VistaMed
Paul Weafer, PhD has a diverse work experience in the fields of product development, research, and engineering. Paul is currently serving as the Director of Product Development at VistaMed since April 2022. Prior to this, they held roles such as R&D Manager, Senior R&D Engineer, and Project Engineer at VistaMed between 2013 and 2022.
Paul also gained research experience at NUI Galway as a Ph.D. Researcher from November 2008 to January 2013. Additionally, they worked as a Research Fellow at University College Dublin from January 2009 to August 2012, where they contributed to a multi-disciplinary research team, focusing on instrumentation development, AFM, SEM, cell culture, teaching/mentoring, team work, presentations, and data analysis.
Furthermore, Paul started their career as an NPI Engineer (Intern) at Creganna Tactx Medical from March 2007 to September 2007.
Paul Weafer, PhD attended the University of Galway from 2004 to 2008, where they obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) degree in Biomedical Engineering. Paul then continued their education at the same institution from 2008 to 2013, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Engineering.
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VistaMed
Begun in 1999, VistaMed has become a leading extrusion and catheter provider to the medical device industry. Operating from three facilities, one dedicated to extrusion in Rooskey Ireland, one to catheter assembly in Carrick-on-Shannon Ireland, and one state of the art Research and Development Centre also in Carrick-on-Shannon Ireland. VistaMed has 42,000 square feet of manufacturing space. All manufacturing is carried out in clean conditions in order to meet the cleanliness standards of the medical device industry. VistaMed prides itself on providing innovative solutions to complex medical device challenges. Our focus is to work with our clients to identify design solutions that are also manufacturable. We have the expertise to take your medical device from concept to production on time and within budget together with offering a comprehensive technical files and fully validated processes. In 2010, VistaMed expanded its product offering by partnering with Helix Medical (now Freudenberg Medical) . Freudenberg Medical, a division of the Freudenberg Group, is a custom manufacturer for the medical device and healthcare industries with 10 manufacturing operations worldwide. Medical manufacturing capabilities include product design and development, silicone and thermoplastic molding and extrusions, complex catheter systems, assembly, packaging, and engineering services. This partnership allows VistaMed and Freudenberg Medical to provide a more comprehensive solution to your medical device needs. VistaMed is the perfect fit for all your minimally invasive device solutions, providing design and manufacturing expertise from concept development to finished product for a wide variety of extrusions and catheter based medical devices.