Chairman, Sunshine Heart, Inc
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Board change at Sunshine Heart: Nicholas Callinan takes the chairman role at the October 2008 annual meeting as Malcolm McComas steps down from it but stays a director; Callinan's venture capital career is profiled.
Sunshine Heart says the US regulator has conditionally cleared its first American trial of the C-Pulse heart assist device, with about twenty patients to enrol across six US hospitals from late 2008.
Sunshine Heart announced Dr Richard Lin will step down from its board at the November 2007 AGM, with Three Arch Partners nominating Dr Conrad Wang to stand for election in his place.
Sunshine Heart's Sydney subsidiary has named Victor Windeyer general manager while he remains chief operating officer of the American-listed parent, overseeing Australian operations ahead of a planned United States clinical trial filing.
Sunshine Heart says co-founder Crispin Marsh will swap his executive corporate affairs role for a non-executive board seat from mid-2006, as the medical device maker brings in senior staff including a new COO.
Medical device firm Sunshine Heart closed a roughly A$3.3 million placement to institutional investors, funding its clinical trial and C-Pulse driver work; the release also cites an earlier A$2.2 million Commercial Ready grant.
Sunshine Heart appoints Victor Windeyer as chief operating officer to lead its Australian operations and C-Pulse clinical trials from Sydney; the company also cites a secured grant and ethics approvals at two Melbourne hospitals.
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