Press Releases
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ViVitro Labs Announces Appointment of New General Manager
October 17, 2012 (Victoria, B.C.): ViVitro Labs is pleased to announce that Kito Tosetti has accepted the role of General Manager effective immediately. Recognized by the medical device and cardiovascular industries as an authority in cardiovascular device testing, ViVitro extends its history of strong leadership with Mr. Tosetti in place to navigate its next stage of growth. Read complete press release…
Heart Valve Testing Specialists, ViVitro Labs, Wins Business Excellence Award for Professional Services
April 19, 2012 (Victoria, B.C.) – ViVitro Labs is honored to be the recipient of the 2012 Business Excellence Award for Professional Services, sponsored by the Business Examiner. Recognizing a company that demonstrates achievements in its industry and contributes to the local business community’s recognition and prosperity, this award reflects the strength and combined expertise of the ViVitro team. ViVitro Labs enjoys a global presence and world renown for their prosthetic heart valve test equipment, laboratory services, and custom engineering services that enable the industry’s most advanced cardiovascular devices to be tested for safety, efficacy, and regulatory approval. Read complete press release
Heart Valve Testing Specialists, ViVitro Labs, Granted Accreditation ISO/IEC 17025:2005 by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
January 25, 2012 (Victoria, B.C.) - ViVitro Labs Inc., a global provider of cardiovascular device testing equipment and laboratory services, announces that its Laboratory Services headquartered in Victoria, B.C. has been accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) to perform Laboratory testing for ISO 5840 Cardiovascular Implants – Cardiac Valve Prostheses Annex L and M in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005, the most recognized standard for competence of testing in the industry. Read complete press release
Legendary ViVitro SuperPump Enhanced to Provide Unsurpassed Accuracy in the Testing of Surgical and Transcatheter Heart Valves, for Function and Fatigue Testing
September 13, 2011 (Victoria, B.C.)- ViVitro Labs Inc., a global provider of cardiovascular device testing equipment and laboratory services, announces the release of the next generation of their legendary SuperPump, the SuperPump AR. Assisted by their affiliate company, Starfish Medical Inc., the ViVitro SuperPump, the world’s most widely used and accurate physiological mimicking positive displacement pump, has been redesigned and enhanced with the latest technology available. The ViVitro SuperPump AR is the first in a series of advanced prosthetic heart valve and other cardiovascular device testing equipment being developed by ViVitro. Read complete press release
ViVitro Labs Inc. and Medical Implant Mechanics LLC Partner to Provide Comprehensive Cardiovascular Product Testing Services
March 2, 2011 (Victoria, B.C.) – ViVitro Labs Inc. and Medical Implant Mechanics LLC (MIM) today announced a partnership to provide comprehensive product testing services for the cardiovascular device industry. Recognizing that current medical device development employs a combination of novel materials and complex design, the new partnership affords the collaborative expertise required to provide meaningful advice and quality results. Addressing the challenge to attain regulatory approval for the latest advances in product development, the combined experience and knowledge base of ViVitro Labs and Medical Implant Mechanics offers a proven and significant means to expedite the process. Read complete press release
Satya Karri, Ph.D. takes role as Director of Laboratory Services at ViVitro Labs
September 22, 2010 (Victoria, B.C.) – ViVitro Labs Inc. is very pleased to announce that Satya Karri, Ph.D. has accepted the role of Laboratory Director effective immediately.
With extensive experience in cardiovascular hemodynamic research Satya brings a wealth of biomedical and mechanical engineering knowledge. Satya received a Doctorate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. Satya has numerous publications in the area of advanced experimental hemodynamic and computational fluid dynamics of medical devices. Satya developed a state of the art flow diagnostics laboratory at James Madison University as a Post Doctoral Research Associate and previously spent five years as a graduate research assistant at the acclaimed AEThER – Advanced Experimental Thermofluid Engineering Research Lab in Blacksburg, VA. Read complete press release
ViVitro Labs expands laboratory operations for heart valve testing and devices
April 20, 2010 (Victoria B.C.) – Meeting the growing demand for heart valve testing and products, ViVitro Labs, Inc. is pleased to announce the expansion of its laboratory testing operations. Fully equipped and compliant with the most stringent industry requirements, this expansion significantly increases the scope of testing offered by ViVitro Labs, poising the company for future growth. Read complete press release
David Mester takes over GM role at ViVitro Labs
ViVitro Labs is pleased to annouce that David Mester has accepted the role of General Manager effective immediately. … “We are delighted to have attracted a candidate of David’s stature to ViVitro Labs,” said Scott Phillips, president of the StarFish Group. Read complete press release
Starfish Acquires the Assets of ViVitro
March 3, 2009 (Victoria, B.C.) – StarFish Medical today announced that it has purchased the product lines of ViVitro Systems Inc., a 25-year old, privately held Victoria company. ViVitro offers industry leading prosthetic heart valve test equipment and related testing and consulting services worldwide. The agreement ensures continuity for the company’s customers and holds a promising future for the further development of the product line and testing services. ViVitro equipment will continue to be sold under the current brand. Read complete press release
