Posts Tagged ‘Scott Plank’
Drone carries human kidney over Las Vegas desert in what could be the future of organ transportation
Drones are used today for a variety of tasks – delivering small express packages, assisting in search and rescue operations and capturing stunning aerial views views, to name just a few. Get ready to add one more to the growing list: human organ transit. Researchers at MissionGO, a provider of unmanned aviation solutions, and the Nevada Donor Network, an organ procurement organization,…
Read MoreTo Market, To Market: Restaurant Deconstructed October 2014
Belvedere Square has been through ups and downs since it was first developed in 1986, fluctuations that align with the economy, management and public tastes. Over the last year or so, the market has sprung into bloom. Atwaters, the soup and sandwich shop, extended its reach within the space, adding a dairy case, beer and…
Read MoreThis platform is tracking organs for transplant as they travel between donors and recipients
When a human organ is donated to a patient for transplant, it has to move between people. But that also requires a longer trip between cities, in which organs travel in a variety of vehicles, from car and train, plane, helicopter or perhaps more increasingly in the near future, drone. But no matter what mode…
Read MoreScott Plank’s newest venture is in the world of organ transplantation
A new Baltimore medical technology company, headed up by a local developer and investor, made its debut in the national health care industry Tuesday. MediGO offers a hardware and software platform for organ transplantation logistics, designed to make it easier for hospitals, donors and other stakeholders to track donated organs as they are delivered to…
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