OrthoWorx Welcomes OrthoPediatrics, Marks 5 Years
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
OrthoPediatrics employs approximately 60 people in Warsaw.
“We are delighted to welcome OrthoPediatrics to membership in OrthoWorx,” said Sheryl Conley, president and CEO of OrthoWorx, in the organization’s announcement. “We have enjoyed an informal association with the company for some time, and we are excited that the company’s continued growth and maturation makes it possible to formalize our relationship. With the addition of OrthoPediatrics, we now have representation from large, well-established companies to significant supplier companies to an innovative smaller company working to fill an important niche.”
OrthoPediatrics is the first company whose total focus is helping children with orthopedic conditions and injuries by providing surgeons with anatomically appropriate implants, the announcement states. Children’s bones have anatomical differences such as growth plates that must be protected and curvatures that are greater than in adults.
In the past, surgeons have had to modify implants that were primarily designed for adults in an effort to make them work in children.
“The issues that OrthoWorx focuses on – education, workforce development, community enhancement, innovation – are all very important to OrthoPediatrics,” Mark Throdahl, OrthoPediatrics president and CEO, is quoted as saying. “There is a great need for the products our company develops. Part of building an enduring company that meets those needs is working with OrthoWorx and ensuring that our region can support the aspirations of our community and our industry.”
According to Conley, the growth of small, entrepreneurial companies is critical to the future vitality of the community.
“We’ll maintain our position as the orthopedic capital of the world by assuring that our environment attracts and supports the people who will invent the next great patient treatment or who have the advanced skills to make the products that improve the lives of patients worldwide. Those same conditions will enable the broader region to flourish. We appreciate the confidence OrthoPediatrics has shown in the Warsaw area and look forward to working with them as partners in our initiatives.”
The organization also recently marked its fifth anniversary with a showcase for volunteers and funders of its achievements.
OrthoWorx and the Orthopedics Capital Foundation were created in September 2009 with an initial grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.
The purpose of the grant was to fund OrthoWorx’s charitable and educational initiatives to secure and advance the region’s position as the Orthopedic Capital of the World.®
OrthoWorx works in conjunction with community, industry and academic partners to help the Warsaw community and surrounding region take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the unusually high concentration of orthopedic device manufacturers in the area. An economic impact study conducted by the Indiana Business Research Center found that the orthopedic industry accounts for more than 40 percent of all employment in Kosciusko County, including approximately 6,800 people directly employed by orthopedic companies.
“It has been our privilege to work with our members and community stakeholders to advance an industry that provides great economic opportunity for the citizens of the region and also provides life-changing health benefits to patients around the world,” Conley said. “We are especially grateful for the generosity of Lilly Endowment, whose vision for advancing Indiana supported the creation of OrthoWorx. We also are thankful for the financial support of our members and the high level of involvement they have shown in our initiative work.”[[In-content Ad]]
OrthoPediatrics employs approximately 60 people in Warsaw.
“We are delighted to welcome OrthoPediatrics to membership in OrthoWorx,” said Sheryl Conley, president and CEO of OrthoWorx, in the organization’s announcement. “We have enjoyed an informal association with the company for some time, and we are excited that the company’s continued growth and maturation makes it possible to formalize our relationship. With the addition of OrthoPediatrics, we now have representation from large, well-established companies to significant supplier companies to an innovative smaller company working to fill an important niche.”
OrthoPediatrics is the first company whose total focus is helping children with orthopedic conditions and injuries by providing surgeons with anatomically appropriate implants, the announcement states. Children’s bones have anatomical differences such as growth plates that must be protected and curvatures that are greater than in adults.
In the past, surgeons have had to modify implants that were primarily designed for adults in an effort to make them work in children.
“The issues that OrthoWorx focuses on – education, workforce development, community enhancement, innovation – are all very important to OrthoPediatrics,” Mark Throdahl, OrthoPediatrics president and CEO, is quoted as saying. “There is a great need for the products our company develops. Part of building an enduring company that meets those needs is working with OrthoWorx and ensuring that our region can support the aspirations of our community and our industry.”
According to Conley, the growth of small, entrepreneurial companies is critical to the future vitality of the community.
“We’ll maintain our position as the orthopedic capital of the world by assuring that our environment attracts and supports the people who will invent the next great patient treatment or who have the advanced skills to make the products that improve the lives of patients worldwide. Those same conditions will enable the broader region to flourish. We appreciate the confidence OrthoPediatrics has shown in the Warsaw area and look forward to working with them as partners in our initiatives.”
The organization also recently marked its fifth anniversary with a showcase for volunteers and funders of its achievements.
OrthoWorx and the Orthopedics Capital Foundation were created in September 2009 with an initial grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.
The purpose of the grant was to fund OrthoWorx’s charitable and educational initiatives to secure and advance the region’s position as the Orthopedic Capital of the World.®
OrthoWorx works in conjunction with community, industry and academic partners to help the Warsaw community and surrounding region take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the unusually high concentration of orthopedic device manufacturers in the area. An economic impact study conducted by the Indiana Business Research Center found that the orthopedic industry accounts for more than 40 percent of all employment in Kosciusko County, including approximately 6,800 people directly employed by orthopedic companies.
“It has been our privilege to work with our members and community stakeholders to advance an industry that provides great economic opportunity for the citizens of the region and also provides life-changing health benefits to patients around the world,” Conley said. “We are especially grateful for the generosity of Lilly Endowment, whose vision for advancing Indiana supported the creation of OrthoWorx. We also are thankful for the financial support of our members and the high level of involvement they have shown in our initiative work.”[[In-content Ad]]
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