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Artificial heart manufacturer CARMAT has appointed Wenzel Hurtak as its new director of manufacturing. Hurtak was previously business director of new products for Contract Medical International and has also held positions with Johnson & Johnson and Integra LifeSciences.

Diagnostic testing device manufacturer Qualigen announced Kurt H. Kruger will join its board of directors effective June 26. Kruger has worked in medical technology for the past three decades and joined Qualigen after three years leading the life sciences banking arm at WR Hambrecht & Co.