Partners

Based in Montreal, Canada, HaiVision Systems Inc. is a private company and a world leader in delivering the most advanced video networking technology. HaiVision’s products are deployed worldwide within the foremost telepresence suites and boardrooms, in healthcare facilities for video collaboration and training, for continuous presence distance education and remote learning, and within broadcast for remote interviews, IPTV, and content distribution. More information available at www.haivision.com.

Sagentia is a technology and product development company, working with clients from front end needs analysis to transfer to manufacture. Established in 1986, the company's commitment to innovation has led to the launch of new technologies and products that change the basis of competition. Sagentia's teams are situated in state-of-the-art facilities in the US, Europe and China. For more information, visit www.sagentia.com.

KUKA Robotics Corporation along with KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg Germany (part of the KUKA Aktiengesellschaft group of worldwide companies), rank among the world's leading suppliers of industrial robots and material handling vehicles. Core competencies include the development, production, and sale of industrial robots, controllers, software, linear units, and omniMove™ omni-directional motion platforms. KUKA robots are utilized in a diverse range of industries including the appliance, automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, logistics, food, pharmaceutical, medical, foundry and plastics industries as well as multiple applications including material handling, machine loading, assembly, packaging, palletizing, welding, bending, joining, and surface finishing. KUKA robots range from 5kg to 1300kg payloads, and 635mm to 3900mm reach, all controlled from a common PC based controller platform. KUKA is the market leader in Germany and Europe, and number three in the world. The KUKA Robot Group employs about 2,000 people worldwide. Of these, 1,100 are employed in Germany, either at the KUKA Robot Group headquarters in Augsburg, or at various subsidiaries. In 2009, sales totaled 330,5 million Euro. Twenty-five subsidiaries provide a presence in the major markets of Europe, the Americas and Asia. For more information about KUKA Robotics please visit their website at www.kukarobotics.com.

SenseGraphics represents over twenty years of experience in the haptics (force feedback) and graphics industry. SenseGraphics' development platform H3D, offers the complete set of technologies needed to initiate 3D and/or haptics application development. SenseGraphics H3D-platform and its services are already used by many companies like MOOG (dental simulation), Curictus (stroke rehabilitation) and MedaPhor (ultrasound training simulation). For more information visit the SenseGraphics web site at www.sensegraphics.com and its "Hall of Fame."

Founded in 1994, Proven Process Medical Devices is expert in the design, development, validation, and manufacture of Class II and Class III therapeutic and diagnostic medical devices. The company's Concept-to-Customer(SM) Turnkey Service allows it to provide value through any and every step of the medical device development process. Proven Process clients include global top medical device manufacturers as well as promising start-ups poised to make their names in the industry. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.provenprocess.com

Farm is a full-service, ISO 13485-certified and FDA-compliant product development company with over 40 years of experience providing complete development services for medical, life sciences, and consumer health companies. Farm helps clients create advancements in new and existing technologies that yield new, patentable, marketable, and more profitable products, while protecting those ideas from the competition. Farm has design, development, assembly, and test facilities located in Hollis NH. Our Cleveland office is located in the Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (GCIC), a business incubator led by Cleveland Clinic. Visit us at www.farmpd.com.

D&D Video Specialists, Inc. (D2 Video™) was founded in September, 1990 with the culmination of key personnel who previously designed and manufactured one of the first video systems used for endoscopy market. D2 Video™ engineering staff has experience in developing over 38 visualization products for medical, industrial and broadcast markets.
 
D2 Video™ was the first company in the U.S. to offer repair service for all makes and models of endoscopic cameras and peripherals. D2 Video™ has developed manufactured and private labeled visualization products for many of the leading manufacturers in the medical, industrial and broadcast markets, as well as their own brands of endoscopic products at their ISO 9001 certified and FDA-registered facility.

Rochester General Hospital, the flagship of Rochester General Health System, is a 528-bed hospital served by more than 1,300 medical and dental staff members and more than 5,000 employees. Rochester General is a tertiary care facility with strong referral relationships with several regional hospitals. In 2009, RGH cared for more than 87,000 patients in the emergency department, discharged over 32,000 inpatients, and performed more than 20,100 surgical procedures and over 1,050,000 outpatient encounters.

Rochester General offers a full array of services to meet the medical needs of its surrounding communities, including nationally recognized programs in cardiac, cancer, orthopaedic, vascular, surgical, and diabetes care. Distinctions for quality include designation as a Solucient/Thompson Top 100 Cardiac Hospital nine times and recognition as one of the Top 100 Integrated Health Systems in the U.S. for four consecutive years. High quality clinical care provided at Rochester General is amplified by relationships and affiliations with nationally renowned institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic (for cardiac care) and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The hospital also serves as a digital imaging global showcase for Carestream Health.

London Health Sciences Centre, one of Canada's largest acute-care teaching hospitals, is dedicated to excellence in patient care, teaching and research. For more than 135 years, LHSC has provided patient care for the people of London, the region, and beyond. Many national and international medical breakthroughs have been pioneered at LHSC, to the benefit of patients at home and around the world. Through its affiliation with The University of Western Ontario and more than 30 other educational institutions, LHSC trains more than 1,800 medical and health care professionals annually.  As a leader in medical discovery and health research, LHSC has a history of over 50 international and national firsts and attracts top clinicians and researchers from around the world. As a regional referral centre, LHSC cares for the most medically complex patients including critically injured adults and children in Southwestern Ontario and beyond. The hospital's nearly 15,000 staff, physicians, students and volunteers provide care for more than one million patient visits a year. For more information, visit LHSC's website at www.lhsc.on.ca.

Crouse Hospital, with 2700 employees, is Central New York's largest provider of maternity care services, delivering more than 4,200 babies annually, and is the state-designated regional referral center for high-risk neonatal intensive care services.

Crouse also operates one of the longest-running and largest ambulatory surgery programs in the U.S. in two surgery centers near the main hospital complex. Phase 1 construction on the Witting Surgical Center, a three-floor, state-of-the-art facility, was completed in late 2010 with the opening of 11 new operating rooms. An additional three ORs are scheduled to open in late 2011, completing this $50 million project.

Other specialties include comprehensive diagnostic and interventional cardiac care (featuring the region's only pediatric cardiac catheterization program); surgical services (including the latest advancements in robotic surgery); orthopedics; stroke care (Crouse is a NYS-designated stroke center and the only 'Gold Plus' stroke hospital in Syracuse); oncology; and the region's only hospital-based chemical dependency treatment services. The hospital also operates the Crouse Hospital School of Nursing, providing critical nursing education to more than 280 students annually. Visit www.crouse.org.

The Ohio State University

Founded in 1870, The Ohio State University is a world-class public research university and the leading comprehensive teaching and research institution in the state of Ohio. With more than 56,000 students enrolled at its main Columbus campus, 14 colleges and 170 majors, the university offers its students exceptional breadth and depth of opportunity in the liberal arts, the sciences and the professions. A national research powerhouse, the university ranks 13th among all universities in research expenditures and a remarkable second place in industry-sponsored research. For more information, visit www.osu.edu.

In July, the U.S. News & World Report 2012 edition of America's Best Colleges named The Ohio State University Medical Center one of "America's Best Hospitals" for the 19th consecutive year. A total of 11 Ohio State medical programs are recognized in the 2011 rankings, with four programs (cancer, diabetes & endocrinology, rehabilitation, and ear, nose and throat) ranked in the top 20. Additional Ohio State programs included in the rankings are cardiology, gynecology (women's health), nephrology, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology.