Medaphor North America expands US sales team

RNS Number : 1957D

Medaphor Group PLC

05 July 2016

 

MedaPhor Group plc

("MedaPhor" or the "Group" or the "Company")

Medaphor North America expands US sales team

San Diego, USA; 5th July 2016: MedaPhor North America Inc., a subsidiary of MedaPhor Group plc (AIM: MED) ('MedaPhor') the global provider of advanced ultrasound skills training simulators for medical professionals, today announces that it has expanded its sale team in the US with the addition of two new business development managers, Craig Coggins and Joe Hostetter. Craig will look after MedaPhor customers in the West Coast, whilst Joe will look after customers in the North East.

Craig, an ex-United States Air Force cardiology instructor with over 24 years' experience as a clinical specialist and sales specialist in diagnostic imaging, commented:

"Ultrasound is my first love and education is a close second, so MedaPhor was an obvious fit for me. I had been monitoring the ultrasound simulation market since the early nineties and when I saw ScanTrainer I immediately knew it was the solution the market had been waiting for - it's in a class of its own and I am excited to be a part of it."

Joe, a qualified sonographer with over 20 years' experience selling market-leading ultrasound systems to hospitals in the US, said:

"I am excited to bring my 20 years industry experience to MedaPhor. It is a rare opportunity to combine my experience as a sonographer and ultrasound educator and represent a product that is revolutionising ultrasound training for physicians and sonographers throughout the US."

Iain Dunbar, MedaPhor's International Sales Manager, concluded:

"Craig and Joe join MedaPhor at a very exciting time for the company. We have built a very strong team in North America and we are certain they will be major contributors to the growth of our business."

Enquiries:

MedaPhor Group plc	www.medaphor.com
Stuart Gall, CEO	Tel: [phone]
Cenkos Securities	Tel:  [phone]
Bobbie Hilliam (Nominated Adviser)
Julian Morse (Corporate Broking)
Walbrook PR	Tel: [phone] or [e-mail]
Paul McManus / Anna Dunphy	Mob: [phone] / Mob: [phone]

About MedaPhor

MedaPhor (AIM: MED) is a global provider of advanced ultrasound skills training simulators for medical professionals. Founded in 2004, the Company is headquartered in Cardiff, UK and San Diego, USA, with customers in over 16 countries across the world.

ScanTrainer Professional, MedaPhor's market-leading ultrasound skills training simulator, offers a realistic ultrasound scanning learning experience that combines 'real-feel' haptic technology with real full anatomy patient scans, real-time one-to-one expert guidance and curriculum based teaching. The system offers trainees a flexible self-learning experience without the need for patients and with minimal requirement for expert supervision - making ScanTrainer Professional both resource efficient and highly cost effective. 

ScanTrainer Professional's subscription-based Cloud 2 service offers ScanTrainer users access to the Case Generation Engine, which enables them to upload and publish their own patient scans and share these with other Cloud 2 subscribers within their organisation or around the world. Cloud Case Library offers users flexible cloud-access to a growing library of over 200 normal and abnormal cases created using real patient scans.

For more information, please visit www.medaphor.com, follow us on Twitter @ScanTrainer, join our LinkedIn Company Page, or like us on Facebook. 

 

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