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Solutions that Foster Productivity
GMMDC launches training sessions for area medical device companies. Coordinating a room full of 27 engineers from three major area medical device companies creates a whole new dimension to problem solving. Roy Smith, executive director of the Memphis Medical Device...
Memphis start-up receives FDA clearance for device using honey for wound care
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A brother-sister duo secured FDA clearance for a new medical device that uses honey for wound care. From the Sweet Bio hive at the edge of the University of Memphis campus, Isaac Rodriguez and his sister, Kayla Rodriguez-Graff, are celebrating a...
Training new generation for $60,000 jobs starts with knowing what to teach
In Bartlett, Engineered Medical Systems is expanding. In the Shelby Oaks area, Onyx Medical is adding space. Over in Arlington, Wright Medical is doubling in size. Not far away, MicroPort Orthopedics is trying to fill $60,000 jobs. So are Grace Medical, RMS Surgical...
Wright Medical Announces Major Groundbreaking Event
Wright Medical is pleased to announce a major groundbreaking ceremony to be held on December 12th at 9:30am. The event will celebrate the construction of a new 40,000 sq. ft. facility which will be built next to their existing manufacturing plant at 11576...
Local 24: Memphis Group Released Medical First Journal
Tuesday evening, the Greater Memphis Medical Device Council gathered to unveil its first publication, the GMMDC Journal, and Membership Directory. The journal will serve as a source of information and resources in hopes of attracting new companies...
New TCAT Campus to Address Workforce Development
GMMDC’s and TCAT’s ultimate goal is for existing Memphis-area companies to keep their production here. Smith was a member of a task force that met for more than two years in Bartlett to discuss solutions for local workforce development. “We need to home-grow talent,”...
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