Category Archives: Medical Technology

Greenway Medical Technologies celebrates IPO and rings the NYSE Opening Bell – Video


02-02-2012 08:56 Executives and guests of Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., an innovative healthcare information technology solutions and services provider, visit the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to celebrate the company’s successful completion of its initial public offering. Greenway® will begin trading on the NYSE today under the ticker symbol “GWAY”. In honor of the occasion, Greenway Medical Technologies President and Chief Executive Officer Wyche T Continue reading

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Alien Knowledge in Ancient Egypt: Pineal Gland, Chakras – Video


10-03-2011 16:13 Documentary Series “The Pyramid Code” examines evidence that the Ancient Egyptians had a sophisticated knowledge of the human glandular system. They were aware of the function of the glands, including the Pineal Gland, which held a special significance to them. How could they have gained this knowledge without the benefit of modern medical technology? Continue reading

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Who is in the news? Kevin Goodwin

 Kevin Goodwin, president and CEO of the medical technology company SonoSite, Inc., and a 1980 graduate of Monmouth College, has made a $1 million gift to his alma mater to honor his former business professor, Rod Lemon. Continue reading

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Ophthalmic Medical Technology Profile – Video


31-01-2012 10:40 Learn all about becoming an Ophthalmic Medical Technologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Continue reading

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SenoSENSE Medical Receives Health Canada Investigational Testing Approval for Densitrode(TM) Technology

TORONTO–(Marketwire – February 02, 2012) – SenoSENSE Medical Systems Inc., a medical device company engaged in the development of innovative technologies targeted to reducing the impact of breast cancer in younger women, announced today that it has received an Investigational Testing Approval (ITA) from Health Canada. Receipt of the ITA enables the company to initiate clinical testing of SenoSENSE's proprietary Densitrode technology which is planned to begin in February 2012 at Timmins and District Hospital Continue reading

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Nanostart-holding MagForce AG Announces Capital Increase from Authorized Capital

The Management Board of Nanostart – holding MagForce AG , a leading medical technology company focusing on nanomedicine in oncology, and its Supervisory Bo Continue reading

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STENTYS concludes clinical trial ahead of plan

STENTYS S.A. , a medical technology company commercializing the world's first and only Self-Apposing™ Stent to treat Acute Myocardial Infarction , announced today tha Continue reading

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Ireland to be medical tech leader

Ireland to be medical tech leader By Geoff Percival Thursday, February 02, 2012 Ireland is being positioned as a global leader of the medical technology sector by 2015, with the industry set to be a “key driver” in the country’s ongoing export-led economic growth. Continue reading

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CareFusion Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — CareFusion Corp. Continue reading

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Medical Technologists Program – Video


21-03-2011 08:06 For individual’s seeking a career as a medical technologist, Cleveland Clinic’s Pathology and Laboratory Medicine offers training. The one-year medical technologist training program at Cleveland Clinic helps students learn how to apply their basic scientific knowledge to medicine. Carol Farver, MD, Vice Chair for Education, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute; and Kandice Kottke-Marchant, MD, PhD, Institute chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, discuss the training components Continue reading

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CONMED Corporation to Present at the 2012 Canaccord Genuity Musculoskeletal Conference

UTICA, NY– – CONMED Corporation , a medical technology company specializing in medical devices for surgical and patient monitoring markets, announced today that the Company will participate in the 2012 … Continue reading

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Med tech firms create 875 jobs in 2011

Wednesday, February 01 10:41:46 Over the last twelve months, medical technology companies publicly announced the investment of around E170m and the creation of an estimated 875 jobs, according to the Irish Medical Device Association (IMDA). The figures come as the IMDA published its four year strategy (2012 -2015) for the med-tech sector today. The 250 medical technology companies in Ireland, which consists of both domestic and FDI companies, export E7.2 billion worth of product annually and employ 25,000 people – the highest number of people working in the industry in any country in Europe, per head of population Continue reading

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Strongest Growth in US Peripheral Vascular Market to Come in Lower Extremity Indications

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, strong growth in the United States peripheral vascular (PV) market will come in lower-extremity indications, particularly through the adoption of drug-eluting stents (DES), which will be introduced into the US market in 2012. DES has shown success in coronary indications, which has encouraged the development of DES products for peripheral vessels as well. Continue reading

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ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. to Present at the Leerink Swann 2012 Global Healthcare Conference

PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ZELTIQ(R) Aesthetics, Inc. Continue reading

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Irish Medical Device Association: Vibrant Med Tech Sector in Ireland Identifies Continued Evolution & Convergence in 4 …

Over the last twelve months, medical technology companies publically announced the investment of approximately €170m and the creation of an estimated 875 jobs in Ireland over the c Continue reading

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Emergency Medical Technology: Paramedic, AAS – Video


26-01-2012 09:51 The Emergency Medical Technology: Paramedic Program is designed for both the career and volunteer provider. This degree will require students to complete the SUNY general education courses which are available at all Erie Community College campuses. The EMT: Paramedic Program at the South Campus is designed to meet the national standard for Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic. Continue reading

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Dutch company turns cremation remains into global charity

Advances in medical technology, combined with the fact that people are living longer, means more of us pass away with some kind of surgical implant. For some, it’s a steel pin, others a titanium hip Continue reading

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AdVoice: Extreme Medicine's Biomask: Healing Combat's Worst Wounds

One consequence of modern battlefield technology is the increased survival rate of troops seriously injured in combat. Another is that an estimated 85 of the wounds suffered by in modern battles involve damage to the face and/or other extremities. Continue reading

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Medical Devices


19-08-2011 13:43 BCG’s Peter Lawyer shares insights on the challenges confronted by medical-technology firms around the world. To read more about BCG’s expertise on medical devices Continue reading

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