New medical innovation is in the works to help those with heart failure. At the March 11 Waunakee Rotary Club meeting, Ayla Annac, CEO and President of InvivoSciences, discussed Invivo’s development of new therapies to reverse stiffness in the heart muscle.
Ayla has partners in the enterprise, bioengineers and consultants; she is the entrepreneur. She was attracted to Madison because of the presence of other biotechnology companies.
At Invivo, the partners are developing Precision Therapy for Heart Failure with Prescribed Ejection Fraction.
Ayla said her father died of heart failure at age 53, and that led her to search for solutions to the heart condition. Currently, some 6.5 million Americans live with heart failure and it is estimated to affect 1 in 33 people in the future. Currently, there are no effective therapies for cardiac fibrosis.
Invivo is is a precision medicine company personalizing the drug development process by introducing the next-generation, best-in-class patient-derived and gene-edited human samples, including automated, scalable, functional 3D engineered micro-human heart tissue platform.
This will aid pharmaceutical companies in developing treatments.
Anya said is it not genetic therapy but pharmaceuticals being developed would soften the heart muscle and reverse the fibrosis.
So far, $8.5 million has been raised for this development through grants, contracts and customers. Currently, Invivo is looking for development partners. The following link will allow you to view the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/cdn1KcV1rXIpCAjIvvFHkoPImxrMSfFOWVuZZP6GKLLdDxsC2O_E6bYjT80ICe75._IxqTa9xOCU_eArx
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Other news:
-Tri 4 Schools is still working out the logistics of its children’s triathlon.
-Volunteers can help stuff goodie bags for the drive-through Easter Bunny visit. Check your email for details on how to help out on March 23 and at the event March 27. Posters are available for club members to hang in their businesses.
-Several club members came out to christen the pier on Tuesday afternoon. Fundraising for the project is still underway.
-The business person of the year will be announced next week. During the first round of voting, one nominee received 50 percent of the vote, so another round was not needed.
-The annual share campaign is also still underway. Rotary is three-fourths of way to providing $100 from each member to the Rotary International Foundation.
-The Wauktoberfest board meeting will be in April. As of right now, the members are still planning for the event in September, Ken Pesik said. It is a great event, raising funds for four community organization.
Birthdays: March 22, David Dargenio; March 23, Phil Simon.
Anniversaries: March 19, Lisa and John Humenik; March 21, Joel and Amy Lewis.
