Fort
Lauderdale, FL - February 18, 2007–
LifeSync Corporation
today announced the establishment of an
Atlanta-based research and design center
to develop next generation wireless medical
vital signs technology at Technology Square
in the Georgia Electronic Design Center
(GEDC). The relationship is further supported
through the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA).
Built on the success of the LifeSync®
Wireless ECG System, this new facility is
responsible for technology and product development
of next generation wireless medical device
products for use in hospital and outpatient
settings.
"GEDC
is excited to be part of LifeSync's strategy
for developing innovative products to serve
its growing customer base" said Prof.
Joy Laskar, GEDC Director. "All of
us at Georgia Tech view the utilization
of our research and technology skills as
a key responsibility in helping the state
prosper in the technology economy of the
21st century. We look forward to a long
and successful partnership with LifeSync,
and welcome them to Georgia's growing technology
community."
The Atlanta
center will be LifeSync’s principal
research and development location. The focus
will be on new wireless communication systems
that acquire physiological parametric data.
The goal of the collaboration is to become
a leader in the integration of biomedical
sensors by leveraging a strong IP position
in the wireless medical space, adopting
key technologies, and establishing strategic
alliances. LifeSync’s existing presence
in the clinical environment and capability
in developing FDA regulated products will
be enhanced by the deep domain knowledge
offered by GEDC, GRA, and Georgia Tech.
“We
are delighted to be a part of recruiting
LifeSync to Georgia and anticipate that
they will be a strong contributor to the
state’s medical device industry,”
said Susan G. Shows, Georgia Research Alliance
Vice President. “Their interest in
R&D collaboration with Georgia’s
research universities holds the promise
of creating important new products that
can help the company grow rapidly.”
The Georgia
Electronic Design Center (GEDC) supports
world-class research, active and solutionoriented
industry collaboration, intellectual property
generation and revenue generating commercialization
efforts. Supported both by industry partners
and federal laboratories, GEDC's research
is broadly focused on fostering technology
at the intersection of today's communications
applications: wireless/RF, wired/copper
and fiber channels.
The Georgia
Research Alliance (GRA) is a model public-private
partnership between Georgia universities,
business and state government, the Georgia
Research Alliance helps build Georgia’s
technology-rich economy in three major ways:
through attracting Eminent Scholars to Georgia’s
research universities; through helping create
centers of research excellence and through
converting research into products, services
and jobs that drive the economy.
LifeSync Corporation
is a medical device company dedicated to
the continued development, marketing and
sale of wireless vital sign acquisition
products. The LifeSync(R) ECG System is
the first wireless electrocardiogram (ECG)
data communication system appropriate for
use in hospital and outpatient settings
where cardiac ECG and respiration monitoring
are required. Based on Bluetooth(R) technology,
it interfaces with existing patient monitoring
equipment to allow healthcare facilities
to monitor patients wirelessly. The system
is used with LeadWear(R) Disposable products
which replace traditional reusable lead
wires. The System offers several clinical
benefits including increased accuracy of
patient alarms and decreased risk to patients
of hospital acquired infections. LifeSync’s
products and systems are FDA approved and
sold to hospitals and stress labs across
the United States. LifeSync Corporation
is the sole operating company of GMP Companies,
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