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Yahoo
05-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Axis Research & Technologies Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation and Sets Its Sights on Vision for Building the First AI-Powered Smart Surgical Center
Future Surgical Center to Be Powered by OMNIMED SmartOR™ Technology, Anchored on a World-Class University Campus and Driven by Axis Research IRVINE, Calif., August 05, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axis Research & Technologies, a national leader in bioskills training and medical research environments, proudly marks its 10-year anniversary with a decade of expansion, innovation, and trusted partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem. As it celebrates this milestone, the company unveils its bold next step: a strategic initiative to build the nation's first AI-powered smart surgical center in collaboration with a world-class university. This next-generation facility will unite cadaveric training, surgical simulation, real-time telemetry, and AI-driven insights to support clinical education, medical device innovation, and procedural performance at scale. "We've spent the last 10 years building a trusted network of innovation and excellence," said Nick Moran, Chief Executive Officer of Axis. "As we look to the next decade, our vision is to evolve from best-in-class bioskills labs to the development of intelligent, integrated surgical ecosystems that accelerate discovery and improve outcomes." A National Network Built for Innovation Founded in 2015, Axis operates a network of advanced bioskills labs in Irvine, CA; Columbia (Baltimore), MD; Nashville, TN; and Houston, TX. Each facility is designed to accommodate complex, hands-on surgical training, cadaveric research, device development, and live broadcast education—all supported by Axis's experienced logistics, tissue sourcing, and technical teams. The company's Houston lab, launched in 2025, is strategically located near the Texas Medical Center and continues the Axis tradition of pairing location intelligence with industry demand to better serve surgeons, educators, and medtech leaders. "We've scaled carefully and intentionally to meet the needs of our partners," said Moran. "And now, we're focused on shaping what comes next—where performance, insight, and education converge." OMNIMED and SmartOR™: Powering Data-Driven Surgical Environments Several years ago, Axis became an early adopter and integration partner of OMNIMED™, a medical technology company that had been developing SmartOR™—a first-of-its-kind AI surgical telemetry platform. SmartOR™ captures real-time data across classroom, simulation, and operating room environments, giving educators, researchers, and developers unprecedented insight into tools, workflows, and performance outcomes. OMNIMED's platform is now fully embedded within Axis facilities, enabling predictive modeling, skill gap analysis, protocol validation, and real-time diagnostics. "We're no longer limited to what we can see," said Moran. "Now, we can measure, model, and improve with clarity, speed, and scale." A Strategic Vision for the Future of Surgery As part of its next phase of growth, Axis has announced its intent to align with a premier academic institution to co-develop a 36,000 sq. ft. smart surgical center—designed as a national hub for surgical innovation, clinical research, and medical education. This initiative is a logical and mission-aligned evolution of Axis's capabilities, combining physical infrastructure with proven technology and real-world surgical telemetry. By collaborating with the right university partner, Axis aims to accelerate translational research, bridge academic and industry priorities, and train future generations of surgeons within a connected, data-rich ecosystem. "Axis is committed to working with the ideal institutional partner—one that shares our belief that surgical excellence requires measurable feedback, collaborative design, and intelligent infrastructure," said Jill Goodwin, Chief Operating Officer of Axis. The company will continue developing the center in alignment with its founding principles—creating flexible, scalable environments that connect education, experimentation, and evidence—all in one location. Looking Ahead As Axis enters its second decade, it remains committed to being the platform for surgical progress—delivering training spaces, simulation technologies, and insights that help industry leaders bring better procedures, devices, and outcomes to life. About Axis Research & Technologies Axis operates a national network of advanced bioskills labs that support surgical training, cadaver-based research, and healthcare innovation. With hands-on environments, concierge-level support, and cutting-edge broadcasting and analytics capabilities, Axis serves as a trusted partner to medical device companies, health systems, and academic institutions. Learn more at About OMNIMED OMNIMED is the creator of SmartOR™, an AI-powered surgical telemetry platform that links classroom, simulation, and operating room data into a measurable, intelligent system. Used by educators, clinicians, and developers, SmartOR™ delivers actionable insights to improve training, device testing, and surgical performance. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Kim ShermanOpen Door Consultingkim@
ABC News
12-05-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
McCrae homeowners tell landslide inquiry of daughter's narrow escape during earlier landslip
The owners of a holiday home destroyed in a landslide have described how their daughter only narrowly escaped serious injury — or death — when a smaller landslide struck their home about a week-and-a-half earlier. The history of landslides in the wealthy McCrae neighbourhood, on the coastline of Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, has come under the microscope as a high-level inquiry probes the cause of the disaster and how to prevent a repeat. The January 14 incident sent Nick and Kellie-Ann Moran's $2 million home crashing down the escarpment and raised serious questions about the viability of the hillside neighbourhood. The Morans spoke publicly about the ordeal for the first time at a Board of Inquiry hearing in Melbourne on Monday, where much of the evidence focused on an earlier landslide that struck while Ms Moran and her daughter were home. The mother of three said she'd been standing on the deck on the evening of January 5 when she mistook a loud rumbling for a storm — until she heard her daughter calling out. "There was a lot of banging. Banging and rumbling," she said. A photo taken about half an hour later showed the significant damage a mass of dislodged soil and vegetation wrought on the house. A laundry and bathroom were pushed inward, caving into a hallway where the couple's 22-year-old daughter had been standing moments earlier. "The laundry door was pushed across the hallway and had actually protruded into the bedroom, where she was opposite," the mother-of-three said. "That's where she was standing." Within hours, the property was being inspected by emergency management teams. The Morans travelled back to Melbourne later that night, understanding they could not stay in the home even though they had not received a formal evacuation notice. Returning the next day, Ms Moran said she spoke with a neighbour who said he'd previously notified the council about an unusual amount of water moving through the area's stormwater system, despite a lack of rainfall. Water had also been observed flowing down the staircase of the damaged home. Mr Moran described how the gravity of the incident struck him when he inspected the damage in the following days. "It was then that it just hit me how that's where [my daughter] was standing," he said. The landslide that toppled the home took place less than two years after the couple bought the property following due diligence checks. Mr Moran said he took out standard property reports and checked the home's insurability with two providers, noticing nothing untoward. But after the Morans spotted temporary fencing beside their future home, and later learned of a November 2022 landslide nearby, they raised their concerns with their real estate agency. Mr Moran said they were forwarded council information "that there had been a slip but it didn't affect the property, and it was all pretty much under control". It was only after the Morans moved into the home that they learned two neighbouring properties had been under evacuation orders since the 2022 event. About eight homes, including the Morans', have remained in an exclusion zone since the January 2025 slip. A council worker who was inspecting the house was also badly injured. The inquiry will hear from other affected home-owners as it continues this week.
