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4 days ago | 
ocbj.com | Yuika Yoshida
Newport Beach-based Positive Beverage LLC today announced that it has expanded to 18 Harvest Food stores. The beverage startup’s alternative energy drinks and sparkling waters will be sold in all Washington locations of the grocer, expanding its presence on the West Coast.
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5 days ago | 
ocbj.com | Yuika Yoshida
Headcount for Orange County’s public relations firms remained steady in 2025 as the industry adapted to changing technologies. The region’s 24 largest agencies reported a 1.3% increase in employees to 379 full-time staff, up from last year when it fell 2.7%, according to this week’s Business Journal list.
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1 week ago | 
ocbj.com | Yuika Yoshida
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has appointed Dr. Jack Sun to lead the cardiovascular surgery program at Hoag’s Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute. “Dr. Sun’s arrival marks a new chapter for cardiac care at Hoag,” Hoag Chief Executive and President Robert Braithwaite said in a statement. The cardiovascular surgery program is dedicated to treating patients with advanced and challenging forms of heart failure. Sun will help lead development of the program in his new role. The Jeffrey M.
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1 week ago | 
ocbj.com | Yuika Yoshida
Irvine-based medical device maker Masimo Corp. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Sound United consumer audio business to Harman International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., for $350 million.
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1 week ago | 
ocbj.com | Yuika Yoshida
CG Oncology Inc.’s latest research effort to treat bladder cancer is impressing investors. The Irvine-based biopharmaceutical company on April 26 reported a 75.5% remission rate in patients with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer in its Phase 3 BOND-003 clinical trial. Of the 110 patients, 51 maintained remission after one year and 34 after two years. Notably, 91.6% of participants were able to preserve their bladder.
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1 week ago | 
ocbj.com | Yuika Yoshida
Corstasis Therapeutics Inc. took inspiration from Narcan when coming up for its own nasal spray. “It got me thinking, ‘What could we potentially repurpose into a nasal spray for cardiology?’” Chief Executive Benjamin “Ben” Esque told the Business Journal. For five years, the clinical-stage pharmaceutical company has developed Enbumyst, a nasal spray intended to remove excess body fluid associated with congestive heart failure, as well as liver and kidney disease.
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2 weeks ago | 
ocbj.com | Yuika Yoshida
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. today announced that it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its Sapien 3 platform in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis. It marks the first approved transcatheter aortic valve replacement therapy in asymptomatic patients, according to the company.
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2 weeks ago | 
ocbj.com | Yuika Yoshida
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has named a renowned expert specializing in gastrointestinal cancer as the new executive medical director of its Hoag Family Cancer Institute. Dr. Steven Grossman’s appointment, announced April 28, comes amid Hoag’s $1.2 billion six-building expansion in Irvine. He replaces Dr. Burton Eisenberg, who is also Grace Hoag executive medical director endowed chair.
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3 weeks ago | 
ocbj.com | Yuika Yoshida
BD Advanced Patient Monitoring, the former Critical Care unit of Edwards Lifesciences, released its first major product. The company yesterday announced that it launched the HemoSphere Alta platform, an advanced version of its hemodynamic monitor with predictive artificial intelligence to help identify blood pressure instability.
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3 weeks ago | 
ocbj.com | Yuika Yoshida
Class will soon be in session at Allergan Aesthetics. Allergan Medical Institute (AMI), the educational arm of Allergan, is opening three training centers in the U.S., starting with Irvine. The 21,000-square-foot facility will complement and help expand AMI’s existing training programs, according to AMI Vice President Matt Williams. “This is really our opportunity to truly level up what medical education looks like in the aesthetic space,” Williams told the Business Journal.
