ONWARD ARC-EX® System Named One of TIME's Best Inventions of 2024
Gepubliceerd op 31 oktober 2024 om 06:30
EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands, Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ONWARD Medical N.V. (Euronext: ONWD), the medical technology company creating innovative therapies to restore movement, function, and independence in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), today announces its investigational ARC-EXs of 2024.
"We are grateful for TIME’s recognition of the ARC-EX System, which has the potential to impact hundreds of thousands of people with spinal cord injury and impaired hand and arm function," said Dave Marver, CEO of ONWARD Medical. "SCI is a devastating injury that can change lives in an instant. We are hopeful ARC-EX Therapy is just the first of many innovative therapies ONWARD Medical can introduce for the benefit of the Spinal Cord Injury Community."
TIME's annual list features 200 extraordinary innovations changing lives. The selection process involved nominations from TIME editors and correspondents around the world, with special attention paid to growing fields including healthcare, AI, and green energy. Each contender was evaluated based on key factors including originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact.
The high-profile recognition from TIME arrives when many Americans are learning about the challenges associated with spinal cord injury from the feature film, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, currently in wide release in US theaters.