Pictured, from left to right: John White, Chattanooga Area Chamber; Patsy Hazlewood, Tennessee state representative; and Rick Nunley, mayor of Soddy Daisy
Axis Research & Technologies, a bioskills training and cadaver lab facility supporting medical device research, training and education, launched its fourth U.S. location in Chattanooga.
Axis invested in the city’s health sciences community with an expansive, extensively renovated two-story 11,000 sq. ft. facility in Chattanooga at 1308 McCallie Ave. in the Orchard Knob neighborhood.
To celebrate the grand opening of the facility, Tennessee State Representative Patsy Hazlewood, local dignitaries, including Mayor Rick Nunley of Soddy-Daisy and Chattanooga Area Chamber Representative John White, were present as Axis received a proclamation from the Chattanooga Area Chamber welcoming the company to the local healthcare, MedTech community.
“We were honored to have been welcomed into the community by esteemed local dignitaries,” said Nick Moran, founder and CEO of Axis. “Chattanooga is a centralized hub for Tennessee’s highly concentrated hospital sector. Establishing roots to adequately serve this pioneering medical community was a strategic decision to further propel health care, innovation, clinical research and medical device manufacturing training and education.”
Officials said, "The turnkey lab is purpose-built for the needs of hospital groups, surgeons, training organizations and medical device research companies. The Chattanooga location features fully equipped, spacious private surgical suites, a large main lab, fully configurable multi-purpose rooms for didactic trainings, dry labs, lunch & learns and more. Additionally, Axis offers robust, state-of-the-art, HIPAA compliant tele-training platform for AV, broadcasting, recording and live streaming with capabilities to reach up to 500 virtual participants around the globe.
"In addition to the physical facilities, each Axis location is staffed with well-trained, highly organized and knowledgeable staff who provide unmatched levels of service. In addition, available services include tissue sourcing, specimen preparation, equipment readiness and room configuration. Catering and other on-site custom needs are also offered."
“It is our primary goal to allow our clients to focus on their medical education, symposium or surgical training while the professional Axis team oversees every detail to make the training event a success,” said COO Jill Goodwin.
Axis’ Chattanooga facility is now open for on-site tours and to book lab space and training events.
Pictured, from left to right:
Georgia King, AV technician at Axis; Tara Freeman, director of strategic partnerships and lab support at Axis; Rick Nunley, mayor of Soddy Daisy; Elissa Gaddis, Axis Chattanooga facility manager; Nick Moran, CEO of Axis; Jill Goodwin, COO of Axis; Dr. Mark Freeman, chief medical advisor for Axis; and Tom Phifer, senior project manager at BerryHutton