Tri-Cities Tech Business Update
Richland-based SIGN wins Non-Profit Manufacturer of the Year Award
Seattle Business Magazine has bestowed the highest honor on Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN), recognizing them as 2011 Manufacturer of the Year in the non-profit category. In another category, Kennewick-based Bruker Elemental received honorable mention. SIGN is a non-profit that designs and manufactures surgical kits featuring a nail-and-screw system that can be implanted without the need for surgical imaging or other expensive equipment or facilities rarely found in developing countries. SIGN not only makes and assembles the surgical kits, but also trains doctors in their use. Since 1999, more than 200 hospitals in 48 countries have treated a total of 70,000 patients using SIGN's system. Read more...
