Press Release
For Immediate Release, April 23, 2003
MRI Cardiac Services Receives STAR Grant
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The North Carolina Strategic Technology Applied Research (STAR) program announced today the award of a $20,000 grant to MRI Cardiac Services(MRICS) project to enhance software to assist in the diagnosis of reduced blood flow to the heart muscle know as myocardial ischemia. The grant is a matching grant to the company and to Wake Forest University School of Medicine who will collaborate with the company on the project.
The STAR program was created with funding provided by the Appalacian Regional Commission to encourage and facilitate applied research activities between universities and businesses in North Carolina. Grants are to support the development and commercialization of innovative processes, products and services which have potential for significant economic impact.
Scott Huber, President of MRI Cardiac Services said, “ I want to thank the Appalachian Regional Commission and the STAR program for funding grants such as these that facilitate that commercialization of significant technology being developed in the universities and medical schools in North Carolina. We are pleased to have been chosen to receive this grant and look forward to working with Wake Forest Medical School on taking another step toward moving this important research to market.”
MRI Cardiac Services headquartered in Winston-Salem is a provider of medical image management devices for the real time visualization and analysis of medical images. The company's technology is used by radiologists and cardiologists and transforms large quantities of cardiovascular images produced by cardiac MRI and CT procedures into actionable diagnostic information. For more information, visit http://www.provaimages.com.
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is an academic health system comprised of North Carolina Baptist Hospital and Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which operates the university’s School of Medicine and its other related enterprises including the Piedmont Triad Research Park. The Medical School is ranked 4th in the Southeastern United States in revenues from its licensed intellectual property.
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is an academic health system comprised of North Carolina Baptist Hospital and Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which operates the university’s School of Medicine and its other related enterprises including the Piedmont Triad Research Park. The Medical School is ranked 4th in the Southeastern United States in revenues from its licensed intellectual property.