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6 HE ALTH • Fall 2021 said Bret Christensen, chief commercial officer of Insulet, in a statement. Insulet's Australian launch is part of a global expansion plan, which already has added European and Middle Eastern markets to its portfolio. Hopkinton biotech partners with San Francisco tech firm Lykan Bioscience, a Hopkinton man- ufacturer specializing in cell-based therapies, announced Thursday a part- nership with San Francisco software company Vineti. Health Care Br iefs and Hispanic women preventing them from receiving the same quality health care as white women. Black communities have been statis- tically more impacted by COVID-19. Black women receive lower preventative screening rates, are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer, and twice as likely to die from cervical cancer as white women in the U.S., according to Hologic's announcement. Beacon MedTech Solutions names Jabil exec. as new president Beacon MedTech Solutions in Lancaster, formerly known as Built Rite-Reliance & LSR Engineering, announced in August it has named Michael McGee as its new president. McGee most recently served as cor- porate director of technology and R&D for Nypro Inc., now Jabil Healthcare, headquartered in Florida with a signifi- cant presence in Clinton. Beacon MedTech is part of Beacon Manufacturing Group, an engineering and innovation company special- izing in precision molded products, assembled compo- nents and contract manufacturing services. McGee holds a bachelor's degree from Worcester State University and a master's degree from Harvard University in Cambridge. He has served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Beacon MedTech did not clarify morning how the president position became available. UMass Medical School to require COVID vaccine UMass Medical School in Worcester announced on Aug. 11 it plans to require that all faculty, staff and stu- dents receive the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 7, after which those who are non- compliant will have their ID badge deactivated. Those who have not received at least one dose by that time may potentially be fired or face other ramifications. The vaccine requirement for employ- ees, the school said, aligns with a vacci- nation requirement already in place for students. The requirement will apply to all vendors and visitors on campus, as well as UMass Medical employees who work remotely or in a hybrid model. The school said it would consider medical and religious accommodations. In its announcement UMass Medical said all faculty, staff and students will still be required to follow campus COVID-19 regulations, regardless of vaccination status, including masking indoors and participating in what the school called surveillance testing for those who come to campus. Insulet furthers global expansion into Australia Acton insulin technology delivery Insulet Corp. launched its Omnipod Dash Insulin Management System in Australia on Aug. 11. The Omnipod technology offers peo- ple with diabetes a waterproof, wear- able insulin pump, and is the first of its kind to become available in Australia. "Omnipod DASH will offer insulin- requiring Australians the freedom, f lexibility, and discretion needed to simplify their diabetes management," Continued from Page 5 There is a place where knowledge is created through daily discoveries, breakthroughs and innovation. Where questions are posed and answers are found. Where the boundaries of medicine are advanced and people are healed. Welcome to relentless. ummhealth.org 855-UMASS-MD ALWAYS FIGHT. NEVER QUIT. THE RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF HEALING Michael McGee, president of Beacon MedTech Solutions Insulet President & CEO Shacey Petrovic

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