Technology exhibit at the NZ Embassy, Washington DC

AdvaMed assists international medical technology companies in adapting their products to the US market. NZ Ambassador to US Michael Moore hosted a reception at the embassy in Washington featuring the contributions of NZ based companies for the AdvaMed annual Tech conference. Connie Lawn and I met spokespersons for some of the NZ companies with novel medical technology products.

They included Natasha Williams whose Auckland company, Impactware, has developed hip protectors for active people who are at increased risk of hip fracture; Connie wishes she had Impactware's women's shorts last year before a fall in a ski field that resulted in a hip fracture.

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Natasha Williams and Angela Pantano

We also met Bruce Davey whose Christchurch company, Aranz, has developed a digital camera and software to track the healing of skin ulcers and Asher Gendelman of Zephyr Technology whose company manufacturers a small wearable wireless monitor of body electrical signals and software to transmit them to a nearby cellphone.

Angela Pantano of MTANZ and Gerard Dunne of BELTAS represented organizations that match developers with populations for clinical trials of new technologies. Attendees at the conference were greeted by Jane Coombs, Deputy Chief of Mission for the Embassy and Ralph Ives, Executive Vice President for Global Strategy and Analysis of AdvaMed.

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Ralph Ives and Jane Coombs

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