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LENSAR Spinoff Completed
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Oct. 6, 2020 — PDL BioPharma Inc. announced the completion of the previously announced spinoff of its femtosecond laser system business LENSAR. Beginning Oct. 2, LENSAR shares began “regular way” trading on the Nasdaq composite exchange. LENSAR is a commercial-stage medical device company focused on designing, developing, and marketing an advanced femtosecond laser system for the treatment of cataracts and the management of preexisting or surgically induced corneal astigmatism. Its LENSAR
Low-Cost Microscope from Stanford Takes Top Prize at DEBUT
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 27, 2020 — A team from Stanford University has won the top prize at the National Institutes of Health’s ninth annual Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) competition. The team's device, the onchoscope, is a low-cost microscope designed to...
GE Additive, Stryker to Collaborate in Additive Manufacturing
BERLIN, July 5, 2017 — Additive technology developer GE Additive and medical device manufacturer Stryker Corp. have entered a partnership agreement to support Stryker’s growth in additive manufacturing. The agreement covers new additive machines, materials and...
Ninesigma, Essilor to Enter See Change Challenge
CLEVELAND, July 13, 2016 — Innovation accelerator Ninesigma Inc. is collaborating with ophthalmic lens developer Essilor International SA for the See Change Challenge, a worldwide initiative that aims to provide better access to vision care for 2.5 billion people. The...
Ansys, Pitt Collaborate for Additive Manufacturing
PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2016 — Engineering software developer Ansys Inc. has partnered with the University of Pittsburgh to advance additive manufacturing. The two entities aim to solve industry problems such as unexpected metal melting and stress deformities. Lab workers will...
Hileman Appointed Rochester Precision Optics President
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 1, 2016 — Rochester Precision Optics LLC (RPO) has named Dane Hileman as its new president. Hileman brings more than 25 years of engineering and management experience in the optics industry to Rochester. As president, he will focus on enhancing the technical...
William Enquist Appointed EndoChoice Board Chairman
ALPHARETTA, Ga., May 5, 2016 — Gastrointestinal technology provider Endochoice Holdings Inc. has appointed William Enquist, an existing board member, as the chairman of the board of directors. Former chairman Scott Huennekens stepped down to focus on his position as president and...
Medical Implants Micromachined with FS Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2013 — Spectra-Physics, Innovative Laser Technologies (ILT) and Palmaz Scientific have demonstrated femtosecond laser micromachining of next-generation implantable medical devices, the companies said Thursday. Using Spectra-Physics’ Spirit industrial...
Moore Named Interim CEO of Iridex
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 30, 2012 — Medical device industry veteran William M. Moore will serve as interim president and CEO of laser-based medical systems maker Iridex. The appointment, announced this week, takes effect immediately.
IRphotonics Spins Off iCure Line
ST. LAURENT, Quebec, June 29, 2012 — IRphotonics has spun off its iCure product line into wholly owned subsidiary iCure Systems Inc., the company announced recently. The fiber-optics-based iCure heat-bonds via infrared light for adhesive curing and heating of bond assemblies in...
5-W Green Q-Switched DPSS Laser Improves Marking
Oct 1, 2011 — In an industrial environment, various components must be marked prior to, during and after production so that they can be identified and traced throughout their entire life cycle. For more than 40 years, lasers have been used for marking a variety...
Optical Fiber Device Promises Safer Drug Delivery
IRVINE, Calif., April 12, 2011 — A new optical fiber-based drug delivery device promises to unlock the potential of photosensitive chemicals to kill drug-resistant infections and perhaps cancer tumors as well. The device was designed and constructed by researchers Jie Chen, Thomas...
Hyland Joins SEMI Europe Advisory Board
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 2, 2011 — SEMI announced the recent appointment of Paul Hyland, Aixtron SE president and CEO, as a member of its SEMI Europe advisory board. Hyland has worked for Aixtron since 2000, serving as president and CEO of the group through a period of growth...
Rofin-Sinar Acquires Lasag from Swatch
PLYMOUTH, Mich., HAMBURG, Germany and BIEL/BIENNE, Switzerland, Oct. 1, 2010 — Industrial laser maker Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. said Friday that it has acquired Switzerland-based laser maker Lasag AG from The Swatch Group Ltd. for an undisclosed amount of cash. Founded in 1974, Lasag AG manufactures industrial Nd:YAG...
Companies Merge
Sep 1, 2010 — Leoni Fiber Optics GmbH of Berlin acquired RoMack Inc. of Williamsburg, Va., for an undisclosed amount this month. The acquisition was made through Leoni’s US subsidiary, FiberTech USA Inc. of Chandler, Ariz. RoMack specializes in fiber optic...
The Age of the Expo?
Apr 26, 2010 — Boston Convention & Exposition Center Thursday Afternoon Any number of thoughts might flit through my head as I wander the floor of a trade show. ‘Could I pull off a bowtie?’ ‘Why do my feet look smaller in these...
MD&M West: Finding My Way
Feb 11, 2010 — I’ll resist the obvious opening lines about the Anaheim Convention Center and its proximity to Disneyland. I’m a better writer than that, a more responsible chronicler of all thing...
Auld Lang Syne and All That
Jan 18, 2010 — So here we are in the new year. Few of us, I’m sure, are sorry to say goodbye to the old one. Last year was challenging to say the least, what with the near-collapse of the global ...
Raydiance Sets Milestone
Oct 21, 2009 — Petaluma, Calif.-based laser company Raydiance Corp. announced it has made a major breakthrough in manufacturing a wide variety of bioabsorbable materials with precise, micron-resolution feature sizes and with no heat-affected zones. Raydiance has...
Imalux Names New President, CEO
Jun 19, 2009 — Imalux Corp., a medical device company based in Cleveland, Ohio, announced the appointment of Michael Burke as its president and chief executive officer. He will also become a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Burke’s thirty year health...
Raydiance Unveils Innovation
NEW YORK, June 11, 2009 -- Vascular stents - small tube-like devices that are sometimes inserted into arteries during angioplasty to ensure that the artery remains open - are common medical devices. However, the difficulty of making these tiny devices increases their...
Raydiance Unveils Innovation
NEW YORK, June 11, 2009 -- Vascular stents - small tube-like devices that are sometimes inserted into arteries during angioplasty to ensure that the artery remains open - are common medical devices. However, the difficulty of making these tiny devices increases their...
Zeiss Adds Extreme Metrology
NEW YORK, June 10, 2009 – Carl Zeiss IMT Corp. is planning to roll some of its existing products into a new extreme metrology group. The new group will offer manufacturers solutions for products that are “different from the run-of-the-mill stuff,” said Kevin Legacy, the...
US Patent Issued to Brookhaven Lab, BioSet
May 1, 2009 — Brookhaven Science Associates, which operates and manages the US Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Biosurface Engineering Technologies Inc. (BioSet) have been issued a US patent for a synthetic peptide called B2A. A medical...
StockerYale Inks Biomed Deal
SALEM, N.H., Jan 7, 2009 -- StockerYale Inc. announced it has signed its largest biomedical contract to date, a multimillion-dollar deal to supply medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. with optical assemblies for medical applications. Specific financial terms of the...
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