Touch Bionics has appointed John Robert Brown, PhD, MBA, CBE, FRSE, as chairman of its board of directors. Brown will succeed George Borthwick, CBE, who is retiring from the board. “On behalf of Touch Bionics I would like to thank…
Month: March 2015
Touch Bionics appoints new chairman
Touch Bionics has appointed John Robert Brown, PhD, MBA, CBE, FRSE, as chairman of its board of directors. Brown will succeed George Borthwick, CBE, who is retiring from the board. “On behalf of Touch Bionics I would like to thank…
Wounded Warrior Project supports proposed veteran education bill
Sen. Jon Tester of Montana has introduced the Veterans Education Empowerment Act, a bill that would reauthorize a Department of Education grant program to help institutions of higher education establish, maintain and improve veteran student centers – dedicated spaces on…
SOLS raises capital to fund 3-D printed insoles
Manhattan-based 3-D printing and custom mass manufacturing company SOLS has announced the completion of an $11.1 million Series B funding round to boost its consumer product pipeline. Returning investors include Founders Fund and Lux Capital. New investors include Tenaya Capital…
SOLS raises capital to fund 3-D printed insoles
Manhattan-based 3-D printing and custom mass manufacturing company SOLS has announced the completion of an $11.1 million Series B funding round to boost its consumer product pipeline. Returning investors include Founders Fund and Lux Capital. New investors include Tenaya Capital…
People with disabilities may experience unrecognized health disparities
People with disabilities have unmet medical needs and poorer overall health throughout their lives, according to data recently published in the American Journal of Public Health. A team of policy researchers led by Gloria Krahn, PhD, MPH, Barbara E. Knudson…
Negative workers can hurt productivity in the workplace
Employees who point out problems in the office may help the company improve but could hurt themselves in the process, according to Michigan State University researchers. In a study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, the researchers found that…