** Shares of regenerative medicine company Aziyo Biologics
Inc AZYO.O up 31.9% at $2.19 in premarket trading
** Aziyo and LeMaitre Vascular Inc LMAT.O partner for
distribution of AZYO's cardiovascular portfolio
** Under the agreement, AZYO will grant LeMaitre exclusive
U.S. distribution rights for its cardiovascular patches -
ProxiCor PC, ProxiCor CTR, Tyke and VasCure
** Collaboration is for a term of 3 years and LMAT will have
exclusive option to buy the cardiovascular patch business after
first year
** In a separate statement, LeMaitre said it expects to
generate a 50% gross margin on the sale of the patches
** Up to last close, AZYO down 60.9% so far this year
(Reporting by Ashwini Raj in Bengaluru)
((Ashwini.Raj@thomsonreuters.com))