NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InnovHeart s.r.l., a developer of novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) systems for the treatment of mitral valve disease, announced today the closing of a €20 million round of equity financing. Founded in 2015 by Giovanni Righini, a 30-year veteran of the heart valve industry, the company maintains offices outside Milan, Italy, and Boston, Massachusetts.
Proceeds from the financing will be used to complete the First-in-Human clinical evaluation of the company’s unique Saturn TMVR system using a trans-apical approach. The round will also allow InnovHeart to finalize the development of the trans-septal delivery system, which uses the same Saturn valve technology.
The Series B round was raised from existing investor Genextra, which has been the sole investor since 2015, and a syndicate led by Panakes Partners, with CDP Venture Capital and Indaco Venture Partners joining the round.
“With millions of patients suffering from severe Mitral Regurgitation, there remains an unmet clinical need for a safer, less-invasive treatment that has the potential to eliminate MR. With the support of Genextra and our new investors in this Series B financing, we are excited to be able to take the Saturn TMVR into the clinic and begin providing a solution for these patients,” said Keith D. Dawkins MD, Chairman of the InnovHeart Board of Directors and former Executive Vice President and Global Chief Medical Officer at Boston Scientific.
In support of this Series B investment, Barbara Castellano will be joining the InnovHeart Board of Directors to represent Panakes Partners, bringing with her a long background in cardiovascular devices from her experience at Sorin (now LivaNova).
“The innovative design of Saturn TMVR and its unique approach to delivering and anchoring the implant has the potential to provide significant advantages over first generation systems and the ability to treat a large and heterogeneous patient population,” said Barbara Castellano.
“Genextra is eager to continue supporting InnovHeart through the significant milestones the Company is about to achieve, bringing the novel Saturn valve to trans-apical and trans-septal clinical testing,” said Federica Draghi, Investment Director at Genextra.
About InnovHeart
InnovHeart s.r.l, with locations in Milan, Italy, and Newton, Mass., USA, develops Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement systems (TMVR) to treat patients suffering from mitral valve disease. The company is conducting clinical trials of its novel Saturn TMVR system. Saturn is a low-profile mitral heart valve designed for trans-apical or trans-septal delivery.
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