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Friday Fun Facts: did you know Dolphins intentionally play with toxic pufferfish to get high! Dolphins?deliberately handle pufferfish, aka blowfish, causing them to release toxins as a defense mechanism. These toxins can be deadly in high doses, but also have a narcotic effect – and are a powerful hallucinogenic, which dolphins appear to enjoy. #friday #funfacts #animals

Medtech News: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a challenge citing monopoly concerns (Section 7 of the Clayton Act) which momentarily halts the $627M acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. by PE firm GTCR LLC https://lnkd.in/gHfGPG6R #acquisition #merger #medtech #healthcare #monopoly #FTC

Square-1 Engineering OPS team partnered with Dreams for Schools in Santa Ana, CA to build some really cool STEAM activity kits for local elementary school kids. The team was thrilled to give back to help encourage the next generation of STEAM learners, while having an opportunity to be a kid again themselves! ?? If you'd like to learn more about Dreams for Schools programs, check them out at https://lnkd.in/g4mv5Tfm #STEAM #STEM #learning #education #engineering #science #technology #givingback #philanthropy

Medtech Snapshot Podcast: Stuart Karten, founder of acclaimed design firm Karten Design walks us through the secret sauce to medtech product design - specifically the 'User Experience Pyramid' from convenience, enjoyment and lastly significance. Learn how each of these layers of the pyramid work towards connecting people with products on an emotional level. New to Medtech Snapshot? Check out our past episodes at https://lnkd.in/gU_JRm_i #podcast #medtech #medicaldevice #medtech #productdesign #industrialdesign #userneeds #voiceofthecustomer #VOC #userexperience

Medtech News: San Clemente, CA based Reflow Medical expands internationally via its subsidiary in Germany to 'establish direct sales channels and forge strategic distribution partnerships' in and around the EU. https://lnkd.in/gjyAFzki #medtech #news #medicaldevice #EU #international #expansion

Friday Fun Facts: did you know the human brain uses the same power as a 10-watt light bulb. For comparison, a typical desktop computer draws around 175 watts, and a laptop somewhere around 60 watts. And the brain’s power source is renewable; it’s the solar energy stored in food. That said, the brain is the most 'green' and efficient operating computer in the world. Take that, Apple! #brain #anatomy #funfacts #friday

We're thrilled to announce... The Square-1 Engineering team is growing with the addition of Alyssa A. who will be supporting our organization in all things marketing related. Alyssa, we're glad to have you aboard and can't wait to see you grow and prosper with us as we continue to 'Improve patient lives by advancing medical technology'! #newemployee #marketing #welcome #growing #consulting

Medtech News: 4C Medical Technologies, Inc. out of Maple Grove, MN lands massive $175MM series D funding round to boost clinical and commercialization efforts of its Altavalve mitral system (TMVR) https://lnkd.in/ddd7842R #funding #medtech #medicaldevice #Healthcare #startup #TMVR

Medtech Snapshot Podcast: Perry Payne, SVP Global operations, leads us through the complexities and considerations when transitioning a commercialized medtech product internationally for production purposes. New to Medtech Snapshot? Take a peek at our 2+ years of episode archives at https://lnkd.in/gU_JRm_i #podcast #medtech #medicaldevice #production #operations #manufacturing #techtransfer #international #supplychain #strategy

Need help? The team at Square-1 Engineering has you covered when it comes to all things engineering (NPD & Manuf) as well as RAQA. Learn how we can better support your projects in 2025 at https://lnkd.in/dBrs4Cxj #consulting #medtech #medicaldevice #RAQA #compliance #engineering #productdevelopment #qualityengineering #regulation #manufacturing