“[it is] a tremendous honour,” says neil godara, vice-president and general manager of the dms division, about their two founders being honoured with baylis. “we’re very humbled … to be recognized at this level for such a prestigious award in canada. it means a lot to the folks who dedicated a lot of energy and passion into helping patients around the world and to see it recognized it means a lot to our teams.”
founded in canada, baylis focuses on developing tools for radiology and neurosurgery. their devices are distributed in more than 50 countries worldwide. products include instruments equipped with high-frequency energy, used to make incisions without the added risk of having sharp objects in the body.
“[surgeons] can use standard vascular techniques like guide wires and catheters, but now they’re able to cross things like occlusions or other vessels where they need to in a very controlled way, rather than using a mechanical needle inside your vasculature poking around,” godara explains. “it allows a device to be sharp when it needs to be by using energy and otherwise blunt, so there’s less risk to the patient.”
baylis was also tapped to domestically produce ventilators at the start of the covid pandemic, when supply chains issues were wreaking havoc on medical supplies. godara says meeting the order was a seven-day-a-week venture that included its fair share of tears, but being able to respond in a time of need culminated in some of the proudest moments of their careers.
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