Minnetronix and INO strike partnership on optical medical devices
Minnetronix Medical, a U.S.-based medical device technology partner, and INO Innovation Center, based in Canada, have announced a strategic partnership to innovate and accelerate bringing optical medical devices to market.
Working with the Minnetronix-INO team, medical device companies gain access to expertise in optics and photonics and a solution for bringing integrated optical medical devices from concept through commercial production.
Minnetronix’ suite of services includes full lifecycle support across medical device design, development, supply chain, and manufacturing. INO is a specialist in the optics field with the ability to control light to capture, identify, predict, and transform data into valuable and actionable information through multiple light applications.
Matt Adams, vice president and general manager at Minnetronix, said: “There is increased complexity in creating optical medical devices, which this partnership solves. For example, the supply chain for complex medical optics is often fragmented requiring customers to find specialised expertise in multiple small firms. Now, customers get the best brains in the industry under one umbrella to get their products to market faster.”
Adams adds that combining this joint expertise with a simple onboarding and project management process allows customers to seamlessly engage the team as a “one-stop shop” for optic and photonic projects.
Louis Martel, vice president business development and partnership at INO, said: “With more than 50 years of leading expertise in optics between INO and Minnetronix, our combined strengths will play a significant role in advancing our customers’ optics-based medical devices to the market.”
The new collaboration has completed its first project: INO developed a smart illumination system when no other commercial solutions were available, while Minnetronix led the complex system integration, including the proprietary illumination system, to deliver the final product to the customer.