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Verasonics designs and sells the state-of-the-art Vantage ultrasound research systems for academic and commercial investigators.

The Focused Ultrasound Foundation was created to improve the lives of millions of people with serious medical disorders by accelerating the development and adoption of focused ultrasound.

Established in Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Shanghai, China in 2014, Acoustic Life Science Co., Ltd. (ALS) is a high-tech company dedicated to the research, development, production and application of advanced medical ultrasound technology. With expertise on composite and single crystal technology, ALS is specialized on high-end medical imaging ultrasound probes including high frequency transducer and imaging catheter.

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At Acertara we are focused on advancing both the science and application of diagnostic ultrasound. From our unique and patented ultrasound probe testing devices, our ISO 17025:2005 accredited FDA and IEC acoustic power testing services and materials analysis, to our ISO 13485:2003 certified ultrasound probe repair laboratory, we insure the proper operation and safety of probes in clinical use. Acertara is advancing the Sonora Medical Systems legacy of extending the reach of probe repair into the most complex and expensive probes on the market - all with the goal of simultaneously reducing the costs associated with maintaining these device, while ensuring both patient and user safety, and the clinical integrity of the ultrasound examination.

Established in Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Shanghai, China in 2014, Acoustic Life Science Co., Ltd. (ALS) is a high-tech company dedicated to the research, development, production and application of advanced medical ultrasound technology. With expertise on composite and single crystal technology, ALS is specialized on high-end medical imaging ultrasound probes including high frequency transducer and imaging catheter.

Advanced Modular Systems Inc. (also known as AMSystems, or AMS, Inc.) is a world leader in manufacturing of deposition systems for Piezoelectric Aluminum Nitride (AlN) and doped-AlN thin films used in FBAR/BAW filters made for cell phones and other wireless applications. AMSystems designs, manufactures and services thin film processing equipment for the coating and ion mill trimming

Manufacturer of advanced and open platform phased array ultrasonic instruments. Latest technology includes Full Matrix Capture (FMC) and Total Focusing Method (TFM) for high resolution ultrasonic imaging. Standard phased array configurations include 16/16, 32/32, 16/128, 32/128, 64/64, 128/128, 256/256. Customize your phased array solution today with our compact, yet advanced modules!

Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) provides an advanced forum on all aspects of applied natural sciences. It publishes reviews, research papers and communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. The journal covers all aspects of applied biology, applied chemistry, applied physics, and applied engineering. It has eight Sections: "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanoscience", "Optics and Lasers", "Acoustics", "Chemistry", "Materials", "Energy", "Mechanical Engineering" and "Computer Science and Electrical Engineering".

Cephasonics is a medical- and industrial-device technology leader utilizing ultrasound and the power of the cloud to bring about the ubiquitous adoption of ultrasound-based measurement products that improve the quality of life. Launched with a management buyout in March 2012 and headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Cephasonics’ ultrasound technology, including its AutoFocus™ beamforming technology, has won multiple industry awards for innovation.

For over 30 years, CIRS has manufactured a wide range of ultrasound products for quality assurance, training and demonstration. Products such as our Biometric Fetal Phantom, Vascular Access Training Kits and Thyroid Biopsy Phantom provide users with a realistic tool to learn general scan techniques or practice ultrasound-guided interventional procedures. CIRS has several quality assurance phantoms and technical staff that can assist your facility in establishing a routine quality assurance program.

Clarius is the only Handheld Wireless Ultrasound Scanner that doesn't compromise on image quality. It produces high resolution ultrasound images that are displayed on most iOS or Android smart devices. www.clarius.me.

Electronics & Innovation Ltd, E&I, is a world leader in providing rugged and reliable RF power amplifiers. E&I designs and manufactures RF broadband power amplifiers, phased array systems, impedance matching and variable transformers, and CUSTOM RF solutions. In addition to our standard product lines, we offer custom modules and pallets - designed specifically to fulfill your OEM requirements. Operating globally and continuing to expand our technology, E&I is committed to providing RF power solutions of the highest quality, durability and ruggedness.

The Focused Ultrasound Foundation was created to improve the lives of millions of people with serious medical disorders by accelerating the development and adoption of focused ultrasound.

With its structure, starting with theoretical observations in application-specific simulations, transducer development and modular ultrasound systems including innovative software solutions, right up to signal processing, the main department Ultrasound of the Fraunhofer IBMT covers the whole range of competences for system solutions in medical, biotechnological and technical applications. With more than 40 members of staff in three business areas, and five highly specialized working groups, it is the largest ultrasound research unit in Europe. The competences of the working groups are based on more than 25 years of experience.

FUJIFILM VisualSonics, the undisputed world leader in real-time, in vivo, high-resolution, micro-imaging systems, providing modalities specifically designed for preclinical research. These cutting edge technologies allow researchers to conduct research in cardiovascular, cancer and neurobiology areas. VisualSonics platforms combine high-resolution, real-time in vivo imaging at a reasonable cost with ease-of-use and quantifiable results.

HTP-MEDS/Hitachi Cable America specializes in complete, in-house solutions for medical tubing applications and products. We can take a print of a multi-lumen tube, design the tooling, cut the tooling in our CNC machine shop, extrude the tube, and make whatever adjustments necessary. This includes the capability to design, manufacture, and prove new screw designs in-house whenever we encounter a new material. You bring the idea and we'll make it a reality.

IMASONIC is an independent, privately-owned company that develops and produces ultrasonic transducers for health and safety applications. Since its creation in 1989, IMASONIC has been contributing to improving ultrasonic technology by designing and manufacturing transducers based on customer's requirements for medical (HIFU, diagnosis and monitoring) and industrial applications (NDT and measurement). Located in France, the company has 95 employees.

Kolo Medical has developed a portfolio of ultrasound transducers using CMUT technology. We plan to display them and have both a clinical ultrasound system and research system in our booth.

Digital Holography Microscope (DHM) as MEMS analyzer and real-time 3D topography inspection tool. DHM is specialized for full field of view 3D topography measurement for MEMS/Ultrasound device upto 25MHz at pm out-of-plane resolution.

Malvern Panalytical's advanced technologies help characterize materials from nanobubbles to proteins, nanometrology to drug products. Characterize your materials with confidence. Products include Light Scattering, Resonant Mass Measurement, Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, X-ray Diffraction, X-ray Fluorescence, Chromatography, Rheology and more.

50+ years of experience in manufacturing high quality piezoelectric ceramics. Meggitt A/S aim at providing materials and components with the highest possible reproducibility of properties and parameters, and to obtain the lowest aging rates in the industry. This strategy enables customers to optimize design and improve performance and production flow.

NdtXducer

NdtXducer is an independent, privately owned company dedicated to provide advanced products. We design and manufacture state-of-the-art ultrasonic transducers and accessories for academic research and industrial NDT applications. Our ultrasonic transducers cover the frequency range from 40kHz and up to 250MHz. We develop custom ultrasonic transducers for scientific, semiconductor, material analysis and medical applications. As a company, we are always motivated to answer many demanding manufacturing and engineering challenges to ensure quality customer service.

ONDA is the global leader in ultrasound measurement instrumentation & services. Our products are used to acoustically test devices in the medical, industrial, and electronic markets. Over 3,000 hydrophones have been used around the world to support a broad range of applications including medical imaging, therapeutic ultrasound, ultrasonic cleaning, and non-destructive testing. Onda also provides services to design, develop, test, calibrate, and manufacture the most complex ultrasonic devices.

Polytec is the market leader for non-contact, laser based vibration, and velocity measurement instrumentation. Our innovative solutions, which have inherent properties that are perfect for testing a huge range of ultrasonic actuators, motors and devices, allow our customers to maintain their own technical leadership across many fields.

Hydrophones, transducer, acoustic measurement tanks and acoustic absorbers in the 0.5-60MHz frequency range

PreXion Corporation specializes in research and development of medical imaging solutions. Since when we started in 2007, we have been developing and distributing mainly Dental Cone Beam CT scanners around the globe. With our accumulated knowledge in medical imaging systems, in 2015, we developed a commercial Near infrared LED-based photoacoustic imaging system, which is first of its kind in the world. We are committed to develop new technologies continuously and contribute to improve the quality of healthcare through the company philosophy "Make it visible".

PZFlex has been at the cutting edge of product design and analysis for over 20 years. Heavily used by leading global companies and universities, PZFlex allows engineers to run accurate simulations in drastically reduced time-frames, driving the need for physical prototypes down and accelerating product design cycles.

scia Systems is a full range supplier of advanced ion beam and plasma processing equipment. The systems are applicable for coating and etching processes in the production of microelectronics, MEMS and precision optical components, in both, high volume production as well as research and development environments.

Sonic Concepts, Inc. manufactures high-power, wide-bandwidth ultrasound transducers and related equipment. SCI supplies single- or multi-element transducers, as well as annular, linear, and 2D arrays, transmit electronics, passive cavitation detectors, high-intensity hydrophones, radiation force balances, water degassing equipment, and more. SCI supports customer orders from initial prototyping into full-scale production.

SonoVol's robotic preclinical imaging system will be exhibited at this year's meeting. The system enables whole-body rodent imaging at 35 MHz (b-mode) as well as microbubble enhanced Acoustic Angiography mode. This tool also enables customers to test their own transducers within our preclinical imaging platform.

Sound Technology, Inc

Sound Technology develops and manufactures OEM ultrasound transducers. The transducers are ergonomically designed to maximize comfort for the sonographers, physicians, and patients, even in the most demanding clinical settings. Our flexible design and manufacturing processes allow us to offer a complete portfolio of diagnostic medical ultrasound transducers.

S-Sharp provides cutting edge solutions to preclinical and clinical research ultrasound. Our core competence is the ability to leverage advanced electronics technologies to address our customer?s needs by providing programmability, power and speed. Please visit us to know more about our new products for imaging and therapeutic applications.

Us4us Ltd. will display the following products and solutions: * advanced ultrasonic research systems featuring a direct RF processing on GPUs; * OEM board level solution for low-power ultrasound scanners with raw RF data acquisition and advanced processing; * services for R&D, medical product development and CE certification.

Verasonics designs and sells the state-of-the-art Vantage ultrasound research systems for academic and commercial investigators. With patented software-beamforming for unparalleled flexibility, Vantage systems simplify the process of collecting and analyzing acoustic data to facilitate accelerated research and development and pioneer new applications in biomedical diagnosis and therapy and materials science.

The Advanced Research Department of VERMON SA, France is having long expertise in Ultrasound Transducer Technologies. Our team of experienced Researchers is providing our partners and clients with support and prototypes in various domains such as piezoelectric (composites and single crystals) transducers, cMUTs and piezoelectric energy harvesting devices.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd provides R&D and innovation services in microacoustics, ultrasonics, MEMS, Piezo-MEMS and other fields of microelectronics. We present our capabilities ranging from materials, design and advanced modelling to process development, prototyping and small-scale manufacturing using the Micronova cleanroom facility is Espoo, Finland.

WinProbe was founded on the idea that the ultimate ultrasonic scanner could be produced with a personal computer and when paired with a single, large, Field Programmable Gate Array chip, the product would attain:Cost Leadership,Optimal Size, Maximum Functionality, Maximum Upgradability, Ultimate Reliability. This idea is now realized in the product line called the UltraVision.