Ireland-based med tech firm selects Memphis for first U.S. Location

Ireland-based med tech firm selects Memphis for first U.S. Location

Ireland-based medical technology company PBC BioMed announced Friday, Feb. 10, it selected Memphis as the location for its first U.S. office.  PBC BioMed was founded in Shannon, Ireland in 2010. The company’s Memphis location will be at Epicenter Memphis, at 150...
Tennessee College of Applied Technology to open Bartlett facility

Tennessee College of Applied Technology to open Bartlett facility

After more than two years of construction and pandemic-related delays, the new $17 million Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT)-Memphis Bartlett campus will begin open enrollment on Jan. 4. “It feels really good to see the facility finally finished,”...
Bartlett Chamber, GMMDC, Mayor McDonald Welcome SOMAVAC

Bartlett Chamber, GMMDC, Mayor McDonald Welcome SOMAVAC

In early August, SOMAVAC Medical Solutions received a patent for its continuous negative-pressure “smart” pump. It’s as flat as an iPhone and is worn, attached by a belt, under the clothes. Fluid from the wound is collected in a small plastic bag, marked with lines...
‘Smart’ pump latest medical device created in Memphis

‘Smart’ pump latest medical device created in Memphis

To the long list of medical devices created in Memphis, add the battery-powered pump that discreetly drains surgical wounds without the age-old accoutrement, the rubber bulb. In early August, SOMAVAC Medical Solutions received a patent for its continuous...