GemCity Engineering & Manufacturing has acquired a Pennsylvania-based contract manufacturer of medical implants for an unspecified amount.The financing for the acquisition of Vistek Medical comes from Riverside Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm that is GemCity’s majority shareholder, according to a statement from the companies.“After evaluating a number of potential acquisitions, we found the perfect [...]

Drive through Dayton, Ohio, on a Sunday and deep on the FM dial you’ll often hear a show that can include an interview with the deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization, a report on the American Medical Association’s “Lobby Day” event and a discussion with the director of Stanford University’s anesthesiology residency program.The [...]

Wright State University‘s Boonshoft School of Medicine has been awarded $2.1 million in federal grants to support biomedical science education.The multi-year funding from the National Institutes of Health will go toward one already-established program that aims to prepare college students for careers in bioscience and a similar program that’s set to launch this year, according [...]

Nonprofit health information exchange HealthBridge has received a $1.4 million contract from the Social Security Administration to provide electronic medical records to the government agency. In addition, Dayton’s Center for Healthy Communities received a $999,000 grant as part of the same project.

The agreement means that people who hold insurance from Medical Mutual of Ohio, the state’s largest insurer, will be able to continue obtaining service at Premier-owned health centers.

Nephroceuticals LLC, which is marketing a daily multivitamin for people with kidney disease, is looking to raise up to $4 million, according to a regulatory filing.

Medical students commonly apply — and get accepted — to multiple schools. So the Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, thanks in large part to suggestions from its students, has started a series of video podcasts and other online campaigns to keep incoming students interested in attending. Two videos have been shot so far, and another six are planned.