Medical Devices
Innovation in Health/Wellness, The Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation
Intravenous (IV) infusion pump systems are among the most recognized technologies in healthcare, used by about 90% of hospital patients. They’re also hopelessly out of date, Karen Giuliano said. “The design has been around a long time, and hospitals don’t buy one; they buy an entire fleet. They have to invest in training, service contracts,…
Read MoreFORGE Continues to Connect Innovators and Manufacturers
Kevin Moforte has traveled an intriguing road to his new role as Western Mass. director of FORGE. Before serving as executive director for EforAll Lynn, a nonprofit that mentors entrepreneurs on Massachusetts’ North Shore, he taught classes about entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development at colleges in Chile. He spent his early career working in community…
Read More#GiveMePPE: Coronavirus has Lee manufacturer looking to make medical masks, gowns, sterile wrap amid shortage
A factory that makes medical device components, diagnostic strips and wound dressings is working around the clock to get the necessary equipment and raw materials to start making desperately needed medical masks and other personal protective equipment for health care providers. “We have the equipment in house to make surgical masks, N95 masks,” said B.…
Read MoreUMass Amherst Engineer Jun Yao Receives Nsf Career Grant to Develop Nanoscale Sensors to Measure Mechanical and Electrical Properties in Cells
Jun Yao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has received a five-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop nanoscale sensors that can measure both the mechanical and electrical properties of a cell at the same time. The grant is from NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development…
Read MoreHolyoke Community College Opens New Center for Life Sciences
As she walked BusinessWest through one of the brand-new labs in Holyoke Community College’s Center for Life Sciences, Professor Emily Rabinsky said there’s plenty for students to appreciate. “Our old lab space was very outdated and not very conducive to learning,” said Rabinsky, who coordinates the Biotechnology program at HCC. “There were two long bays…
Read MoreChicopee firm plans upgrade
“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 the source article at masslive.com
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