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HardTech >>Continued from page 39
One Company at a Time
Stone said growth toward making Holyoke a
hardtech hub may be gradual, but every step is
meaningful.
“It’s a small city, so one company moving to the
city a year could be meaningful for workforce devel-
opment, which I think is a big part of this,” he told
BusinessWest. “I think we have a chance to re-indus-
trialize in a grassroots way and build cool stuff while
also building robust manufacturing jobs, which left
Holyoke 40, 50 years ago.
“So I think it’s a unique opportunity to do social
impact work and create good jobs and create work-
force training programs, and have some fun building
some really novel, groundbreaking technology and
utilize the infrastructure that was started 150-plus
years ago in Holyoke; we can have a little bit of a
repurposing for some of these tech companies.”
A wave of cannabis companies started moving to
Holyoke over the past five years, he noted, and for
some of the same reasons.
“I think that crest has peaked. But I think, over
the next five, 10, 20 years, there will be a lot of this
hardtech stuff. I have my ear to the ground because
of Cofab, and there’s been a sea change over the past
three or four years where a lot of people are trying to
build stuff like this. And we’re able to take advantage
of that.” BW
UMass >>Continued from page 40
IV infusion setups.
A patent is under review for this novel IV pole,
which features an adjustable crossbar for hanging
infusions. This innovative crossbar automatically
maintains the required height differential between the
IV pump and the medication container. Established by
IV smart pump manufacturers, this differential helps
ensure optimal fluid flow accuracy. The pole improves
IV medication delivery efficiency while minimizing the
need for manual adjustments.
“The work of Drs. Giuliano, Blake, and Jiménez,
along with the Elaine Marieb Center, represents the
future of healthcare innovation,” said Frank Sup, engi-
neering co-director of the Elaine Marieb Center.
Giuliano, Jiménez, and Blake also received a 2022
Manning/IALS Innovation Award to support work on
their new IV pole project. “By bringing together exper-
tise from both nursing and engineering, we are break-
ing barriers and reimagining how technology can sup-
“Nurses bring first-hand clinical
experience and deep knowledge of
patient care, while engineers contribute
technical expertise to design practical,
effective solutions.”
port nurses and improve patient care,” Giuliano said.
According to Jiménez, “this project is a perfect
example of why engineering and nursing must work
together to solve real-world healthcare challenges.
Nurses bring first-hand clinical experience and deep
knowledge of patient care, while engineers contrib-
ute technical expertise to design practical, effective
solutions.”
The ANA Foundation’s Team Innovation Award
celebrates interdisciplinary collaboration and ingenu-
ity in addressing critical healthcare challenges. The
winning teams exemplify these values by integrating
engineering principles into nursing practice to devel-
op cutting-edge healthcare solutions that enhance
clinical outcomes and streamline nursing workflows.
Their efforts have contributed to novel medical devic-
es and improved patient safety protocols, according to
the ANA Foundation.
The invention of the new IV pole is part of the
Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering
Innovation’s active program of research on the safety
and usability of IV smart pumps. Their research has
focused on reducing infusion errors, optimizing alarm
management, and enhancing usability to better sup-
port clinicians in high-pressure environments, such
as the intensive care unit, where patients are typically
receiving multiple IV drips at the same time. BW
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