Inari Medical Announces Joint Venture in Greater China
December 02 2024 - 4:05PM
Inari Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NARI) (“Inari”), a medical device
company with a mission to treat and transform the lives of patients
suffering from venous and other diseases, today announced it has
entered into a joint venture with 6 Dimensions Capital (“6
Dimensions”) and its successor fund 120 Capital, and VFLO Medical
(“VFLO”), a medical device platform incubated by 6 Dimensions and
120 Capital, to provide access to Inari’s innovative technology for
patients with significant unmet needs in Greater China.
“This joint venture allows many different types
of patients and hospitals to access and benefit from Inari’s
technologies across multiple segments of China’s complex healthcare
delivery system,” said Drew Hykes, Chief Executive Officer of
Inari. “We are excited to partner with 6 Dimensions and 120 Capital
to introduce our products through VFLO to the rapidly expanding
interventional market in Greater China."
“Inari is the leader in mechanical thrombectomy
and our strategic partnership is significant and game-changing for
the current standard of care in China,” said Rebecca Zhu, Managing
Partner of 6 Dimensions Capital, and also Director of VFLO Medical.
“We share Inari’s unwavering commitment to developing innovative
technologies for underserved patients and believe we can make a
meaningful difference in the lives of those suffering from venous
and other vascular diseases in China.”
The joint venture will allow Inari to
commercialize its devices through VFLO’s established
infrastructure, local relationships, and deep commercial expertise
in Greater China. VFLO will also have the right to use Inari’s
technology to manufacture products for domestic sale in Greater
China. VFLO’s expertise and commitment to patients are
complementary to Inari's global strengths in the development,
manufacture, and sale of venous thrombectomy and other
products.
About Inari Medical,
Inc.Patients first. No small plans. Take care of each
other. These are the guiding principles that form the ethos of
Inari Medical. We are committed to improving lives in extraordinary
ways by creating innovative solutions for both unmet and
underserved health needs. In addition to our purpose-built
solutions, we leverage our capabilities in education, clinical
research, and program development to improve patient outcomes. We
are passionate about our mission to establish our treatments as the
standard of care for venous thromboembolism and four other targeted
disease states. We are just getting started. Learn more at
www.inarimedical.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, X (Twitter),
and Instagram.
About 6 Dimensions Capital and 120 Capital120
Capital is a successor fund of 6 Dimensions Capital and is a
US-domiciled leading global healthcare investment firm with offices
in Boston, San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. The firm is
dedicated to supporting healthcare companies with operations in the
US, Europe, China, Israel, and other regions. For more information,
visit www.120capital.com.
About VFLO MedicalVFLO is a medical device
company based in China that was established in 2021 by 6 Dimensions
and 120 Capital, and a team of prominent and experienced industry
professionals to create a leading medical device platform with a
focus on making innovative vascular therapies available to Chinese
patients.
Forward-Looking StatementsStatements in this
press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be
identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,”
“expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,”
“project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,”
“potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other
similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to
inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to
predict, and actual outcomes and results could differ materially
due to a number of factors, including, among other things: the
ability of the strategic venture to obtain regulatory approvals in
China; the ability of VFLO to develop, manufacture, and
commercialize venous thromboembolism and other products in China;
the potential for and ability to receive any payments from VFLO;
and the potential clinical benefits of Inari’s technologies in
China.
These and other risks and uncertainties include those described
more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation” and elsewhere in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
period ended December 31, 2023, and in Inari’s other reports filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking
statements contained in this announcement are based on information
available to Inari as of the date hereof and are made only as of
the date of this release. Inari undertakes no obligation to update
such information except as required under applicable law. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing Inari’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of
this press release. In light of the foregoing, investors are urged
not to rely on any forward-looking statement in reaching any
conclusion or making any investment decision about any securities
of Inari.
Investor Contact:Neil
BhalodkarIR@inarimedical.com
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