Cardio Diagnostics Secures Japanese Patent for AI-Driven Cardiovascular Disease Detection Technology

CHICAGO--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Cardio Diagnostics Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: CDIO), an artificial intelligence-powered precision cardiovascular medicine company, today announced that the Japan Patent Office has issued a patent for another set of biomarkers in the company’s intellectual property portfolio. The patent, titled “Compositions and Methods for Detecting Predisposition to Cardiovascular Disease,” (Japanese Patent No. 7672192) is exclusively licensed to Cardio Diagnostics from the University of Iowa Research Foundation (UIRF) and names Cardio Diagnostics’ founders Meesha Dogan, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, and Robert Philibert, MD, Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, as inventors.

The Japanese patent further strengthens Cardio Diagnostics’ global IP strategy and adds to its robust portfolio of issued patents in the United States, Europe, Australia, India, and China, covering core technologies that helped yield the Company’s clinical solutions.

“Receiving this patent in Japan marks a critical milestone in our mission to globalize our precision cardiovascular medicine platform,” said Meesha Dogan, Ph.D., CEO of Cardio Diagnostics. “As cardiovascular disease continues to rise in prevalence worldwide, the ability to offer AI-powered, methylation- and genetics-based diagnostics in international markets like Japan represents a major step forward in improving early detection and prevention of heart disease.”

“We are proud to support this important innovation from the University of Iowa ecosystem,” said Marie Kerbeshian, Ph.D., Executive Director of the UIRF. “Cardio Diagnostics continues to demonstrate the global relevance of its technology, and we look forward to the impact it will have in advancing cardiovascular medicine across borders.”

The Japanese patent protects Cardio Diagnostics’ novel methods and compositions that enable the detection of cardiovascular disease risk and presence using epigenetic and genetic biomarkers interpreted through advanced machine learning algorithms. This issuance underscores the global applicability of the Company’s pioneering approach to heart disease prevention.

As part of its expanding IP footprint, Cardio Diagnostics is committed to delivering innovative, data-driven solutions that empower healthcare providers and patients with actionable insights for cardiovascular health, now on a global scale.

About Cardio Diagnostics

Cardio Diagnostics is an artificial intelligence-powered precision cardiovascular medicine company that makes cardiovascular disease prevention, detection, and management more accessible, personalized, and precise. The Company was formed to further develop and commercialize clinical tests by leveraging a proprietary Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven Integrated Genetic-Epigenetic Engine (“Core Technology”) for cardiovascular disease to become one of the leading medical technology companies for improving prevention, detection, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. For more information, please visit https://cdio.ai/

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