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A Galway medical specialist is spearheading a global initiative aimed at aiding people’s recovery from cancer.

Cambus Teo, a Spiddal-based company, has secured investment from Helix Medical, a global manufacturer for the medical device and healthcare industries, which will create 35 jobs. Under the agreement, Helix Medical will provide expansion financing and acquire a 50 per cent share in the company.

A Galway-based medical device company, focused on developing new products which reduce the risk of catheter related infections, began its First in Man clinical study of its NexSite vascular access catheter at University Hospital Galway recently.

Marvao Medical Devices, an early stage Irish medical device company base din Galway and focused on commercializing new products that reduce the risk of catheter related infections, has secured investment of €1.3 million in a funding round led by the AIB Seed Capital Fund along with earlier private investors including Harmac Medical Products and the Western Development Commission.

The number of cases of MRSA infection at Galway University Hospitals [University Hospital Galway and Merlin Park Hospital] has dropped - 10 patients with MRSA bloodstream infections were treated at the city’s public hospitals in the first six months of this year.

Galway company Vysera Biomedical Limited has announced a new agreement with Merit Medical Systems Inc, a leading manufacturer and marketer of medical devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology, and gastroenterology procedures.

Local medical device developer Crospon has reason to celebrate on the double with the news that it has secured an additional €2 million in funding and that its flagship gastroenterology product has received clearance from the US Food and Drugs Administration.

The new chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum is calling for the return of hospital matrons to help in the fight against hospital acquired infections.