NuMED, Inc. is a manufacturer of catheters for children with congenital heart disease. These catheters are used by interventional pediatric cardiologists throughout the world. Located in the scenic Adirondack foothills, in Hopkinton, New York, they are responsible for the design, feasibility testing, FDA testing, and introduction of many catheter designs, including the Tyshak® and Z-MED™ Dilatation Catheters, along with a number of custom designed catheters. NuMED utilizes its own extrusion facility for extremely fast turnaround times and has the ability to bring a project from the conceptual phase into full production with documentation and FDA GMP requirements in place.

Please meet... Allen J. Tower, President & CEO of NuMED. When Mr. Tower was considering locations for his facility in 1982, he believed that technology had made the world a much smaller place -- so, being next to a research hospital or in a city no longer seemed necessary for success. His search brought him to the foothills of the Adirondacks where he recently put the finishing touches on his log cabin on the banks of the beautiful St. Regis River. "This is an outstanding location for someone who wants to get away from the traffic, and the costs, of doing business in the city. I can be more competitive because of the lower costs associated with doing business here -- after all, when you add everything up, it's what's left over that counts."

Upstate USA, Inc. is an international leader in providing bioreagent products to academic and industrial cell signaling investigators. This rapidly growing, dynamic company, operates from several locations in the U.S. and abroad, developing the most innovative products, technology platforms and services based on cell signaling for accelerating life science research and drug discovery. Since their inception, Upstate has focused on providing innovative solutions for cell signaling -- building a reputation for developing the most thoroughly characterized and highest quality reagents, kits and services. Their commitment to the advancement of science has led to products that are first to market, most recently with KinaseProfiler™ Service for kinase activity screening, and Beadlyte™ Multiplex Cytokine detection kits for the Luminex™ detection technology.

In the past year, Upstate USA, Inc. has added over 350 new products and services to their product offerings, including new kinases, substrates and modification state-specific antibodies. In addition, they have introduced additional Beadlyte™ products to simultaneously measure the level of multiple cytokines in a single microwell.

Please meet… Dr. John Hopkinson, Vice President/General Manager, Lake Placid Operations of Upstate USA, Inc.. Dr. Hopkinson realizes his company’s Adirondack location helps in several key areas – employee recruitment and business to business partnerships. “With these surroundings, we can more easily recruit the top talent we need, keep them here with a modern facility that overlooks the high peaks of Lake Placid, and at a cost of living that is very competitive.” Strong business relationships with such critical partners as courier/shipping services, service technicians, and other biotech/biomed businesses is another benefit found in the small Adirondack community, “I am able to get my refrigerators repaired in the middle of the night. I just wouldn’t have that relationship if I was in a fishbowl with hundreds of other companies.”

Bionique Testing Laboratories, Inc. has found a wonderful business location in the Adirondack Park. Bionique's primary focus is mycoplasmal testing -- providing contract testing to pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, media/sera manufacturers and research institutions throughout the United States and Canada. That market is easily serviced by their Adirondack location, and the beauty of the area serves as a magnet for attracting highly skilled professional employees.

Please meet... Daniel J. Lundin, President of Bionique. "The Adirondack Park is a conducive location for environmentally friendly technology based businesses, especially those serving the biopharma industry. Bioentrepreneurs who are attracted to the great outdoors and associated sports activities, yet desire to be serious players in the biopharma arena, should give serious thought to locating their start up biotech initiatives in this New York wonderland known as the Adirondacks."

Trudeau Institute is an independent, not-for-profit biomedical research institute located in Saranac Lake, New York. The goal of its research program is to understand the functions of the body's immune system, and to learn how to strengthen these functions to fight tuberculosis, cancer, AIDS-related infections and other life-threatening diseases. The Institute, with a $35 million endowment and a $12.5 million annual operating budget, has an internationally recognized staff of 110.

Please meet... Sandy Waters, Network Administrator at Trudeau. When she was a child, Sandy's father would bring her fishing in the Adirondacks. Her dream was to, one day, own a camp in this beautiful area. "I was so lucky to realize even more than that. Now, I'm living my dream." Sandy was hired with Trudeau and lives with her family in the Saranac Lake community. "Anyone who enjoys the outdoors, wants a safe place to raise their kids and doesn't mind winter would love it here. It is an absolutely phenomenal place to be."

Wyeth is a research-based, global pharmaceutical company responsible for the discovery and development of some of today’s most innovative medicines. Their location in Rouses Point is the largest pharmaceutical conversion plant in the United States. Producing recognized over-the-counter drugs and some of the best-selling ethical drugs on the market, they manufacture and package all dosage forms, from solid dosage to sterile fills.

For more information on this dynamic North Country company, visit their website at www.wyeth.com/careers/rouses_point.asp.

Other companies in the biotech/biomedical fields located in the region include,
Tyco Healthcare … www.tycohealthcare.com
Wyeth Research … www.wyeth.com/divisions/wyt_research.asp
Lomir Biomedical (distributor) … www.lomir.com
Medisca … www.medisca.com

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