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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 14th, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on InTouch readies for patent war counter punch
Goleta-based InTouch Health, a maker of telemedicine robots, plans to appeal a jury verdict that found a New Hampshire company didn’t infringe on its patents and that two of its patent claims were invalid. InTouch sued VGo Communications in federal court in Los Angeles last year claiming that the New England company violated three of Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 7th, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Two tri-county hospitals get top safety grades
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, November 23rd, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Medtronic notches solid growth on success of devices
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By Staff Report / Friday, November 16th, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news / Comments Off on SB Neighborhood Clinics CEO to step down
Cynder Sinclair is retiring from her post as the CEO of Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics. Sinclair has been at the helm of the nonprofit medical organization for nearly five years. It is a network of nonprofit clinics that serves low-income and uninsured patients. The clinic’s board of directors announced Sinclair’s departure on Nov. 16, and Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 26th, 2012 / Columns, Health Care & Life Science, Opinion / Comments Off on Here are five key issues to watch closely this economic forecast season
In an effort to cut through the noise to some real issues facing our region, I’ll offer up five of the key indicators that I’ll be watching in the weeks ahead.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, October 26th, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Helix Medical buy adds 260 people to its payroll
As part of its long-term strategy to build itself into a self-sustaining medical device company, Carpinteria-based Helix Medical has acquired MedVenture Technology Corp. Helix, which is mainly a manufacturer of components for medical devices, bought MedVenture, a Kentucky-based medical device design, development and manufacturing company that also has offices in Indiana and Minnesota, in a Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, October 18th, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news / Comments Off on Helix Medical buys Kentucky firm
Helix Medical, a Carpinteria-based manufacturer of medical devices, has acquired Kentucky-based MedVenture Technology Corp., it said Oct. 17. The Carpinteria company purchased MedVenture, a medical device design, development and manufacturing company that also has offices in Indiana and Minnesota, from Ampersand Capital Partners, a Massachusetts-based private equity firm. Terms were not disclosed. With 150 employees Read More →
