CLINICAL EVENTS CALENDARGeoff Mackay, President and CEO Organogenesis, Inc. ‘Living Technology’
For Geoff Mackay, President and CEO of Organogenesis (Canton, Mass), the pharmaceutical business feels more and more like a second home. He has become increasingly familiar with the industry through various leadership positions during his 11 years with Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) and other international companies and he is proud of his role in fulfilling the promise of regenerative medicine.
Sechrist Industries: Ed Pulwer, President and CEO and Bill Preuit, Senior Vice President of International Sales and Marketing
Utilizing his passion for the research and development of new life-saving medical technologies, mechanical engineer Ron Sechrist founded Sechrist Industries in 1973. From the beginning, Sechrist has defined its brand with a core set of values — ie, integrity, relationships, service, respect, and dedication. Today, Sechrist Industries comprises a team of distinguished professionals who work strategically to identify, develop, and sustain a worldwide competitive offering of high-quality technological solutions to the healthcare community.
Mike Genau Global President of the Active Healing Solutions™ Division of Kinetic Concepts Inc
Mike Genau recently packed up his family and bid a fond farewell to Annapolis, Maryland and headed to San Antonio, Texas to become the Global President of the Active Healing Solutions™ division for Kinetic Concepts Inc (KCI).
Michael Steadman, President of ConvaTec Wound Therapeutics
When he was 18 years old, Michael Steadman was a firefighter in the suburbs of Chicago. It was during these early years of adulthood that an interest in wound care was established. “I saw plenty of burns as well as trauma-related wounds—that was my foundation,” he says.
Tom Dugan, President of Smith & Nephew’s North American Advanced Wound Management Division
In September 2008, Tom Dugan became the President for Smith & Nephew’s North American Advanced Wound Management Division (St. Petersburg, Fla). Tom joined the company and wound care market with an impressive 28 years of medical device experience. He began his career working for Johnson & Johnson’s Critikon division. Following several sales, marketing, and corporate management positions, Tom became Senior VP for SonoSite (Bothell, Wa), the worldwide leader in hand-carried ultrasound.
Hamid Khosrowshahi, President of Prospera® Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Q: How were you first introduced to the arena of wound care?
MIST Therapy® System Enters New Market Within Wound Care
Celleration, Inc., a Minneapolis-based medical device company, is expanding its patented MIST Therapy® System, an advanced wound care modality, to acute and home health care settings. The company’s primary commercialization focus for its innovative ultrasonic wound treatment device had been the product’s ability to treat chronic and hard-to-heal wounds in the outpatient and extended care markets.
