europe, Asia and India.
The eight recently acquired products validate MIVT's mission to become a leading interventional cardiology company focused on delivering a broad suite of advanced cardiovascular stents and related products to patients, physicians and hospitals around the world.
The new products include the GenX CrCo thin-strut coronary stent system, which was recently combined with MIVT's biocompatible stent coatings in a milestone bench test showing that together, the technologies pass critical FDA fatigue test guidelines. The bench test further validated the Company's recent acquisition of Biosync Scientific.
Other products acquired by MIVT include the GenX stainless steel coronary stent system, the X-ACT Inflation Device, a haemostatic y-connector adaptor kit, an insertion tool, a guide wire torquer and a high-pressure 3-way stopcock.
MIVT and Biosync will roll out these products over the next quarter, under a strategic plan that will deliver them first to the interventional cardiology community in India, to be followed with distribution in other countries in Asia, Europe, Latin America and elsewhere.
The products allow MIVT to accelerate the development of its brand and distributor relationships around the world as the Company prepares for the commercialization of its broad range of hydroxyapatite (HAp) coated stents, polymer-free drug-eluting stents, and other interventional cardiology products.
"The acquisition of these products is an important milestone in the transformation of MIV Therapeutics into a full-fledged interventional cardiology company with a broad product portfolio and deep product pipeline," said Dr. Mark Landy, President of MIV Therapeutics. "We believe that these products will become instrumental in the treatment of coronary heart disease around the world for many years to come."
The Biosync Scientific acquisition is the latest step in MIVT's strategic plan to become a world leader in the $8 billion plus interventional cardiology market.
About MIV Therapeutics Inc.
MIV Therapeutics is developing a next-generation line of advanced biocompatible coatings for passive and drug-eluting applications on cardiovascular stents and a broad range of other implantable medical devices. The Company's ultra-thin coating formulation is designed to protect surrounding tissue from potentially harmful interactions with bare metallic stents. The Company's unique ultra-thin coating platform is derived from an organic material called hydroxyapatite (HAp) which has demonstrated excellent safety and biocompatibility in vivo animal studies. Hydroxyapatite is a bioactive porous material that makes up the bone mineral and matrix of teeth and is widely used today as a bone substitute material and for coatings on implantable fixation devices in orthopedic, dental and other applications. The Company's novel polymer-free drug eluting technologies based on Hydroxyapatite could also provide an attractive alternative to current polymer-based drug eluting coatings on the stent market, which have been associated with undesirable medical effects. The Company's drug-eluting coatings are additionally designed to suit a broad range of implantable medical devices that could benefit from highly customizable drug release profiles. MIVT has a Collaborative Research Agreement (CRA) with the University of British Columbia and has received a Government grant for its research program on the "Development of Novel Drug Eluting Composite Coatings for Cardiovascular Stents," under the National Research Council-Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). Under this sponsorship, the Company is expected to complete its drug-eluting research and development program and to reach product commercialization stage.
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