Press Releases
Acterra Announces 14 Finalists for its 2020 Business Environmental Awards
PALO ALTO, February 3, 2020— Environmental nonprofit Acterra has selected 14 organizations from six Bay Area counties as finalists for Acterra’s 2020 Business Environmental Awards. The Business Environmental Awards program recognizes exceptional achievements in sustainability among San Francisco Bay Area companies, nonprofits, and public agencies from a variety of sectors. Presented annually since 1990, these…
Read More...NewGen Surgical Welcomes K.C. Low to the NewGen Surgical Team
San Rafael, California, September 30, 2019 – K.C. Low has joined NewGen Surgical as Quality and Regulatory Manager. K.C., a green materials specialist, quality & regulatory professional, and a long time environmental advocate, has over 20 years’ experience in the medical device industry. Additionally, K.C.’s has extensive knowledge in environmental science, and has won the…
Read More...NewGen Surgical to Sponsor Green Hospitals Asian Conference in Singapore
Proudly supporting healthcare’s many climate-smart solutions to greener operations. San Rafael, California, September 12, 2019 – NewGen Surgical, Inc. will sponsor the 5th Green Hospitals Asian Conference, October 8 to 10 in Khoo Teck Put Hospital, Singapore. The Green Hospitals Asia Conference, as a project of Health Care Without Harm, is an annual gathering of…
Read More...NewGen Surgical Introduces Sustainably Designed O.R. Basins
100% Plant-Based Products Designed to Reduce The 1 Million Tons of Plastic Waste in U.S. Healthcare. San Rafael, California, April 2, 2019 – NewGen Surgical, Inc., a leading producer of sustainably designed medical devices and surgical products, announced today a new product line of O.R. Basins that include a Ring Basin and an Emesis Basin.…
Read More...California companies receive prestigious environmental awards for their leadership in waste reduction and product stewardship
Oakland, CA, July 25 – On July 26-29, the California Resource Recovery Association will host the largest state conference on waste reduction. On Friday, the welcome will be made by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf who will share how Oakland is committed to becoming a more sustainable city. Conference plenary speakers include Vien Truong, CEO of…
Read More...NewGen Surgical Launches “Small Change, Big Impact” Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program to Eliminate Tons of Plastic from Healthcare Supply Chain
San Rafael, California, June 5, 2018 – NewGen Surgical, Inc. announces the launch of Small Change, Big Impact EPP™; a program to offer healthcare systems and hospitals a measurable way to decrease plastic from the O.R. “The United Nation Environment Programme’s (UNEP) focus on the importance of sustainable procurement in healthcare makes their World Environment…
Read More...Greenhealth Exchange and NewGen Surgical enter into agreement for sustainably designed surgical products for greener operations.
RESTON, Virginia – May 21, 2018 – Greenhealth Exchange (GX) announced during CleanMed 2018, the premier national environmental conference for leaders in health care sustainability who are on the leading edge of greening the health care sector, an agreement with NewGen Surgical for sustainably designed surgical products. GX is a purchasing cooperative that makes it…
Read More...David Kiger to Join NewGen Surgical’s Board of Directors
San Rafael, California, February 20, 2018 – NewGen Surgical, maker of sustainably designed medical devices and surgical products, announced today the appointment of new board member David Kiger. Mr. Kiger, Bioclinica’s Chief Commercial Officer, will provide board leadership to go-to-market teams while accelerating the growth of NewGen Surgical’s business. “As NewGen Surgical expands both…
Read More...NewGen Surgical Introduces Sustainably Designed Needle Counter
San Rafael, California, November 28, 2017 – NewGen Surgical, Inc. announced the release of a new product line, NewGen Surgical Needle Counters, the first sustainably designed single-use disposable needle counters. The NewGen Surgical Needle Counters are designed to deliver the same clinical performance using plant-based materials, while reducing the use of non-renewable plastics. Needle counters…
Read More...Ajmal Noorani to Join NewGen Surgical’s Board of Directors
San Rafael, California, November 6, 2017 – NewGen Surgical, maker of sustainably designed medical devices and surgical products, announced the appointment of new board member Ajmal Noorani. Mr. Noorani, an international business executive, brings experience in a variety of private sector backgrounds. “As NewGen Surgical sharpens our focus on our core mission of reducing plastic…
Read More...NewGen Surgical a Finalist in edie Sustainability Leaders Awards
San Rafael, California, November 3, 2017 – NewGen Surgical has been shortlisted for the edie Sustainability Leaders Award in the Sustainability Product Innovation category. The edie Sustainability Leaders Award, now in its 11th year, is organized by Faversham House, specialist sustainability publisher in the UK, and edie is their year-round resource providing practical information, insight…
Read More...NewGen Surgical Participates in 32nd International Coastal Cleanup
San Rafael, California, September 20, 2017 – On September 16, 2017, NewGen Surgical joined in the Ocean Conservancy’s 32nd International Coastal Cleanup Day coordinated by the California Coastal Commission. Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide participated in the International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest single-day volunteer effort to remove trash from local beaches and waterways. Since…
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