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Seguro Acquires Worldwide Rights to Johns Hopkins Abdominal Surgery Device | Reuters

joshuwaliu — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:29:56 +0000

Seguro Surgical, Inc., a medical device development company specializing in the commercialization of surgical instrumentation, today announced that it has acquired, from The Johns Hopkins University, the global marketing rights to a novel device for use in abdominal surgery.

via Seguro Acquires Worldwide Rights to Johns Hopkins Abdominal Surgery Device | Reuters.

Interesting, that the latest FDA guidance points towards Class I.
Yay, passive income!

Collegiate Inventors Competition Finals

joshuwaliu — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:00:26 +0000

SurgyPack was selected to complete in the final round of the Collegiate Inventors Competition. I went to Kansas City, MO, taking 2.5 days of unpaid leave. Since they have not updated the site yet, I’ll post the winners.

Undergraduate Winner
Greg Schroll (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Spherical Vehicle with Flywheel Momentum Storage for High Torque Capabilities

Graduate Winner
Paul Podsiadlo (University of Michigan)
Ultra-strong and Stiff, Optically Transparent Plastic Nanocomposites

Grand Prize Winner
Timothy Lu (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Bacterial Biofilms with Engineered Bacteriophage and Synthetic Gene Sensors

I’m usually really annoyed and disappointed when I don’t win, but this time I was actually happy for the winners. All the finalist projects were truly amazing.

Overall, I was extremely impressed at how well organized the entire event was. Everything was on time (!), everyone on our team had their own room, limo drivers, very nice wining and dining… really enjoyable and unexpectedly lavish in all ways. The ceremonies were hosted at Kauffman Foundation, their facilities are really nice — all Aeron chairs, sound-proof paneling, etc. It was amazing meeting members of the National Inventor Hall of Fame and Neal Conan of NPR’s Talk of the Nation. I am feeling inspired.

First post!

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:52:59 +0000

I finally decided to start using WordPress. I’ve been a WP administrator for several years and hope this platform will suit me as an end-user as well. Thanks to Jack for hosting!

I have been using a hodgepodge of services like Xanga and Google Reader for reading and posting for a well. It’s become a hassle to work with. This transition will allow me to consolidate my blog posts and also serve as a place to share interesting articles. I will still continue to use Google Reader for the forseeable future.

The design of the blog will probably stay bland for a long time. I’m not really a web design person — I can do it, but prefer to let others take care of the aesthetics. In the meantime, I hope to create some interesting content.