In March, Medica expanded manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand for its products. Approximately 20,000 square feet of manufacturing space were added next door, at 3 Oak Park Drive in Bedford, Mass.

Medica once again attended a successful Arab Health Congress in Dubai in January, showcasing the new EasyRA clinical chemistry analyzer as well as the existing product line.

Attended by over 5,000 delegates from around the globe, the Arab Health Congress is a unique forum for medical professionals to engage with leading researchers, scholars and renowned speakers as well as obtain information on the latest practices and technologies.

http://www.arabhealthonline.com/congress/Programme_Overview.html

Pictured (left to right): Roberto Ferron, Delcon; Kevin McCollum, Medica’s Vice President of Sales; Michael Holzapfel, Medica Product Application Specialist; and at right, George Bourjaily and Philippe Delaunay of BMS.

Doug Moe, VP of Business Development, Kevin McCollum, VP of Sales, and Charlene Soley, Product Manager, in Medica’s booth at the Medica Dusseldorf trade show (www.medica.de)

Medica Product Manager Charlene Soley conducts a training session in Panama City on October 8th.

Medica will once again be represented at the Medica Dusseldorf Trade Fair, November 19-22 (mdna.com/shows/medica.html). Please join us in Hall 3/F20 (to plan your visit, check the “Interactive Hall Map” link on the “Exhibitors and Products” page).

Ten participants attended Medica’s Panama City training session from September 23-26th: Guillermo Hernandez and Victor Manuel Jimenez (Diagno-Lab, Mexico), Julio Yepez (Rocar System, Ecuador), Jacobo Cifuentes and Manolo Figueroa (Merck, Guatemala), Richard Cerron (Intramedica, Peru), Jose Pinto (Amesys, Honduras), Ana Maria Pulido (Rochem, Columbia) and Lucia Castro and Julio Sanjur (Rochem-Biocare, Panama).
Medica’s host for the training session, Mike Holzapfel, reports: “The dealers were very impressed with EasyRA’s ease of operation, low maintenance, efficient replacement procedures and the new service videos. All of the participants are looking forward to using the service videos, and performed all tasks required to service and support EasyRA in the field.”  EasyRA’s upcoming full release is eagerly anticipated by all.

In August Medica welcomed eight participants representing six international dealers for on-site EasyRA training. The session’s purpose was preparing dealers to install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair EasyRA in the field. “Dealers were very impressed with the ease of operation, low maintenance, efficient replacement and new service videos,” commented Medica’s Michael Holzapfel, “and they are anxiously awaiting full release.”
Photo front row, left to right: Stefan Glinik of Glinik Company, Chaluay Khairak and Wasinee Thanakulmetha of Science Tech, and Medica’s training session host Mike Holzapfel. Middle row, left  to right: Chanaka Kekulawala of Mackwoods, Medica’s VP of Marketing, Doug Moe, and VP of Sales Kevin McCollum, Roland Lovell of Scientific Supplies, and Tran Thi Quyn of MDS. Back row: Edwin Solla of Bio-Nuclear, Luis Azpurua of Scientific Supplies, Medica Product Specialist Charlene Soley,  and Medica’s President, Robert Hagopian.

Another successful AACC show. This show continues to grow in size and importance and Medica is proud to be growing right along with it. We had our largest booth yet (40’) and next year I hope to do even more. The AACC show is a great opportunity for me to meet with many of our international distributors and this year was no exception. I would like to thank all of the distributors who made time in their busy day to stop by and see us. I hope everyone enjoyed the show and I look forward to seeing all you again next year in Chicago.

-Kevin McCollum, Director of Sales

Medica employees celebrated the release of EasyRA on April 3rd, with the shipment of the first analyzer. Congratulations to all for a job well done!

Medica welcomes Hyo-Suck Lee and Jae-Soo Jin of Medistar Corporation, Costas Demetrious (Cypress Diagnostics), Tony Cowell (MED), Dancho Djoglev (APR), and Rodelo Dormido (Bio-Line Medical) to the second series of EasyRA training sessions in March.