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7月前
Venus Concept Receives 510(k) for the Venus NOVA, Its Most Advanced Multi-Application Platform for Non-Invasive Body and Skin Treatments
Venus NOVA is the first product clearance from the Company’s new R&D strategy
TORONTO, Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Venus Concept Inc. (“Venus Concept” or the “Company”), a global leader in medical aesthetic technology, announced today that it has received a 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to market the Venus NOVA™, the Company’s next-generation multi-application platform designed to redefine non-invasive treatments for the body, face, and skin.
Venus NOVA integrates Adaptive Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS), proprietary (MP)² combining Multi-Polar Radio Frequency (RF) with Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF), and Advanced VariPulse™ technology -delivering a powerful, comprehensive solution for body contouring, muscle conditioning, skin treatments, and wrinkle and cellulite reduction.
Next-Generation Aesthetic Intelligence
Venus NOVA reflects the evolution of Venus Concept’s commitment to science-based innovation, intelligent technology, and practice growth. With built-in IoT connectivity through Venus Connect™, a secure cloud-based application, clinics gain access to real-time analytics, treatment insights, and automatic system optimization to enhance efficiency and profitability.
Key innovations include:
FlexMAX EMS: Dual-electrode design delivering adaptive electrical stimulation to safely activate up to 8 muscle groups with up to 100,000 contractions per session.
4D Body, OctiPolar™, and DiamondPolar™ Applicators: Ergonomically designed for precision, comfort, and versatility across body and facial applications.
(MP)²: Proprietary combination of Multi-Polar RF and PEMF that promotes collagen renewal and improves overall skin appearance.
Advanced VariPulse™: Adjustable suction with positive and negative pressure to enhance RF delivery, improve circulation, and support smoother contours.
Automatic Temperature Control (ATC): Real-time monitoring and “cruise-control” for maintaining optimal temperature for consistent, comfortable, and effective treatments.
“The development and introduction of our new Venus NOVA is consistent with the turnaround strategy implemented in 2023 and our Venus AI strategic initiative, which reflects our strong commitment to growing our global brand, focusing on emerging technologies and services, and partnering with customers to build smarter practices, and customizable treatments,” said Rajiv De Silva, Chief Executive Officer of Venus Concept. “Venus NOVA is the first product launch from our new, focused R&D strategy. Our product portfolio will continue to evolve and deliver more than just leading device performance, shifting towards a focus on total practice performance; from the moment the patient enters the clinic to post-treatment management. This new product launch, along with our improving balance sheet and financial support from Madyn Asset Management, L.P., further enhances the Company’s foundation and brings us closer to achieving our longer-term goals.”
"Venus NOVA embodies the convergence of intelligent technology and proven clinical science," said Melissa Kang, Chief Product Officer for Venus Concept. "Venus NOVA is uniquely positioned to enhance body transformation journeys, including for those taking GLP-1 medications and experiencing skin laxity, facial volume loss, and body contour irregularities. We expect GLP-1 usage to grow to more than 32 million patients globally by 2030, and we are excited to offer our innovative, comprehensive technologies to support and address the unmet needs of our existing and future customers. We anticipate the U.S. commercial introduction of Venus NOVA to contribute to the Company’s long-term growth profile as we further penetrate the multi-billion-dollar body and skin market in the years to come.”
Turnkey Integration and Support
Venus NOVA is supported by the Venus Jumpstart Program, a 30-day roadmap providing advanced clinical education, marketing enablement, and strategic implementation. This ensures seamless integration into existing practices and accelerates business success from day one.
Availability
Venus NOVA will be available to customers in the United States in December 2025, with global rollouts planned throughout 2026 and beyond.
For more information, visit www.venus.ai or contact info@venus.ai.
About Venus Concept
Venus Concept is an innovative global medical aesthetic technology leader with a broad product portfolio of minimally invasive and non-invasive medical aesthetic and hair restoration technologies and reaches over 60 countries and 9 direct markets. Venus Concept's product portfolio consists of aesthetic device platforms, including Venus NOVA, Venus Versa, Venus Versa PRO, Venus Bliss, Venus Bliss MAX, Venus Viva, Venus Viva MD, Venus Legacy, Venus Velocity, Venus Epileve and AI.ME. Venus Concept's hair restoration systems include NeoGraft® and the ARTAS iX® Robotic Hair Restoration system. Venus Concept has been backed by leading healthcare industry growth equity investors including EW Healthcare Partners (formerly Essex Woodlands), HealthQuest Capital, Longitude Capital Management, Aperture Venture Partners, Masters Special Situations, and Madryn Asset Management, L.P.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
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11月前
Venus Concept Announces $6.5 Million Debt-to-Equity Exchange Transaction
Further reduction of outstanding debt by Madryn Asset Management improves the Company’s balance sheet position
TORONTO, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Venus Concept Inc. (“Venus Concept” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VERO), a global medical aesthetic technology leader, announced today that, on June 30, 2025, the Company exchanged $6.5 million of its subordinated convertible notes held by affiliates of Madryn Asset Management, LP (“Madryn”) for 325,651 shares of its Series Y preferred stock. Following the transaction, the Company had total debt obligations of approximately $34.3 million, a reduction of 14% compared to $39.7 million outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
“We continue to optimize our capital structure with the completion of an additional debt exchange that reduces our overall debt balance,” said Rajiv De Silva, Chief Executive Officer of Venus Concept. “Madryn’s invaluable partnership has enabled us to have the financial flexibility to work on closing our previously announced divestiture of the Venus Hair business and continue our journey towards sustained long-term growth and profitability.”
“Today’s debt-to-equity exchange builds on our relationship with Venus and enables the Company to continue through its transformation plan,” said Avinash Amin, MD, Managing Partner at Madryn Asset Management, LP. “We support the efforts by the Management team and look forward to the Company’s return to growth.”
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1年前
Venus Concept Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Venus Hair Business for $20 Million
TORONTO, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Venus Concept Inc. (“Venus Concept” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VERO), a global medical aesthetic technology leader, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Venus Hair business to MHG Co. Ltd (“Meta Healthcare Group”) in an all-cash transaction valued at $20 million, subject to a customary working capital adjustment. The net proceeds from the transaction, once completed, will enhance the Company’s balance sheet and financial condition and provide valuable capital to fund strategic growth initiatives.
“We are pleased to announce one outcome of our evaluation of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value,” said Rajiv De Silva, Chief Executive Officer of Venus Concept. “Meta Healthcare Group is the ideal acquirer of the Venus Hair business in terms of its capabilities in the aesthetic medical field, including its presence in the hair transplant market, as well as its strategic investments. Importantly, we believe this transaction strengthens Venus Concept by allowing us to focus on our global medical aesthetics business, which we expect will improve revenue growth, lower operating expenses, enhance the cash flow profile of the business and accelerate the path to long-term, sustainable profitability and growth. We are committed to ensuring a smooth transition for our employees, customers and other stakeholders, and we are confident Meta Healthcare Group will provide the strategic investment and resources needed to maximize the global addressable markets for the ARTAS and NeoGraft technologies.”
“We are excited to welcome the Venus Hair business to our diversified portfolio of private-brand products focused on medical devices, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics,” said Soohyun Kim, Chief Executive Officer of Meta Healthcare Group. “We believe the ARTAS and NeoGraft technologies represent differentiated solutions, addressing a large market serving patients in Asia, Europe and North America. The customer and brand loyalty for these technologies is impressive and we look forward to leveraging the strong relationships Venus has developed in support of their Hair business. Importantly, this acquisition not only aligns with our goal of expanding our hair loss-related business areas, such as hair loss care products and hair transplant surgical devices, but it will also enhance our R&D and manufacturing capabilities as well.”
Under the definitive agreement, Meta Healthcare Group will acquire Meta Robotics LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of Venus Concept, containing the Company’s portfolio of hair restoration and hair transplant technologies, related equipment, services and assets, including intellectual property relating to ARTAS and NeoGraft. Meta Healthcare Group will grant a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to Venus Concept with respect to a subset of transferred patents. Additionally, Meta Healthcare Group will assume the Company’s manufacturing and research and development facility in San Jose, California, as well as the rights to manufacture NeoGraft.
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, including an internal reorganization of the Hair business within Meta Robotics LLC. Revenue from the sale of ARTAS and NeoGraft systems, procedure kits and warranty revenue totaled approximately $12.5 million in fiscal year 2024. Cash used in operations related to Venus Concept’s hair restoration and hair transplant businesses totaled approximately $6.7 million in fiscal year 2024 based on management estimates. The Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission containing additional information regarding the transaction.
The Company intends to continue its ongoing evaluation of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.
Canaccord Genuity is serving as financial advisor and Dorsey & Whitney LLP is serving as legal counsel to Venus Concept on the transaction. Fredrikson & Byron P.A. is serving as U.S. legal counsel and Bae, Kim & Lee LLC is serving as Korea legal counsel to MHG Co., Ltd. on the transaction.
About Meta Healthcare Group
Meta Healthcare Group was established in February 2021 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. As a leading MedTech company specializing in aesthetic medicine, MHG operates as a business holding company that develops and manages top-tier clinic brands across various aesthetic medical fields.
Meta Healthcare Group owns METAPHARM Co., Ltd, a company dedicated to the research, development, and manufacturing of medical devices, as well as Techlabs Co., Ltd, a medical marketing platform provider
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1年前
Venus Concept Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Venus Hair Business for $20 Million
TORONTO, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Venus Concept Inc. (“Venus Concept” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VERO), a global medical aesthetic technology leader, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Venus Hair business to MHG Co. Ltd (“Meta Healthcare Group”) in an all-cash transaction valued at $20 million, subject to a customary working capital adjustment. The net proceeds from the transaction, once completed, will enhance the Company’s balance sheet and financial condition and provide valuable capital to fund strategic growth initiatives.
“We are pleased to announce one outcome of our evaluation of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value,” said Rajiv De Silva, Chief Executive Officer of Venus Concept. “Meta Healthcare Group is the ideal acquirer of the Venus Hair business in terms of its capabilities in the aesthetic medical field, including its presence in the hair transplant market, as well as its strategic investments. Importantly, we believe this transaction strengthens Venus Concept by allowing us to focus on our global medical aesthetics business, which we expect will improve revenue growth, lower operating expenses, enhance the cash flow profile of the business and accelerate the path to long-term, sustainable profitability and growth. We are committed to ensuring a smooth transition for our employees, customers and other stakeholders, and we are confident Meta Healthcare Group will provide the strategic investment and resources needed to maximize the global addressable markets for the ARTAS and NeoGraft technologies.”
“We are excited to welcome the Venus Hair business to our diversified portfolio of private-brand products focused on medical devices, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics,” said Soohyun Kim, Chief Executive Officer of Meta Healthcare Group. “We believe the ARTAS and NeoGraft technologies represent differentiated solutions, addressing a large market serving patients in Asia, Europe and North America. The customer and brand loyalty for these technologies is impressive and we look forward to leveraging the strong relationships Venus has developed in support of their Hair business. Importantly, this acquisition not only aligns with our goal of expanding our hair loss-related business areas, such as hair loss care products and hair transplant surgical devices, but it will also enhance our R&D and manufacturing capabilities as well.”
Under the definitive agreement, Meta Healthcare Group will acquire Meta Robotics LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of Venus Concept, containing the Company’s portfolio of hair restoration and hair transplant technologies, related equipment, services and assets, including intellectual property relating to ARTAS and NeoGraft. Meta Healthcare Group will grant a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to Venus Concept with respect to a subset of transferred patents. Additionally, Meta Healthcare Group will assume the Company’s manufacturing and research and development facility in San Jose, California, as well as the rights to manufacture NeoGraft.
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, including an internal reorganization of the Hair business within Meta Robotics LLC. Revenue from the sale of ARTAS and NeoGraft systems, procedure kits and warranty revenue totaled approximately $12.5 million in fiscal year 2024. Cash used in operations related to Venus Concept’s hair restoration and hair transplant businesses totaled approximately $6.7 million in fiscal year 2024 based on management estimates. The Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission containing additional information regarding the transaction.
The Company intends to continue its ongoing evaluation of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.
Canaccord Genuity is serving as financial advisor and Dorsey & Whitney LLP is serving as legal counsel to Venus Concept on the transaction. Fredrikson & Byron P.A. is serving as U.S. legal counsel and Bae, Kim & Lee LLC is serving as Korea legal counsel to MHG Co., Ltd. on the transaction.
About Meta Healthcare Group
Meta Healthcare Group was established in February 2021 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. As a leading MedTech company specializing in aesthetic medicine, MHG operates as a business holding company that develops and manages top-tier clinic brands across various aesthetic medical fields.
Meta Healthcare Group owns METAPHARM Co., Ltd, a company dedicated to the research, development, and manufacturing of medical devices, as well as Techlabs Co., Ltd, a medical marketing platform provider
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1年前
Venus Concept Announces $1.1 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
TORONTO, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Venus Concept Inc. (“Venus Concept” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VERO), a global medical aesthetic technology leader, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase and sale of 328,573 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $3.50 per share in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about April 10, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
The gross proceeds to the Company from the offering are expected to be approximately $1.1 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.
The shares of common stock described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-282811) that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 1, 2024. The offering of the shares of common stock is being made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the registered direct offering will be filed with the SEC. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or by contacting H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC at 430 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10022, by phone at (212) 856-5711 or e-mail at placements@hcwco.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
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2年前
On the maturity date of the Bridge Financing, the Loan Parties are obligated to make a payment equal to all unpaid principal and accrued interest. The Loan and Security Agreement also provides that all present and future indebtedness and the obligations of the Borrower to Madryn shall be secured by a priority security interest in all real and personal property collateral of the Loan Parties.
The initial drawdown under the Loan and Security Agreement occurred on April 23, 2024, when the Lenders agreed to provide the Borrower with bridge financing in the form of a term loan in the principal amount of $2,237,906.85.
The second drawdown under the Loan and Security Agreement occurred on July 26, 2024, when the Lenders agreed to provide the Borrower with a subsequent drawdown under the Loan and Security Agreement in the principal amount of $1,000,000.
On September 11, 2024, the Lenders agreed to provide the Borrower with a subsequent drawdown under the Loan and Security Agreement in the principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “September Drawdown). The September Drawdown was fully funded on September 11, 2024. The Company expects to use the proceeds of the September Drawdown, after payment of transaction expenses, for general working capital purposes.