OP Solutions Inc. has teamed up with the Amputee Coalition to launch Prosthetist Finder, an online directory that allows amputees to find their ideal prosthetist. The new tool is currently featured on the Amputee Coalition’s website and gives users control…
Year: 2015
Golub Capital financing supports Orthotic Holdings acquisition of Apex Foot Health Industries
Golub Capital announced it has provided financing to support the acquisition of Apex Foot Health Industries by Orthotic Holdings, a Frazier Healthcare portfolio company. “Orthotic Holdings presented the opportunity to invest in the combination of two leading providers of custom…
SLACK Incorporated announces O&P News
Broader scope and focus bring new name to former O&P Business News.
Researchers develop prosthetic ankle that can ‘see’
Researchers at Michigan Technological University have developed a prosthetic ankle that can improve users’ gait. They are now enhancing the design to improve users’ sight. The design builds from a previous prototype, which offered natural range of motion, and adds…
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…
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…