VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novoheart Holdings Inc.
(“Novoheart” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NVH; FWB: 3NH) announced today that Iris Lo has tendered
her resignation as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company effective January 4, 2019. The appointment of Ms
Lo’s permanent replacement for our upcoming development and expansion plans will be announced in due course. Camie Chan, Chief
Operating Officer, will simultaneously serve as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary during the transition.
Novoheart thanks Ms. Lo for her contributions during her tenure at the Company.
ABOUT NOVOHEART HOLDINGS INC.
Novoheart is a global stem cell biotechnology company pioneering an array of next-generation human heart tissue
prototypes. It is the first company in the world to have engineered miniature living human heart pumps that can revolutionize drug
discovery, helping to save time and money for developing new therapeutics. Also known as 'human heart-in-a-jar', Novoheart’s
bio-artificial human heart constructs are created using state-of-the-art and proprietary stem cell and bioengineering approaches
and are utilized by drug developers for accurate preclinical testing as to the effectiveness and safety of new drugs, maximizing
the successes in drug discovery whilst minimizing costs and harm caused to patients. Novoheart also believes that the
MyHeartTM platform is well-positioned for the potential development of cell-based cardiac regenerative therapies with
superior safety and efficacy.
For further information, please contact:
Novoheart Holdings Inc.
Suite 1430, 800 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 2V6
Camie Chan
Interim Chief Financial Officer
+1 604-398-3170
Christian Darbyshire
Media Relations
+1 587-352-5053
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