ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor SPARK said it recently attracted InTouch Health to locate a research and development operation at Valley Ranch Business Park in Pittsfield Township. Ann Arbor SPARK provided site selection and talent recruitment support to InTouch Health.
“InTouch Health chose Ann Arbor because of its rich software development talent pool, including experienced and new college graduates, as well as the region’s concentration of robotics companies,” said Michael A. Finney, Ann Arbor SPARK president and CEO.
InTouch Health is a privately held robotics technology company based in Santa Barbara, California. It develops, manufactures and markets Remote Presence Technology. InTouch Health’s world-class medical robotics team has more than 50 patents and patents pending for its technology, products and solutions.
“The software and technical talent throughout the Ann Arbor region will enable InTouch Health to ramp up our operations quickly, and hit the ground running,” said Dan Weigel, Director of Human Resources for InTouch Health. “The team of software developers and related staff at the InTouch Health Ann Arbor location will work closely with our Santa Barbara office on product development and customer support.”
InTouch Health helps partner hospitals transform their care delivery process with innovative healthcare models, leading to improved quality of care. Over one network, through a single interface, physicians can access a range of FDA-cleared Remote Presence devices to provide care into ED’s, ICU’s, patient wards, operating and procedure rooms.
InTouch Health has already developed a presence in the state of Michigan with over 45 Remote Presence endpoints located in hospitals across the state. Additionally, Michigan’s largest venture capital firm, Beringea, was one of InTouch Health?s earliest and ongoing investors which most recently invested $6 million through its InvestMichigan! Growth Capital Fund.
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