Clippings
name: label: Collection Creator
content: GV Medical, Inc.
label: Collection Creator
content: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
label: Collection Creator
content: CABG Medical, Inc.
label: Collection Creator
content: ATS Medical, Inc.
label: Collection Creator
content: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
label: Collection Creator
content: Med General, Inc.
label: Collection Creator
content: Kips Bay Medical, Inc.
label: Collection Creator
content: Helix BioCore, Inc.
label: Collection Creator
content: Villafana, Manny, 1940-
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content: Manny Villafaña Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1978-2010
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1340, Series 9
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series consist primarily of national and state business publications, including Forbes, Business Week, Fortune, and Consumer Report Minnesota, profiling the growth of Villafaña's career and the companies he has founded. The articles often include interviews with or profiles about Villafaña, focusing on his leadership, entrepreneurial philosophy, and role in the business community as Minneapolis rose to prominence as a capital of medical technology.  Topics covered also include raising capital, U.S. Food and Drug Association device approval and Villafaña's many industry awards and nominations. Also included are articles related to patients and doctors immediately involved with research, development or clinical implementation of Villafaña-backed devices.