Dr. Michelle LeRoux Williams Earns Washington Business Journal’s Medical Device Innovator Award

GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elutia Inc. (Nasdaq: ELUT) (“Elutia” or the “Company”), a pioneer in drug-eluting biomatrix technologies, today announced that Dr. Michelle LeRoux Williams, Chief Scientific Officer, has been awarded the Medical Device Innovator Award by the Washington Business Journal. This award recognizes Dr. Williams’ groundbreaking contributions to the medical device industry, particularly her leadership in the development and successful commercialization of EluPro™, the world's first FDA-cleared antibiotic-eluting bioenvelope for cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs).

“I am incredibly honored and humbled to receive this prestigious award,” said Dr. Williams. “This award is a testament to the tireless dedication and brilliance of the entire Elutia CRU. The journey of bringing EluPro to patients, from its initial concept to achieving FDA clearance and then its full commercial launch in January 2025, has been a monumental team effort. It’s been a privilege to work alongside such passionate and talented individuals who share a common vision: humanizing medicine so patients can thrive without compromise.”

A leader in the field of regenerative medicine, Dr. Williams demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication for patients with serious problems from implantable devices that are not addressed by current technology. Under her leadership, she helped solve these unmet patient needs in leading the research to successfully attain FDA clearance for EluPro for use across all major CIED products including pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, as well as for neurostimulation devices.

Unlike synthetic alternatives, EluPro combines a soft, regenerative biomatrix with the antibiotics rifampin and minocycline to address CIED complications and support healthy healing. With more than 600,000 CIEDs implanted annually in the U.S. and complications—such as infection, migration, and skin erosion—occurring in up to 5-7% of cases, the need for improved outcomes is clear. EluPro provides a comprehensive solution for both patients and clinicians.

About Elutia
Elutia develops and commercializes drug-eluting biomatrix products to improve compatibility between medical devices and the patients who need them. With a growing population in need of implantable technologies, Elutia’s mission is humanizing medicine so patients can thrive without compromise. For more information, visit www.Elutia.com.

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