InspireMD Receives Approval From US Food and Drug Administration to Begin US Regulatory Trial

InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NSPR) ("Inspire" or the "Company"), the developer of the MGuard™ Embolic Protection Stent (EPS), announced today that on April 19, 2013, the Company received an approval with conditions for its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). An approval with conditions indicates that the FDA concurs with the overall trial design and while minor details are being finalized, allows the company to initiate enrollment in the MASTER II IDE trial.

The multi-center, randomized trial will consist of 1,114 patients suffering from ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), throughout 35 sites in the U.S. and an additional 35 sites in Europe, and will support the Company's application to market its MGuard™ Prime MicroNet™ covered coronary stent system in the US.

Interim PILLAR II Results Reported During SAGES

Multi-center Study of PINPOINT Imaging in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Novadaq^® Technologies Inc. ("Novadaq" or the "Company") (NDQ.TO)(NVDQ), a developer of clinically-relevant fluorescence imaging solutions for use in surgical and wound care procedures, today announced that interim results from PILLAR™II, Perfusion Assessment in Laparoscopic Left Anterior Resection, were presented during the 2013 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) meeting which is being held in Baltimore, MD from April 17-20. PILLAR II is a multi-center, prospective study of patients undergoing laparoscopic left anterior resection (LAR) of the colon during which PINPOINT^® imaging is performed.

Abiomed Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Revenue of $43.7 Million, Driven by Record Number of Patients Supported

Full Fiscal Year 2013 Revenue Exceeds Annual Revenue Guidance

Abiomed, Inc. (ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today reported preliminary fourth quarter fiscal 2013 revenue of $43.7 million, up 17% compared to revenue of $37.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2012, and up 14% compared to revenue of $38.3 million in third quarter fiscal 2013. Abiomed also reported preliminary full fiscal year 2013 revenue of $158.1 million, up 25% compared to $126.4 million for fiscal year 2012.

Unilife Signs Long-Term Customization and Commercial Supply Agreement for EZMix Dual Chamber Syringe

15-Year Contract Expected to Generate up to $110 Million, with Revenue Starting Immediately
Unilife to Receive a Royalty of Net Drug Sales in Exchange for Exclusivity Rights

Unilife Corporation ("Unilife" or "Company") (NASDAQ: UNIS, ASX: UNS) today announced the signing of a Customization and Commercial Supply Agreement with a U.S. pharmaceutical company (the "Customer") for the EZMix^™ dual-chamber syringe.

Unilife will supply the Customer with a customized device from its EZMix platform of dual-chamber delivery systems ("EZMix" or the "device") for use with a lyophilized drug (the "Drug") that requires mixing at the time of injection. The Drug, which is a proprietary version of an approved therapy, is entering late-stage clinical development with the Customer planning an accelerated pathway to U.S. regulatory approval.