Tegal Corporation Becomes Industry Partner of HealthTech Capital
11 April 2012 - 9:01PM
Business Wire
Tegal Corporation (NASDAQ:TGAL) today announced that it has
become an industry partner of HealthTech Capital, one of Silicon
Valley’s most prominent investing groups in emerging healthcare
technology companies.
HealthTech Capital invests in a portfolio of early-stage
healthcare technology companies. HTC focuses on capital efficient
companies that leverage mobility and information technologies to
improve healthcare delivery and decrease healthcare costs.
HealthTech companies improve existing providers workflow or,
empower consumers to manage their chronic conditions or improve
their wellness.
Tegal expects to have an active partnership with HTC, said
Thomas Mika, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Tegal currently has one portfolio company in healthcare technology,
NanoVibronix Inc., a private company that develops medical devices
and products that implement its proprietary therapeutic ultrasound
technology.
“HealthTech Capital is an excellent partner for Tegal as we
intensify our investment focus on a $2-trillion market that HTC has
identified for healthcare technologies,” Mr. Mika said. “Government
mandates and efficiency requirements are powerful growth drivers in
this market, which is tailor-made for Tegal and our decades of
leadership in semiconductors, MEMS and related technologies. We
expect our partnership with HealthTech Capital to produce
extraordinary investment opportunities for Tegal.”
About HealthTech Capital
HealthTech Capital is a leading Silicon Valley-based angel
investing group that is pioneering the emerging HealthTech market
where innovation improves healthcare delivery, empowers patients,
and lowers costs. Founded by Anne DeGheest, Kathy La Porte, and Don
Ross, HealthTech Capital has built a membership of industry leaders
– successful entrepreneurs, executives, physicians, and venture
capitalists – who fund and mentor new companies. For more
information, please visit www.HealthTechCapital.com.
About Tegal
Since its founding in 1972, Tegal Corporation has been dedicated
to the development and application of emerging technologies. In
over 35 years of process development and equipment design, Tegal’s
legacy is evident in the most advanced consumer and industrial
products that incorporate microprocessors, magnetic memories, radio
frequency ID chips, acoustic wave devices, sensors, LEDs, and an
array of other semiconductor and MEMS devices fabricated by some of
the world’s leading companies, including Tegal’s one-time parent,
Motorola. Drawing on its historic technology leadership in
manufacturing process technology that incorporated
electro-magnetics, plasma physics, radio frequency control, and
materials science, Tegal is currently engaged in the sponsorship of
other related emerging technology areas, including photovoltaic
(PV)-based solar power and medical devices. Tegal’s objective is to
employ its know-how and resources to pursue these opportunities for
growth and profitability in order to enhance its value for over
6,000 public shareholders. Tegal is headquartered in Petaluma,
California. Please visit us on the web at www.tegal.com.
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