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Phoenix Deventures is a leading MedTech development company based in Morgan Hill, CA, specializing in providing comprehensive services for start-ups in the medical device and commercial product industries. With a team of experienced professionals, they offer a wide range of services, including development design, process development, contract manufacturing, injection molding, and prototyping. Committed to assisting start-ups at every stage of the development process, Phoenix Deventures offers expertise in design for manufacturability, verification and validation, and custom test apparatus. Their extensive capabilities and successful case studies demonstrate their ability to deliver high-quality solutions for clients in the medical device industry, while also undertaking non-medical projects.Generated from the website

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals develops and markets products that fight serious medical conditions. The company focuses on developing products that address commercial opportunities. Its main business areas encompass Gram-positive bacterial infections, hepatitis, kidney disease and nicotine addiction. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals product brands include PhosLo, Nabi-HB and Aloprim along with a number of products in various stages of clinical and pre-clinical development. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals maintains its international headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., with principal research and development offices and laboratories in Rockville, Md. The company's European headquarters, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Europe Limited, is located in Bray, Ireland.

Abbott Diabetes Care, located in Alameda, Calif., designs, develops and manufactures several glucose monitoring systems and test strips for use in both home and hospital settings. Among its brands are FreeStyle, FreeStyle Flash, Precision Xtra and Precision PCx. Abbott entered the blood glucose monitoring marketplace with the acquisition of MediSense in 1996. In 2004, the company acquired TheraSense, a leader in developing blood glucose self-monitoring devices that require very small blood samples to deliver rapid test results. ADC is a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, a global health care company devoted to the discovery of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics.