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Thornhill Medical Participates in the 23 Country, 2019 European African Military Nursing Exchange, Focused on Current Military Medical Readiness, Global Healthcare Impacts and Disaster Response Capabilities and Challenges

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Representatives from 23 countries around Europe and Africa gathered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, this week to share and collaborate during the 2019 European African Military Nursing Exchange.
 
The 4-day event brought together nurses and medical professionals to present and share best practices, lessons learned and innovative health care practices pertaining to various military nursing specialties.

Made-in-Canada Technology may Help to Take Nobel Medicine Prize Research from Test Tube to Patient Bedside

Thornhill Medical has a patented technology that may have direct application for the research findings of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Medicine winners.

In Sweden on October 7, three international scientists were awarded the nearly US$1 million prize for their work showing how cells sense low oxygen levels and the many ways the body’s organs change to adapt. The trio “revealed the mechanism for one of life’s most adaptive processes” the Nobel committee said.

Thornhill’s ClearMate™ Device a Breath of Fresh Air for Victims of CO Poisoning

TORONTO – It’s portable, spurns electrical wires, batteries and complex AI algorithms and according to its inventor has the potential to revolutionize treatment of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. The FDA and Health Canada-approved Clearmate developed by Ontario-based Thornhill Medical Inc. resulted from company co-founder Joe Fisher’s observations while studying ways to regulate CO2 in his science lab.

Thornhill Medical Technology, Investigative Tool RespirAct™ Gas Control System, Contributes to International Team led by Scientists from Lawson Health Research Institute and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

London researchers are working with teams internationally to develop a non-invasive way to diagnose heart disease.
 
After extensive tests on dogs, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute — the research arm of London’s hospitals – are getting ready to bring the new MRI-based diagnostic technique to human patients.

FDA Allows Marketing of New Device to Help Treat Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of a new device, ClearMate, intended to be used in an emergency room setting to help treat patients suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. The device uses a novel method for quickly removing carbon monoxide from the body by increasing a patient’s rate of breathing.

Thornhill Medical Has Won the Emerging Exporter Category at the 2018 Ontario Export Awards

MISSISSAUGA, ON – Thornhill Medical has announced they have been selected as a winner of a 2018 Ontario Export Award in the emerging exporter category. The award recognizes Thornhill Medical’s leadership and success in exporting, innovative approaches, and unique contributions in Ontario. The winners were announced at a Luncheon Gala hosted at International Centre, Mississauga, Ontario on Nov. 20.

US Marine Corps Systems Command Awards Thornhill Research Inc. Contract for Field Anesthesia Systems

TORONTO, ON – Thornhill Research Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) has been awarded an $8,049,024 USD five-year, firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract by the U.S. Department of Defense through the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) to provide Field Anesthesia Systems to administer general anesthesia to patients requiring emergency medical procedures in a field environment.