Photo: #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.
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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)

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Minnesota tries to keep a med tech edge

Broadcast: Midmorning, 03/06/2008, 9:06 a.m.

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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?

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  • 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.

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