Here are some news/notes from a day in MedCity, Minnesota:
Minneapolis-based home medical equipment supplier ActivStyle, Inc. has acquired Tampa-based Advocate Medical Services, Inc., according to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal.
DesignWise Medical, a nonprofit company with a legion of volunteers, is working to develop medical devices for children, according to the Star Tribune in Minneapolis.
After a long funk, U.S. hospitals may be opening their wallets to spend on expensive capital equipment like imaging machines and robotic surgical systems, according to Dow Jones Newswire. That should spell good news to Minnesota’s medical device industry, whose top customers are hospitals.
The Mayo Clinic announced Monday it will donate $500,000 to international disaster relief agencies working in Haiti, according to Minnesota Public Radio. The clinic hasn’t made a final decision on which groups will get the cash donations.
