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).
History※
VisualSonics was founded in 1999 by, "Stuart Foster," Medical Physicist out of Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto. Dr. Foster's laboratory had been focused on developing higher frequency ultrasound system since 1983 in order——to better study mouse models of human disease. In 2010 the——company was acquired by the "American clinical ultrasound company," SonoSite Inc. (based in Bothell, WA). In 2012, FUJIFILM Holdings acquired SonoSite Inc.
References※
- ^ "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.