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American Vision Partners Welcomes Dr. Shaun Brierly as new Chief Medical Officer

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

PHOENIX, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- American Vision Partners ("AVP"), one of the largest and fastest-growing eye care management organizations in the nation, announced the hire of Dr. Shaun Brierly, M.D. as their new Chief Medical Officer.

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  • American Vision Partners ("AVP"), one of the largest and fastest-growing eye care management organizations in the nation, announced the hire of Dr. Shaun Brierly, M.D.
  • PHOENIX, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- American Vision Partners ("AVP"), one of the largest and fastest-growing eye care management organizations in the nation, announced the hire of Dr. Shaun Brierly, M.D.
  • Dr. Brierly also comes to American Vision Partners with more than two decades of experience developing his clinical and leadership skills across diverse environments.
  • "We are extremely fortunate to have a clinical leader of Dr. Brierly's caliber," said Shane Armstrong, CEO of American Vision Partners.

Profound Medical Announces Changes to its Commercial Organization to Support Continued Growth

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

At the same time, we are excited that he is leaving our commercial organization in such good hands.

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  • At the same time, we are excited that he is leaving our commercial organization in such good hands.
  • Ms. Goodman brings over 17 years of medical device sales experience, most recently serving as Profounds VP, U.S.
  • Profound is a commercial-stage medical device company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue.
  • Profound is commercializing TULSA-PRO, a technology that combines real-time MRI, robotically-driven transurethral ultrasound and closed-loop temperature feedback control.

Profound Medical Provides TULSA-PRO® Reimbursement Update

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Friday, September 2, 2022

TORONTO, Sept. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) (Profound or the Company), a commercial-stage medical device company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue, today provided a U.S. reimbursement update for Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation (TULSA), performed with its TULSA-PRO system.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) (Profound or the Company), a commercial-stage medical device company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue, today provided a U.S. reimbursement update for Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation (TULSA), performed with its TULSA-PRO system.
  • Profound anticipates that an updated application, which will include 2022 utilization data, will be submitted at the appropriate time in 2023.
  • In July 2022, CMS released its proposed OPPS reimbursement rule for calendar year 2023.
  • Profound is a commercial-stage medical device company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue.

Artax Biopharma Appoints D. Scott Batty, Jr., M.D. as Chief Medical Officer

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Artax Biopharma, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on transforming the treatment of T Cell-mediated diseases, today announces the appointment of D. Scott Batty, Jr., M.D. as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Batty will direct the Company's scientific and clinical research programs, including Artax's ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating AX-158, the Company's first-in-class, oral small molecule immunomodulating agent that selectively modulates inappropriate T cell activation, a known cause of autoimmune disease. Importantly, AX-158 has the potential to treat T Cell-mediated diseases without the risk of immunosuppression.

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  • Prior to joining Artax, Dr. Batty was VP of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs for CTI, Inc., a privately held contract research organization.
  • Previous roles included Chief Medical Officer at Medeor Therapeutics, which developed an organ transplantation cell therapy platform to avoid the use of pharmacologic immunosuppression; Chief Executive Officer of ImmunArray Ltd., and Vice President of Global Medical Affairs for Genzyme Transplant and Oncology Group.
  • Dr. Batty was also a Global Director of Medical Affairs for the belatacept immunosuppression program while at Bristol-Myers Squibb.
  • Artax Biopharma is a clinical-stage biotechnology company transforming TCell-mediated disease treatment by developing innovative small molecules that modulate the immune system.

Blueberries Medical Reports 2022 Q1 Financial Results and Provides Corporate and Operations Update

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Monday, May 30, 2022

TORONTO, May 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blueberries Medical Corp. (CSE: BBM) (OTC: BBRRF) (FRA: 1OA), the Canadian parent of Blueberries S.A.S.

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  • TORONTO, May 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blueberries Medical Corp. (CSE: BBM) (OTC: BBRRF) (FRA: 1OA), the Canadian parent of Blueberries S.A.S.
  • Today, Blueberries has filed its unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis, both of which are available on Blueberries profile at www.sedar.com .
  • Blueberries Medical Corp. continues deploying the strategy of reducing administrative cost, capital and operational expenditures, as well as focusing on multiple revenue-generating activities.
  • We are really thrilled with this new business opportunities, said Facundo Garreton, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Blueberries Medical Corp.

TULSA-PRO® Was Front and Center at AUA2022

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Of particular note, Kenneth A. Goldberg, M.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, performed a Semi-Live TULSA Procedure during the afternoon Plenary Session on May 13th.

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  • Of particular note, Kenneth A. Goldberg, M.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, performed a Semi-Live TULSA Procedure during the afternoon Plenary Session on May 13th.
  • We are extremely encouraged by the positive feedback we received at this event, which adds to the momentum of Profounds ongoing commercialization strategy for TULSA-PRO.
  • The study reported 6-month improvement in patient quality of life, LUTS, sexual function and uroflowmetry, with all men discontinuing their BPH medication.
  • Profound is a commercial-stage medical device company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue.

Blueberries Medical Reports 2021 Q3 Financial Results and Provides Corporate and Operations Update

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Monday, November 29, 2021

TORONTO, Nov. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blueberries Medical Corp. (CSE: BBM) (OTC: BBRRF) (FRA: 1OA), the Canadian parent of Blueberries S.A.S.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blueberries Medical Corp. (CSE: BBM) (OTC: BBRRF) (FRA: 1OA), the Canadian parent of Blueberries S.A.S.
  • (BBSAS), the premier Latin American licensed cultivator and producer of medicinal cannabis and medicinal-grade cannabis extracts, (together the Company or "Blueberries"), is pleased to report its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.
  • Today, Blueberries has filed its unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis, both of which are available on Blueberries profile at www.sedar.com .
  • Blueberries Medical Corp. continues deploying the strategy of reducing administrative cost, capital and operational expenditures, as well as focusing on multiple revenue-generating activities.

Profound Medical Announces Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

TORONTO, Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) (Profound or the Company), a commercial-stage medical device company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) (Profound or the Company), a commercial-stage medical device company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.
  • Third quarter 2021 selling and distribution expenses increased by 72% to approximately $2.0 million, compared with $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2020.
  • For complete financial results, please see Profounds filings at www.sedar.com , www.sec.gov and on the Companys website at www.profoundmedical.com under Financial in the Investors section.
  • Profound Medical is pleased to invite all interested parties to participate in a conference call today, November 4, 2021, at 4:30 pm ET during which time the results will be discussed.

Blueberries Medical Announces that its wholly subsidiary Blueberries SAS at Bogota, Colombia has made one of the biggest exports of Premium CBD Full Spectrum Oil of all time, scaling up its business to a level that will improve life condition of more than

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Monday, October 4, 2021

This is the Companys largest sale to any customer worldwide since the beginning of the operations in 2018.

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  • This is the Companys largest sale to any customer worldwide since the beginning of the operations in 2018.
  • Given the size of the shipment, the Company estimates that approximately 2.500 patients will benefit from the resultant finished formulas.
  • In that sense, Company expects generate more than 7x revenues in comparison with previous fiscal year.
  • No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

Blueberries Medical Announces Closing of C$ 2.1 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement and the Appointment of New Director

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

The seed funding round was led by FLA Ventures (FLA) (a current shareholder of Blueberries), MPE Investments and Yaax Capital.

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  • The seed funding round was led by FLA Ventures (FLA) (a current shareholder of Blueberries), MPE Investments and Yaax Capital.
  • Terraflos is currently considering various opportunities in Argentina, Mexico and Brazil, and aims to expand its operations into those markets in the short term.
  • The Company is also pleased to announce the appointment of Joaquin Barbera as a new independent member of the board of directors of the Company.
  • Joaqun studied business strategy at Harvard University and at the IAE Business School and he is a specialist in innovation and sustainability.