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Pioneer Surgical Technology
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedical technology
Founded1992
HeadquartersMarquette, Michigan
Key people
Daniel H. Webber, President and CEO
ProductsMedical devices
Number of employees
300
Websitewww.pioneersurgical.com

Pioneer Surgical Technology, based in Marquette, Michigan, USA, is Michigan's largest private medical technology company. The company was founded in 1992 by Matthew Songer and its first major product was the Songer Cable, used in spine surgeries. The Songer Cable was featured in the book, "Contemporary Management of Spinal Cord Injuries: From Impact to Rehabilitation."[1]

Pioneer Surgical has since developed products in the spine, biologics, orthopedics, and cardio-thoracic markets. Pioneer has facilities throughout the U.S. and Europe and employs nearly 300 people.

In 2007, Pioneer acquired Angstrom Medica, a Massachusetts-based medical company focused on nanotechnology[2] and Encelle, A North Carolina-based company researching and developing tissue regeneration products. [1]

Honors and awards

  • Orthopaedics News named it a "Top Company to Watch" in 2005.
  • Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm visited Pioneer in 2005 and cited Pioneer as an example of job creation in the Upper Peninsula. [2]

References

  1. ^ Charles H. Tator; Edward C. Benzel (2000). Contemporary management of spinal cord injury: from impact to rehabilitation. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-879284-72-2.
  2. ^ http://www.smalltimes.com/articles/article_display.cfm?Section=ONART&C=Bio&ARTICLE_ID=310518&p=109