ResMed Profit Rises 50% on Demand for Sleep Disorder Treatment Equipment Nov 6, 2009
ResMed gets more than half of sales from the U.S., where it is working with larger rival Respironics to raise the awareness of sleep apnea, the condition their products treat, through education programs for physicians in 17 cities ... Respironics, a unit of , is the worlds largest maker of devices that treat chronic breathing disorders and aid sleep. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Pittsburgh Technology Council names Tech 50 winners Oct 21, 2009
Category winner: Respironics Inc.. Finalists. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs Oct 10, 2009
For the study, Hui's team measured air leakage from two commonly used positive pressure ventilation masks, the Respironics ComfortFull 2 mask and the Image3 mask. The test was done on a patient simulator, which mimicked a patient with lung injury. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Cranberry man admits to looking in girl's stall Oct 10, 2009
Jason Proch, 36, a mechanical engineer at Philips Respironics in Murrysville, admitted that he slid a mirror beneath a partition from his bathroom stall to one occupied by a 14-year-old girl at a pub in the northern English city of Middlesbrough on May 17, according to U.K. media accounts. Mr. Proch, of Hampshire Drive, was in England on business when he visited the pub near his hotel. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Is the U.S. prepared for a flu pandemic? Aug 2, 2009
Most companies at the workshop already had begun work on pandemic response planning, although the levels of preparation varied widely, according to Melanie Lucht, who attended the session for Philips Respironics, a respirator and ventilator manufacturing company with offices in Murrysville. Her company created a pandemic preparedness team when avian flu became a concern several years ago, Ms. Lucht said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Frost & Sullivan European Gastroenterology Technology Implementation of the Year Award Bestowed on Crospon Jul 1, 2009
Company co-founder and CEO, John O'Dea, previously co-founded Caradyne, a respiratory products company which was acquired by Respironics Inc in 2004. Crospon recently won a Connaught Business Achievers Award for 2008 in the 'Ones to Watch' category and the company's Smart Drug Delivery Patch in conjunction with HP was listed in Popular Science's magazines annual 'Best of What's New' for 2008. (PR Newswire)
U.S. seizes Caraco drugs over manufacturing problems Jun 27, 2009
Nonin, Respironics, Inogen Oxygen Products at Great Low Prices. SPO, Nonin Oximeter On Sale+Case Ground Shipping. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Global recession has pluses, minuses for small companies May 22, 2009
After leading Respironics South Asia operations and growing medical transcription start-up Acusis LLC into a Downtown-based company with more than 1,000 employees in the Philippines and India, he joined Denex Labs LLC last summer as CEO. The Robinson-based start-up has dental manufacturing labs in China and Singapore. With the hyper-growth of the last decade, it was often hard to get the desired attention or service from many vendors, who had other companies clamoring for their business, Iwinski... (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Respironics helps clients sleep easy May 9, 2009
Respironics contributions to sleep therapy have been incredibly important, according to Kathleen McCann, director of communications at the , a Westchester, Ill ... Respironics first product was an upright contraption, essentially a vacuum cleaner running in reverse, according to Gretchen Jezerc, director of U.S. marketing for the company ... (formerly Respironics Inc.). (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Swine flu drives demand for face masks Apr 30, 2009
Manufacturers include Pittsburgh-based Respironics as well as Cardinal Health. A spokesman for Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal said the company sold 850 ventilators to New York Department of Health last year as part of its flu preparedness program. (AZCentral -- Business)
Philips Respironics parent posts 1Q loss Apr 16, 2009
The sale of Respironics to Netherlands-based Royal Philips was final in March 2008, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of Philips, the world's biggest lighting maker. Respironics makes devices for people with sleep disorders. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
GE Threatens Philips Leadership With Push Into Home Health-Care Business Apr 4, 2009
GEs partnership with Intel comes after Philips bought Respironics Inc. for 3 ... Respironics sells masks and ventilators for treating respiratory and sleep disorders ... Since 2006, about $6 billion buying companies with home health-care operations, including Respironics, Raytel Cardiac Services, Lifeline Systems Inc. and Health Watch Holdings Inc.. (Bloomberg)
Don't Rely On Jaundiced Eye For Assessing Newborns, New Research Says Apr 2, 2009
Respironics of Murrysville, Pa, provided medical devices and equipment for the study. Keren's co-authors were Katie Tremont, B.S., and Xianqun Luan, M.S., both of Children's Hospital; and Avital Cnaan, Ph. (Science Daily)
Researchers find majority of fire and ambulance recruits overweight or obese Mar 20, 2009
Kales also has funding from Respironics, Inc and has consulted with Quasar, Inc.. Loading commenting interface. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Philips Targets at Least 10% Growth at Home Health-Care Unit, Spence Says Mar 20, 2009
9 billion) of Respironics Inc., which makes masks and ventilators for the treatment of respiratory disorders ... also Europes largest maker of televisions, in December acquired the aerosol therapy unit of Italy-based Medel SpA to build on the Respironics purchase ... Spence, whos been in the job since November and previously worked at Respironics, will continue to expand the business through acquisitions and organic growth, he said. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
