A Medical Device Daily

Comtech Telecommunications (Melville, New York) said its New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST, has received a follow-on contract award valued at $2.4 million for solid state high power RF amplifiers from an unnamed “major domestic medical instrumentation provider.”

The amplifiers are used by the world’s largest supplier of image-guided radiotherapy and image-guided intensity modulated radiation therapy medical equipment providing advanced approaches for the treatment of cancer. These advanced forms of treatment deliver versatile complex doses of radiation at greater speed and accuracy thereby minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue, according to Comtech.

Fred Kornberg, president/CEO of Comtech Telecommunications, said “Our RF microwave amplifier segment continues to be a leading supplier of solid state high power amplifiers to a broad customer base. This award demonstrates Comtech’s technical strength in high power amplifier technology for medical instrumentation uses, as well as the performance and quality of the Comtech PST product line.”

In other contract news: Reflect Scientific (Orem, Utah) reported that Image Labs International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reflect, has been awarded a contract totaling more than $1 million to provide the company’s imaging systems to a major unnamed customer. This is the second order from this customer for these systems that are scheduled to ship within the next eight weeks.

“The imaging systems are being sold under our Key Customer Program which provides added value to customers that request other services in addition to the equipment. We are excited to see the continued confidence this major customer has in the Image Labs technology and our dedicated development and support team,” said Brian Smithgall, managing director, Image Labs International.

In grants news: A bill expanding Colorado’s Bioscience Discoveries Grant Program passed the state House by an initial voice vote on Tuesday. House Bill 1001, sponsored by Rep. Jim Riesberg (D-Greeley), will make $26.5 million available in grants over the next five years. HB 1001 will provide as much as $150,000 per project to Colorado research institutions, accelerating the development of new technologies and new Colorado-based companies; plus it will also make up to $250,000 available to early stage, Colorado-based companies.