Tiny metal parts such as the one in the upper left of this photo are the product of technology called micromachining. The miniature components go into medical devices. (MPR Photo/Tim Post)
Minnesota tries to keep a med tech edge
Broadcast: Midmorning, 03/06/2008, 9:06 a.m.
If you work in the medical technology or bioscience field, chances are you work for a small company. An alliance of the state and private sector attempts to nurture smaller companies with the next big ideas. But do these incubators really work?
Guests
Dale Wahlstrom: CEO and acting chairman of the board of the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota.
Steve Mertens: Senior vice president, research and development at Boston Scientific.
Bob Hansen: CEO and founder of Electromed, based in New Prague.







