BioSig Appoints Andrew Ballou as Vice President of Investor Relations
Capital markets professional to grow institutional relationships
Westport, CT, Oct. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM) (“BioSig” or “The Company”), a medical technology company developing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to improve signal fidelity and uncover the full range of ECG and intra-cardiac signals, today announced that the Company appointed Mr. Andrew (“Andy”) Gornell Ballou as Vice President of Investor Relations.
Mr. Ballou brings to BioSig over 25 years of experience in capital markets, including institutional equity sales and research analysis. Most recently, Mr. Ballou served as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Equity Sales at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC., a role in which he oversaw key accounts, including large multi-manager hedge funds, mutual funds and dedicated sector funds. Prior to that role Mr. Ballou managed selected key account coverage at RBC Capital Markets, including Millennium Partners, Soros Fund Management, SIR Capital, Columbia Threadneedle, Two Sigma Investments and Times Square Capital Management. During the course of his career Mr. Ballou analyzed various private and public companies in healthcare, media and retail sectors. Mr. Ballou graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, with a Bachelor of Arts in English.
“We pride ourselves on being a shareholder-friendly company, and implementation of effective strategies to create long-term shareholder value is one of our biggest priorities,” commented Kenneth L. Londoner, Chairman and CEO of BioSig Technologies, Inc. “Our Company’s management and the Board of Directors possess a substantial collective skillset in capital markets, and we believe Andy’s impressive Wall Street experience makes him the perfect fit to head up our internal investor relations division, as we move into our second year as a Nasdaq-listed company.”
“I have been impressed by the dedication of the Company’s management to create long-term shareholder value through appropriate allocation of Company’s human and financial resources. That combined with a novel technology, a significant unmet clinical need and first-class clinical partners, I believe, lead to a highly exciting opportunity for institutional shareholders. I look forward to contributing my skills and knowledge and raising awareness of BioSig within fundamentals-driven institutional community,” said Mr. Ballou.
BioSig stock was listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market exchange in September 2018 and was recently added to the Russell 3000 Index.
About BioSig Technologies
BioSig Technologies is a medical technology company developing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to improve the electrophysiology (EP) marketplace (www.biosig.com). Led by a proven management team and a veteran Board of Directors, BioSig Technologies is preparing to commercialize its PURE EP(tm) System. The technology has been developed to address an unmet need in a large and growing market.
The Company’s first product, PURE EP(tm) System is a computerized system intended for acquiring, digitizing, amplifying, filtering, measuring and calculating, displaying, recording and storing of electrocardiographic and intracardiac signals for patients undergoing electrophysiology (EP) procedures in an EP laboratory. The system is indicated for use under the supervision of licensed healthcare practitioners who are responsible for interpreting the data. This novel cardiac signal acquisition and display system is engineered to assist electrophysiologists in clinical decision-making during electrophysiology procedures in patients with abnormal heart rates and rhythms. BioSig’s ultimate goal is to deliver technology to improve upon catheter ablation treatments for the prevalent and potentially deadly arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Tachycardia. BioSig has partnered with Minnetronix on technology development and received FDA 510(k) clearance for the PURE EP(tm) System in August 2018.
Forward-looking Statements
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Contact: Natasha Drapeau BioSig Technologies, Inc. Executive Vice President 54 Wilton Road, 2nd floor Westport, CT 06880 ndrapeau@biosigtech.com 203-409-5444, x119
Released October 29, 2019
