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Following is a list of news releases and published articles related to Oregon Medical Laser Center. In order to view PDF format documents, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download) installed on your computer.

Recent Articles

March 2007: “Battlefield Advances,” Reader's Digest

Nov. 2006:Setting the pace in cardiovascular page,” Oregon Business Magazine (page 3 of full article)

Nov. 2006:The Miracle Business,” Brainstorm NW

Dec. 14, 2005:Scientists hope cleanliness leads to breakthroughs,” The Oregonian

News Releases

Nov. 30, 2005Oregon Medical Laser Center Garners Prestigious Collins Foundation Grant.
Recognizing the potential of cell therapy to thwart heart disease, The Collins Foundation has awarded a $350,000 grant to the Oregon Medical Laser Center, based at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. The goal is to expedite the center’s cell therapy research program for the treatment of advanced congestive heart failure.

Nov. 9, 2005Oregon Medical Laser Center Clean Room: A Hybrid Between Academic Research Laboratory and High Tech Development Company. It’s cleaner than clean, and it’s the only one of its kind in the state and one of only a few in the country. The Oregon Medical Laser Center (OMLC), based at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, is now home to a tissue engineering and cell therapy center, the most advanced biomedical research, bioassembly facility in the region.