Rob Albert appointed Chief Executive Officer of B. Braun of America Inc.
The Board of Directors of B. Braun of America Inc. (“B. Braun of America”) announced that they have appointed Rob Albert as Chief Executive Officer of B. Braun of America, succeeding Jean-Claude Dubacher who is taking on global management responsibilities, while remaining Chairman of the Board of B. Braun of America. Albert’s appointment will be effective April 1, 2024.
Albert joined the company in 1984 as a manufacturing supervisor in operations. In his nearly 40 years with the organization, he has held roles in Operations, Sales and Marketing. He has served as Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of B. Braun of America’s subsidiary, B. Braun Medical Inc., since 2012.
Throughout his career, Albert has been active in both industry and community leadership roles. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Association for Accessible Medicines and the Chairman of the Foundation Board of Northampton Community College. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Marketing from Clarion University.
Midmark Synthesis Wall-Hung Cabinetry wins international design award
Midmark Corp. announced that its Synthesis Wall-Hung Cabinetry earned the internationally renowned GOOD DESIGN Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design.
Selected as a winner in the furniture category for innovative and cutting-edge design, the Midmark Synthesis Cabinetry Collection is designed specifically for the clinical environment to help enhance workflow, ergonomics, technology integration and infection prevention at the point of care. Synthesis Wall-Hung Cabinetry improves ergonomic reach and visibility while helping enhance storage efficiency and infection prevention.
Synthesis Wall-Hung Cabinetry features base and tall cabinets that better position the most-used areas of storage for easier reach by physicians and staff. For instance, the lower upper height and thinner depth of the cabinets improve access to storage with less reach and lean required. Additionally, the use of gravity-fed, angled flow-shelving improves visibility and access to supplies, even for items stored toward the back of the cabinet.
BD, Techcyte collaborate, offering digital cervical cytology system
BD and Techcyte, a world leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital diagnostics, announced a strategic collaboration agreement to offer an AI-based algorithm that guides cytologists and pathologists to efficiently and effectively identify evidence of cervical cancer and precancer using whole-slide imaging.
The agreement enables BD to deliver a complete solution that aims to reduce the potential for human error and enable greater throughput, so that labs can achieve their results with greater standardization, reproducibility, and efficiency from a Pap test, also known as a Pap smear.
Traditionally, Pap tests have been conducted by taking a sample from a patient and placing it on a glass slide that is visually evaluated by a cytotechnologist or pathologist using a microscope.
With the digital cervical cytology system, the samples can be scanned, converted to a digital slide image, and then reviewed on a computer monitor in a lab or from a remote location. In addition, the digital cervical cytology system uses an AI-based algorithm to prioritize and present clinically relevant cells for visual evaluation.