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Illuminating Cancer Cells During Surgery: A Worthy Olympus Investment

On November 16, 2023, Olympus Innovation Ventures (OIV) announced its participation in the $30M Series C funding round to help West Lafayette, Ind. based On Target Laboratories (OTL). The team is working to accelerate commercialization of their novel compound—used in conjunction with near infrared surgical imaging devices.

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Medtech: Boldly Going Where Women Have Not Gone Before

But with representation still under a quarter of medtech leadership roles, organizations like the nonprofit MedExecWomen have emerged to support female leadership in this space. Olympus Corporation was one of the sponsors of its fourth annual conference, “Growing Your Business, Yourself, and Your Leaders,” held May 16, 2023, in Cambridge, MA.

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Healthcare Headwinds and Our Supply Chain Friends

“What’s Going On? Seven Trends on Healthcare Supply Chain Professionals’ Radar,” uncovers some of the myriad issues related to healthcare workforce shortages, supply chain sustainability, quality metrics and more—and includes resources and potential solutions for consideration.

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So Many Men Have This Issue, and Nobody Wants To Talk About It

When Mario Elia was in his 40s, he said he began experiencing a weakened urine stream due to what physicians deemed a “lazy urethra.” The Toronto resident didn’t experience any other symptoms generally associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly known as an enlarged prostate, so it was little more than a nuisance he learned to live with for years.

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Jim's iTind™ Experience

Jim has been receiving treatment for enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia, for almost 10 years. For most of that time, he was taking prescription medication, but when the drugs began to lose their effect, Jim and his urologist began discussing other options for treatment.

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Turning the Tide: A Decade of Reflection and Advocacy Since My Cancer Diagnosis

It's been a decade since the words "you have cancer" pierced my reality. Sometimes, it feels as fresh as yesterday; other times, it seems like a lifetime ago. Life now bears little resemblance to what I envisioned before June 2014. Yet, when I attempt to imagine an alternate reality void of cancer's intrusion, I find myself at a loss. Surprisingly, my life has been enriched in ways I couldn't fathom.

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Risky Business: Women Execs in Medtech Talk Smart Risk Taking, Dangerous Inactions

The concept of calculated risk is not new. But smart risk taking creates unique opportunities to grow, according to Gabriela Kaynor, Executive Officer and Therapeutic Solutions Division Co-Head at Olympus. During her keynote address at the MassMEDIC “Women in Medtech Forum,” Kaynor defined smart risk taking and shared how it related to her own business experiences, setting the stage for panel discussions led by her colleagues in medtech and healthcare finance.

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Future Innovators Try Their Hand at Pitching Prototypes

Communities in Schools Eastern Pennsylvania and the Olympus Emerging Professionals CAN (Colleague Affinity Network) partnered with the Allentown School District’s Building 21 on a product design program to help mentor students interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).
Now in its third year, Olympus employees offered students insights into their respective disciplines, including supply chain management, marketing, public relations, data and analytics and engineering.

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From Muncie to Massachusetts: Spotlight on Olympus Employee Emily Halley

Emily explained that when non-Olympus employees ask about a certain job posting, she gets excited to talk about her employer. “I think that I may scare people off,” she laughed. “They’ll message me to ask what I think, and then I send five pages worth of all the reasons that I think they should go for it. I just really want people to experience Olympus.”

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Bartlett Remembers Colleagues through Tennessee Tree Day

This past spring, Olympus had four trees dedicated to the four Bartlett employees who had passed away between February 2020 and September 2022: Mike Duncan, Jay Farmer, Ken Klabbatz and Jim Wheeler. The Tennessee Environmental Council planted these trees throughout the state and provided Olympus with certificates of dedication for each.