A Bristol company that manufactures realistic body parts for medical training has struck a multimillion-pound deal with a Northern Irish firm, it has announced. Limbs & Things, which is based in St Philips, has agreed to exclusively supply the medical simulator products of TruCorp in the UK, Canada, the US and Australia.
TruCorp said the partnership would give it the opportunity to expand its existing markets by using Limbs & Things' "well-established presence" in those regions. The two companies have been working together for the last 10 years.
Limbs & Things was founded in 1990 by Margot Cooper, who had a vision that clinical education should move away from cadavers and animals. She invented anatomically accurate models to help with the training of nurses, GPs, surgeons, radiologists and paramedics.
Anne Allin, commercial director at Limbs & Things, said: “We are delighted to have signed this significant deal with TruCorp which builds on our already strong relationship. Our products and expertise, while slightly different, truly complement each other in the field of medical simulation training. This contract means we can introduce a wider range of teaching products into curriculums in our existing and new marketplaces, ultimately improving patient outcomes.”
Limbs & Things and TruCorp, based in Co. Armagh, have some 50 years’ combined experience in the medical simulator market. Michael Calo, co-owner, sales and marketing director at TruCorp, added: “We have enjoyed a very successful relationship with Limbs & Things over the past decade, so this seemed like the next logical extension of our commercial partnership.
"We look forward to many more years of working together, extending our product range into new markets hand in hand with Limbs & Things to improve medical educational efficiency.”
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