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Bionics Institute
The Bionics Institute is a medical research Research institute, institute focusing on medical device development. It is located in Melbourne, Australia. History The Bionics Institute was founded in 1986 by Professor Graeme Clark (doctor), Graeme Clark AC, one of the original developers of the cochlear implant. From 2005 to 2017, the Bionics Institute was under the directorship of Professor Rob Shepherd AM. He drove the expansion of research into different areas of clinical need including neurological conditions, blindness and inflammatory bowel disease. In 2017, Robert Klupacs was appointed as CEO and he has driven a major expansion of the institute into a broader range of auto-immune, chronic, brain, hearing and vision research while also ensuring commercialisation of research through the creation of several spin-off companies. Location The Bionics Institute has two campuses, one located in East Melbourne and the other in nearby Fitzroy, Victoria, Fitzroy. Mollison House (Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid north-west. The majority of the Victorian population is concentrated in the central-south area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, and in particular within the metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Device Development
Due to the many regulations in the industry, the design of medical devices presents significant challenges from both engineering and legal perspectives. Medical device design in the United States The United States medical device industry is one of the largest markets globally, exceeding $110 billion annually. In 2012 it represented 38% of the global market and currently more than 6500 medical device companies exist nationwide. These companies are primarily small-scale operations with fewer than 50 employees. The most medical device companies are in the states: California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts, Illinois, Minnesota, and Georgia. Washington, Wisconsin, and Texas also have high employment levels in the medical device industry. The industry is divided into the following branches: Electro-Medical Equipment, Irradiation Apparatuses, Surgical and Medical Instruments, Surgical Appliances and Supplies, and Dental Equipment and Supplies. FDA Regulation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
