Results from 3 years of data show female university students anticipate lower salaries compared with their male counterparts, whereas ethnic minorities expect a higher income. Researchers surveyed first year and final year business school students at two English universities on…
Month: January 2014
Robotic device could help rehabilitate patients with ankle-foot disorders
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, the University of Southern California, MIT and BioSensics have developed a soft, wearable robotic device powered by pneumatic artificial muscle actuators for the rehabilitation of patients with ankle-foot disorders, such as drop foot.…
5280 Prosthetics hires director of sales
5280 Prosthetics LLC has hired its first director of sales, Chris Wilson. Wilson has more than 20 years of sales management experience and was previously area manager with Ossur North America. 5280 Prosthetics manufactures the SmartPuck, the first internal and…
Ottobock to relocate
Ottobock is moving its North America operations out of Minnesota, where it was first established in Minneapolis in 1958. According to Karen Lundquist, Ottobock director of communications, North America, Ottobock’s regional headquarters will relocate to Austin, Texas. The fabrication and…
Ottobock to relocate
Ottobock is moving its North America operations out of Minnesota, where it was first established in Minneapolis in 1958. According to Karen Lundquist, Ottobock director of communications, North America, Ottobock’s regional headquarters will relocate to Austin, Texas. The fabrication and…
Congress approves new funding for O&P outcomes research
The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association has reported that Congress has accepted a proposal by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to include in the defense portion of the newly enacted 2014 budget bill a provision that instructs the Department of Defense…
Congress approves new funding for O&P outcomes research
The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association has reported that Congress has accepted a proposal by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to include in the defense portion of the newly enacted 2014 budget bill a provision that instructs the Department of Defense…
Author publishes historical fiction about Hanger founder
Author Bob O’Connor recently published a historical fiction book about Private James E. Hanger, founder of J. E. Hanger Inc. and inventor of the Hanger Limb. The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier is about Hanger’s left…
Author publishes historical fiction about Hanger founder
Author Bob O’Connor recently published a historical fiction book about Private James E. Hanger, founder of J. E. Hanger Inc. and inventor of the Hanger Limb. The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier is about Hanger’s left…
Ottobock announces new hire in technical orthopedics
Ottobock has hired Joseph Wujcik as a territory sales representative for technical orthopedics. Wujcik is responsible for the territory that includes New Jersey, eastern New York, Maryland and Delaware. Wujcik holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, and…