FUJIFILM VisualSonics
FUJIFILM VisualSonics Inc. (originally VisualSonics Inc.) is a biomedical company focused on the commercialization of high-frequency ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging equipment for research purposes. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada (with European headquarters in Amsterdam).[1]
History
[edit]VisualSonics was founded in 1999 by Stuart Foster,[2] Medical Physicist out of Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto. Dr. Foster's laboratory had been focused on developing a higher frequency ultrasound system since 1983 in order to better study mouse models of human disease.[3] In 2010 the company was acquired by the American clinical ultrasound company, SonoSite Inc.[4] (based in Bothell, WA). In 2012, FUJIFILM Holdings acquired SonoSite Inc.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bloomberg - Company Overview of VisualSonics, Inc". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "Bloomberg - F. Stuart Foster". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ Jones, Kristie (2016-06-10). "World's first ultra-high frequency ultrasound". Hospital News. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "SonoSite completes $69.5M acquisition of VisualSonics". Health Imaging. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "Fujifilm powers medical unit with $753 million Sonosite buy". Reuters. 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2019-02-27.