Tobii Sees $21M for Eye Tracking Technology - Mar. 20, 2012

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012  |   |   |   |  CardioNexus Corporation is an affiliated company of Panasonic Healthcare dedicated to reducing cardiovascular disease through early detection and prevention. CardioNexus' flagship product, the CardioHealth® Station, is a new multi-modality initiative to advance cardiovascular health assessment for the prevention of heart attack and stroke. The advanced, automated features of the CardioHealth® Station enable physicians, especially primary care physicians and internists, to perform atherosclerosis imaging and cardiovascular risk assessment in their offices, without need for outside referral. For more information, please visit: www.cardionexus.com.   •  Tobii Technology AB Sees $21 Million for Eye Tracking Technology More... •  Funding Round Nets $11.3 Million for Absorbable Medical Device Maker Tepha, Inc. 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The successful candidate will be responsible for mechanical design, from concept to manufacturing on new product development programs. • Biotech Beach (Irvine, California) TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA Process Engineer/Senior Process Engineer Provide technical services to manufacturing for the maintenance of manufacturing processes for both internal and external manufactured products. Provide pertinent support for the submission of regulatory documents. Responsible for review, design and trouble shooting of processes and equipment as it relates to the manufacturing of Parenteral products. • Southern Pharm (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Hospira, Inc. Field Service Engineer Perform on-site field service Test / Investigation Repair of electronic-mechanical medical devices including Intravenous Electronic Drug Delivery Systems. 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