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From Clay Work to Codman - Integra Japan Manager Kohei Started as an Artist

Kohei Endo, Integra country manager, oversees distribution networks, sales and marketing, and facilities for the nascent Japan operations. Kohei’s early work establishing the Codman Specialty Surgical business in the region contributed to double-digit growth for consecutive years. Kohei explains three key factors that accelerated his career:

Integra Team Member Ashley is Proud to Help Patients Like Her Mom

When Ashley Alcorn arrives at Integra’s manufacturing plant in Cincinnati, Ohio, she is motivated by more than merely completing the tasks of the day. In 2005, her mother was in a car accident that exacerbated a condition called trigeminal neuralgia, which impacts facial and cerebral sensation. Because of her pain from the trauma, her mother was afraid to be active or even go far from home. After exploring her options, she underwent brain surgery at the Mayfield Clinic where the physicians used Integra products, such as the head clamp, to help change her life.

A Lifesaving Collaboration Built on Swiss Watch Precision

Luc Tissot, a visionary keenly attuned to the latest technological advances, created the Tissot Foundation in 1980 with the idea of applying the precision of Swiss watchmaking to other industries such as medical technologies. Coincidentally, in another part of the world, Professor Salomón Hakim, a leading neurosurgeon from Bogotá, Colombia, was looking for a way to perfect a programming system – inspired by watchmaking technologies – to regulate pressure in the brain and better treat hydrocephalus. That’s when he turned to Luc Tissot.

9/11 - We Will Never Forget

The question of where you were when the planes hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, is still being asked 20 years later even though one fourth of the U.S. population was not yet born. For those of us old enough to remember, and certainly close enough to personalize it, WE WILL NEVER FORGET. At the time, I was just about 12 years into my career in the healthcare industry focused on regenerative medicine and was a general manager of the business. As the realization of the catastrophe began to sink in, our first priority was to account for our sales representatives near the World Trade Center. Thankfully, all were safe.

Integra Engineer Ryan Shares Formula for Environmental, Health + Safety Success

Ryan Buchanio of Integra’s Mansfield, Massachusetts manufacturing site started his career following in the footsteps of an important role model, his brother. Ryan’s brother attended Massachusetts Maritime Academy, a small college, where he specialized in engineering, met meaningful contacts, and secured his first job. Upon graduating from the academy, Ryan’s brother entered the professional world as a compliance coordinator at a hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal company. After witnessing his success, Ryan was inspired to pursue his bachelor of science in marine safety & environmental protection from the same school and later obtained a certified safety & health official credential.

Integra Sales Director Eddie Brings Family Values into His Role

Eddie Cortez, area sales director of the West Coast, took a typical sales route by working at a payroll company where he learned the foundations of the job. When he joined Integra more than 12 years ago at the young age of 24, he had the opportunity of a lifetime to advance his position while learning valuable lessons along the way. He attributes his exponential career growth to the values instilled by his father that he carried forward as a parent of three. His dad was a sales trainer who preached the ‘hard skill’ and ‘soft skill’ fundamentals of sales since he was a child.

A Look Back: 25-Year History of Integra® Dermal Regeneration Template

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Integra® Dermal Regeneration Template (IDRT) for the treatment of life-threatening burns. This regulatory milestone in 1996 – the first approval with a claim of regeneration of dermal tissue – was a pivotal moment for Integra and took more than two decades of research.

Integra LifeSciences Introduces New Codman Specialty Surgical Products At AANS 2019

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: IART), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it will feature its latest innovations at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting, April 13–17, 2019 in San Diego, California.

Integra LifeSciences Announces The Approval Of DuraGen® In Japan

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART), a global leader in medical technology, announces the recent approval of DuraGen® Dural Regeneration Matrix in Japan. DuraGen is the first and only non-autologous collagen xenograft approved for use as a dural substitute in Japan.

Research Suggests that Active Leptospermum Honey May Be a Viable Treatment for Partial Thickness Burns

Integra LifeSciences’ MediHoney®, an Active Leptospermum Honey (ALH) dressing for wounds and burns, was the chosen treatment for a prospective assessment of MediHoney conducted by collaborating researchers at West Penn Hospital Burn Center and West Virginia University, Department of Psychology. During the study, seven researchers set out to determine the time-to-heal, patient satisfaction and cost of treatment after applying ALH gel to patients with partial thickness facial burns.

Integra LifeSciences Selected for Healogics iSupply℠ Program

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART), a leading global medical technology company, today announced it has been selected as a primary provider for cellular-based tissue products within Healogics® Inc. new iSupply program. This program is exclusively available to Healogics’ hospital partners and is focused on ensuring hospitals and patients receive the best value from wound care products commonly used in Wound Care Centers® and other sites of care.

AlloSource and Integra LifeSciences Announce Anchor Gifts to Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors' Never Alone Campaign

AlloSource, one of the nation's largest providers of cellular and tissue allografts, and Integra LifeSciences, a leading global medical technology company, today announced anchor gift donations to the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors' Never Alone Campaign. The campaign is dedicated to raising money for strategic initiatives that will enable the Phoenix Society to provide a community of support, as well as resources and tools, for burn survivors and their families.