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STeP inclusion reflects the potential improvements in safety of its UroActive™ System

Grenoble, France & Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 20, 2023) – UroMems, a global company developing innovative, mechatronics technology to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), announced today that they have received Safer Technologies Program (STeP) designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for UroActive Smart Continence Therapy. STeP is a collaborative program intended to help reduce the time it takes to develop and obtain marketing authorization for eligible devices.

This initial clinical trial is a key milestone in the development of its UroActive™ System

Grenoble, France (November 29, 2022) – UroMems, a global company developing breakthrough, mechatronics technology to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), announced today that it has successfully completed the first-in-human implant of the UroActive™ System, the first smart automated artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) investigational device to treat SUI. This initial clinical study is a key milestone in the development of UroActive.

GRENOBLE, France, May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UroMems, developer and manufacturer of UroActive™, the first active medical implantable device for treating stress urinary incontinence, today announced the elevation of Steffen Hovard, currently on UroMems’ Board, to Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Hovard is a medical device industry leader in the U.S, with a successful track record in urology. As chairman, he will be focused on increasing UroMems’ financial, clinical development and commercial footprint in the U.S.

GRENOBLE, France, April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UroMems, developer and manufacturer of the electronic artificial urinary sphincter (eAUS), today announced that it has raised an additional €7 million in a second tranche of its previously announced Series B financing round completed in May 2020. The additional capital was provided by existing investors including Hil-Invent GmbH, Financière Arbevel, Wellington Partners, Bpifrance, via its FABS fund, Supernova Invest and btov Partners, and brings the total raised in this round to €23 million. Further participation from existing investors raised additional €7 million.