Tornado Medical Systems on a hiring spree in Thunder Bay

Tornado Medical Systems (TMS) is recruiting senior and junior software developers, senior and junior electrical, mechanical and optical engineers, and experienced engineering project managers for its Thunder Bay product development team.

“We have established strong ties with the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI), including formal R&D collaborations, to develop two novel medical imaging devices,” said Stefan Larson, CEO of Tornado Medical Systems. “Our work together was recognized last year by Industry Canada through the award of two separate funding grants from the Precarn Technology Gap program - the first time in the program’s history that one company has received two simultaneous awards.”

In August 2010, in partnership with Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), TMS announced the establishment of a new state-of-the-art product development facility in Thunder Bay.

“It’s now time to fill our new home with the scientists and engineers who will develop and build the next generation of Tornado’s medical devices and bring them to the global market,” Larson said.

“This is a clear example of how far our scientists at TBRRI have come with their research. We have leading medical imaging devices ready for development and that research is now generating jobs in Thunder Bay,” said Michael Power, CEO, TBRRI. “This is the beginning of an exciting new market in medical innovation that is emerging in Thunder Bay.”

Michael Gravelle, MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North said, “The province of Ontario is proud to support work to develop important new diagnostics for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer, including over $7.1 million in grant funding in 2009-2010 to TBRRI through the Ontario Research Fund. Today’s announcement means more innovative healthcare technology is on its way.”

TMS has grown quickly, with over 20 employees in four locations, and has launched its first two products with great success in the medical imaging and spectroscopy markets.

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