Further warning signs to manufacturers (including medical products) that China is no longer a safe low cost bet. The coastal areas in China have seen repeating double digit wage raises as well as huge cost increases in infrastructure. Now Foxconn is apparently downsizing it’s high cost location and saving it only for higher value added [...]
Big Launch Of The Permobil M300 In The United States Today
Live from the Nashville event and a link to the M300 video
Invacare Earnings Improve In 2010 and Forecast Better Revenue Growth In 2011
Invacare has just released it’s Q4 and 2010 report. Notable is the adjusted earnings per share double digit growth for 3 years running and the companies new strategic focus on operating as a global, as opposed to regional player in the world homecare and mobility business. Invacare also hints at possibly making acquisitions in 2011. [...]
Egyptian Resources From Google -Public Service
Posted as a service (via Google). Large-scale protests have been underway since January 25 in Egypt. Activity has been concentrated in Cairo and Alexandria, and communication channels across the country are down. The Google Crisis Response team will continue to update this page as more information becomes available. Tools and Information Google Transparency Report – [...]
Epona Medical – Simulator For Laparoscopic Skills Training – Looking For Distributors
Guest Post: We are Epona Medical, a Dutch company located in Rotterdam the Netherlands. Since the start of Epona Medical in April 2010, we have been working on the ambition of becoming the premier supplier of educational materials to hospital skills centers in the World. The company is now providing an innovative and intuitive simulator [...]
KCI Enters $220 Million US Patient Handling Market
Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has acquired Technimotion Medical to expand it’s patient handling business in the US (coming to Europe anytime soon?). The acquisition of these assets puts KCI into the patient lift and patient transfer business. KCI to Expand Product Portfolio Through Acquisition of TechniMotion™ Patient Handling Technologies | Business Wire.
Arab Health 2011 – A Reminder
If you have not already done so you should mark the following dates in your schedule – that is if you are interested in attending the largest healthcare event in the middle east. 4 – 27 January 2011 Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre via Arab Health – Where the healthcare world comes to do [...]
Merry Christmas 2010
To all our readers, friends, contributors, and clients in more than 50 countries who celebrate Christmas – have a wonderful Christmas! We think of Christmas as being a time of peace and happiness for all (it is not but we would like it to be) and so thought it fitting to choose a Christmas video [...]
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