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Articles in category: Medical Devices

1. Mass. Life Sciences Center reopens grant program | MassDevice - Medical Device Industry News Explore massdevice.com (Jan 4 2011) Life Sciences , Medical Devices The quasi-public agency plans to dole out up to $3 million in grants of up to $500,000 each that match Phase II or post-Phase II small business innovation research or small business technology transfer grants from federal agencies. (Read Full Article)

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2. Microtest Founder Feted in MassBio Story Explore From the EDC (Dec 30 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council ("MassBio") published a feature story about Steve Richter, the founder of Microtest, in its recent newsletter. MassBio has given the EDC permission to reprint the story. Here is a link to it - http://www.westernmassedc.com/microtestnews/ Microtest is one of the region's foremost life science companies. Steve is a friend and colleague of the EDC. Steve and his employees at Microtest have provided support and sage counsel to the EDC in our efforts to grow the life science and medical device sectors of the regional economy. We wish them a healthy and successful 2011. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Biotechnology Council   Michael Graney   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

3. A Documented Success Explore BusinessWest (Dec 16 2010) Information Technology , Life Sciences , Medical Devices Ray Catougno didn’t graduate high school with plans to become a court reporter. But when opportunity knocked, he ran with it, and eventually founded a company that employs about 700 people nationwide, providing transcription services for the medical, legal, law-enforcement, and insurance fields. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Holyoke Medical Center

4. Where Biology Meets Technology Explore BusinessWest (Nov 9 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices Seahorse Bioscience became part of the landscape in Western Mass. six years ago, when the company needed an injection-molding specialist to produce a sophisticated component for an instrument that would measure bioenergetics in living cells, and found one in Chicopee. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute

5. MLSC opens second round of life sciences grant program - Mass High Tech Business News Explore masshightech.com (Nov 9 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center is accepting applications for its Cooperative Research Matching Grant Program, intended to help move scientific research from universities and research institutions into commercialized products. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

6. AIM | DefensetoMedicalDevices Explore AIM | Home Page (Nov 4 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Medical Devices Precision manufacturing and plastics companies in the Pioneer Valley built a formidable reputation during the late 20th century as suppliers to the aerospace and defense industries. But the companies that have successfully weathered the current economic downturn have reoriented themselves toward a new industry - medical devices. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield   Chicopee

7. Seahorse Bioscience in Chicopee hopes to help researchers find causes of diseases such as diabetes, cancer, Parksonson's, Alzheimer's and obesity Explore masslive.com (Oct 21 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices Teich said Billerica-based Seahorse first came to Chicopee in 2004 because of the high concentration of sophisticated plastics-molding companies located there. Within six months, Seahorse bought out its supplier and has since grown the operation from a $1.5-million-a-year business to $20 million a year with 50 employees. Teich said Seahorse has added $2 million in annual payroll in the last year, most of it in Chicopee. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute

8. Sanderson MacLeod in Palmer gives cave lint the brush off Explore masslive.com (Oct 12 2010) Manufacturing , Medical Devices Sanderson MacLeod, which invented the mascara brush 50 years ago, recently donated hundreds of medical brushes for the annual volunteer-led clean-up effort. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Palmer   The Republican   Sanderson MacLeod

9. USPTO Awards Key Patent for New Syringe Injection System, ConfiDisc®. Explore confidisc.com (Sep 24 2010) Medical Devices Product innovators, Chris and Sonia Hillios, are pleased to announce that they have been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office pertaining to their new syringe injection system, ConfiDisc® (Read Full Article)

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10. Acquisitions pay off for Covidien in Q3, despite flat sales. | MassDevice - Medical Device Industry News Explore massdevice.com (Jul 29 2010) Medical Devices The company's medical devices segment once again led the way, posting $1.63 billion in sales, compared to $1.53 billion during the same period last year. The 7 percent increase came primarily from significant growth in the firm's vascular products and oximetry & monitoring divisions that both posted 22 percent increases from comparable periods last year. (Read Full Article)

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11. Seahorse Bioscience grows through Mass. expansion Explore masshightech.com (Jun 23 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices Seahorse’s acquisition of Chicopee-based Innovative Microplate Inc. five years ago has led to continued hiring through the recession and an expansion of the manufacturing facility there, to 25,000 square feet from 14,000 square feet. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Chicopee   Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute

12. EDC and Regional Companies to Attend Medical Device Trade Show Explore From the EDC (Jun 7 2010) Medical Devices The EDC will represent the region at the Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) trade show in New York this week, as we have done for the last decade. EDC Senior VP Mike Graney will join business development colleagues in the Team New England pavilion. But this year we will add a new twist. The EDC (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Northeast Utilities   Springfield   Chicopee

13. Eastec manufacturing exposition draws Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, Treasurer Timothy Cahill, to West Springfield Explore masslive.com (May 25 2010) Energy , Manufacturing , Medical Devices Gov. Deval L. Patrick opened the EASTEC 2010 manufacturing exposition Tuesday morning emphasizing the importance of manufacturing to the state economy. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Eastern States Exposition

14. Gov't unveils $1b biomedical tax credit Explore washingtonpost.com (May 24 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices The Obama administration said Friday it's offering $1 billion in seed money to small research firms in the hunt for promising medical breakthroughs. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   John Kerry

15. Chicopee may offer tax break to John R. Lyman Co., because of its decision to relocate at Westover Air Park West Explore masslive.com (May 10 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing , Medical Devices The new site will join the warehousing and manufacturing functions of the company, founded in Springfield in 1906. The company moved to Chicopee in 1937. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield   Chicopee

16. Chicopee firm plans upgrade Explore masslive.com (Apr 9 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing , Medical Devices "We have been working hard to have them stay here in Chicopee and keep the 85 jobs here. They were looking at relocating" before deciding to stay here, the mayor said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield

17. Dielectrics Hosts Medical Device Briefing Explore From the EDC (Apr 2 2010) Medical Devices Earlier this week, Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown chose Dielectrics in Chicopee to host a roundtable discussion with area medical device manufacturing companies. Senator Brown's visit focused on the medical device tax in the recently passed U.S. health care reform bill. The EDC did not take a p (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Chicopee   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts   Dielectrics

18. Western Mass. medical manufacturers express concern about 2.3% excise take in new health care law Explore masslive.com (Mar 31 2010) Health Care , Medical Devices Medical device manufacturers employ more than 500 people in the Pioneer Valley, offer an average wage of about $50,000 a year and are worried about the impact a new 2.3-percent federal excise tax on their products that was part of the federal health overhaul will have on their industry. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Chicopee   The Republican   Dielectrics

19. Companies to Watch: Accu-Vista Explore BusinessWest (Mar 12 2010) Health Care , Medical Devices The product is three-dimensional scanning technology. It’s been prevalent in Europe for many years now, but in this country it is a giant unknown, what Wood, a serial entrepreneur of sorts, calls a “solution looking for a problem — or, in this case, problems.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Hasbro, Inc.

20. Mass. Life Science Center launches another round of loans for early stage companies | MassDevice - Medical Device Industry News Explore massdevice.com (Mar 2 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, a quasi-public agency that oversees state dollars allocated towards increasing the life sciences industry's footprint in the Bay State, has rebooted its "accelerator" loan program. The loans are designed to provide a boost to early stage life science companies that the center's scientific advisory board deem as having a high potential for commercialization, rapid growth and the ability to raise substantial capital. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

21. Marox Corp. Brings Surgical Precision to Medical Manufacturing Explore BusinessWest (Mar 2 2010) Health Care , Manufacturing , Medical Devices “Surgeons like it because they can see,” said Rosenkranz, Marox’s vice president of sales and marketing. “There are usually three titanium markers we assemble into PEEK, and on an X-ray they show up as three dots, showing surgeons how the implant is positioned.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Holyoke   Marox Corporation

22. State to dole out $3 million in life sciences grants - Daily Business Update - The Boston Globe Explore Boston.com (Feb 1 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices The board of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, a quasi-public agency formed to oversee the state's $1 billion life sciences initiative, today approved up to $3 million in new matching grants to small businesses in 2010. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

23. Industry strong in region, study says Explore Boston.com (Jan 15 2010) Manufacturing , Medical Devices Advanced manufacturing already has a strong presence outside Greater Boston, and it could provide a catalyst for development in areas such as Western Massachusetts, where a number of precision manufacturing firms are concentrated, (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Boston Fed

24. Nanotechnology may spark next New England manufacturing revolution Explore masshightech.com (Jan 6 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Health Care , Life Sciences , Medical Devices The tiny parts used in nanotechnology-based manufacturing have the potential to bring a big boost in jobs to the Bay State, sparking a manufacturing renaissance that brings to mind the heyday of the textile industry. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Technology Collaborative   Springfield Technical Community College

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