Image from Pixabay - CC0 License Maintaining safety in the workplace is crucial. This is often never more true than in a laboratory environment, where hazardous materials of various types may be dealt with on a daily basis. Biological and chemical substances have the potential to cause harm to laboratory staff if the right practices
ANN ARBOR - Michigan's biosciences industry statewide grew 22 percent in 2021 to include 2,429 companies. The information is contained in Biotechnology Innovation Organization tenth biennial report “The U.S. Bioscience Industry: Fostering Innovation and Driving America’s Economy Forward” with new employment and economic impact data (through 2021) for the nation’s biosciences industry The report, produced
KALAMAZOO - The Michigan Medical Device Summit Sept. 20 in Kalamazoo is the annual gathering of the statewide medtech community. It is designed for attendees to learn about the latest in medical device technologies, regulations and marketplace, and especially what Michigan’s cluster has to offer to those developing and manufacturing innovative medical products. Hear the
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University received $1 million in federal appropriations to expand its applied Medical Device Institute (aMDI) and provide new technologies that will better serve the medical innovation industry while expanding West Michigan's economic footprint. U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer, (R-Mich.), requested and received this funding, which was packaged into the 2022
GRAND RAPIDS — Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, announced Tuesday that they would be recruiting for a number of positions at the Montcalm Community College Job Fair on March 22. The company is looking to hire CNC Machinists, Manufacturing Engineers, and Secondary Operators that aspire to
KALAMAZOO - Stryker announced on Thursday a definitive merger agreement to acquire Vocera Communications for $3.09 billion. Vocera provides a platform for digital care coordination and communication strategy, offering a portfolio that is complementary to Stryker’s division that focuses on technologies that address connecting hospitals with caregivers, and data-generating medical devices. “Vocera’s highly developed software
GRAND RAPIDS — A $500,000 grant from the Grand Rapids SmartZone Local Development Finance Authority will fund a 2 1/2-year program to use 3D printing technology to create medical device parts using medical grade materials and tolerances. The intent to cut the cost and time barriers for medical devices entering the market. More than a
BEER-SHEVA, Israel – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Malware Lab researchers are warning medical imaging device manufacturers and healthcare providers to become more diligent in protecting medical imaging equipment from cyber threats. In their new paper, “Know Your Enemy: Characteristics of Cyber-Attacks on Medical Imaging Devices,” Malware Lab researchers demonstrate the relative ease of exploiting unpatched medical devices,
PLYMOUTH - Recent media coverage of hospitals penalized for high rates of hospital-acquired infections brings into focus one of the most preventable causes of such infections: unclean surgical instruments. Ensuring the cleanliness of surgical instruments has long been a vexing and troublesome issue for health care facilities. Until recently, however, most of the population was
BRIGHTEN - Medical device maker FlexDex Surgical - a University of Michigan spin off - has signed a distribution agreement with Century Medical to distribute its surgical products throughout Japan. CMI specializes in high value added single use products like FlexDex instruments. “CMI is an exceptional partner with expertise in all aspects medical device regulations,
