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These 11 companies will be featured in the MedCity ENGAGE Innovation Showcase June 5-6 in Washington, D.C.

Vein access company signs agreement with imaging firm to help clinicians see veins more clearly

Vein access company signs agreement with imaging firm to help clinicians see veins more clearly

July 23, 2012 2:14 pm by | 0 Comments

A Minneapolis company has inked a marketing and distribution agreement with a vascular imaging company that aims to help clinicians see veins much more clearly.Publicly held Vascular Solutions (NASDAQ:VASC) said ... Read more

Vascular Solutions reports seventh year of double-digit revenue growth

Vascular Solutions reports seventh year of double-digit revenue growth

February 2, 2011 12:46 pm by | 0 Comments

Vascular Solutions makes new innovative medical devices for peripheral and coronary arteries. Net revenue for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31 increased 15 percent compared to last year's fourth quarter. ... Read more


Vascular Solutions establishes a firm Root in local medical device industry

Vascular Solutions establishes a firm Root in local medical device industry

May 6, 2010 6:29 pm by | 0 Comments

Howard Root wants you to know that he’s not an angry man. Really.Yes, the CEO of Vascular Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: VASC) sued another company for product defamation (Vascular won $3.5 ... Read more

Minnesota’s public medical companies not named Medtronic are shrinking

Minnesota’s public medical companies not named Medtronic are shrinking

May 5, 2010 2:40 pm by | 3 Comments

Ernie Andberg has a little more free time on his hands these days.The long-time “emerging medical device companies” equity analyst for Feltl & Co. in Minneapolis has not seen a ... Read more

Vascular Solutions buys vein-access technologies for $5.75M

Vascular Solutions buys vein-access technologies for $5.75M

May 3, 2010 10:06 am by | 0 Comments

Vascular Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: VASC) has acquired for $5.75 million two vein-access technologies that are used in ultrasound procedures.The company expects the new products to begin paying immediate dividends and ... Read more

BIO 2010: Minnesota faces crossroads in its high-tech future

BIO 2010: Minnesota faces crossroads in its high-tech future

May 3, 2010 9:33 am by | 0 Comments

To BIO or not to BIO? That’s the question confronting Minnesota as it ponders its economic future.In some ways, the answer is obvious. The state boasts a lot of expertise ... Read more

St. Cloud State adds master’s degree program for medical device trials

St. Cloud State adds master’s degree program for medical device trials

April 27, 2010 5:08 pm by | 2 Comments

One big gripe about Minnesota’s medical device community is the lack of college graduates ready to hit the ground running.Speaking at a governor candidates forum last week, Vascular Solutions CEO ... Read more


Minnesota guv candidates try to woo biotech crowd (with, um, mixed results)

Minnesota guv candidates try to woo biotech crowd (with, um, mixed results)

April 20, 2010 4:02 pm by | 0 Comments

It’s always a tough act to follow Howard Root, the sometimes volatile, always interesting CEO of Vascular Solutions Inc. But when you’re one of a gazillion candidates running for the ... Read more

Minnesota’s Vascular Solutions gets FDA clearance for catheter

Minnesota’s Vascular Solutions gets FDA clearance for catheter

November 10, 2009 1:19 am by | 0 Comments

This is one of four devices Vascular Solutions expects to launch in the final months of 2009. It recently compared the revenue potential of the GuideLiner with that of the ... Read more