TechEn, Inc.
TechEn Headquarters
TechEn is a full-service, professional electronic product design and development center that offers a full array of electronic design solutions and production services. With over twenty years experience in all stages of innovation, TechEn has helped companies introduce new products in medical, industrial, consumer, commercial and military markets. Recent medical programs include Bone Densitometry, ICU Glucose Monitoring, Consumer-Personal Care, GPS SignalSimulator and Wireless Biotech Sensing - as well as non-invasive Optical Brain Imaging.
TechEn worked with Harvard University on the electronic component design and development of a novel, non-invasive optical brain imaging system for Harvard's medical research group at Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH. The program includes high speed data acquisition of optical signals at up to 100 HZ. The technology developed for this sytem forms the basis of the company's NIRS and CW products.
Our History
TechEn was established in 1982 to provide consumer and industrial product custom design and production services. In our 25+ years of successful design engineering we have worked with more than 150 clients throughout North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. We have completed over 300 projects spanning 10 major industries.
We have completed a number of projects for the medical industry. For example, we provided design and development engineering of the Accuprobe system, which utilizes super-cooled liquid nitrogen circulating through disposable probes to freeze and destroy cancerous tissue. This technology is FDA approved for use in prostrate cancer procedures, and is currently being used for experimental procedures for brain and breast tumors. In addition, we helped develop the ultrasound surgery technique used for Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures. This device has been purchased by Johnson & Johnson and is marketed as Ultra-scission.
We are also very proud of our near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) systems, which we have developed in conjunction with the Photon Migration Imaging Lab at the Massachusetts General Hospital Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. Our NIRS systems employ the most advanced technologies available and have been tested in rigorous validation and optimization studies conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
The development of new electronic products has changed rapidly in the years we have been in business. Some describe the era as the "digital revolution." As a team established on the forefront of this dynamic growth and rapidly evolving technology, we can guide your project into great success.
Our Team
TechEn's Team, composed of more than a dozen senior electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, product design specialists and NASA-qualified technicians, holds a wealth of engineering experience encompassing a wide spectrum of medical, commercial, military, industrial, and consumer products.
TechEn's staff has the ability to contribute ideas and suggestions that can go well beyond the scope of the project at hand. This open communication of our team allows us to better anticipate potential glitches and act upon them, helping to keep your project on track.
Collaborations
TechEn has received grants from DARPA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - including NINDS, NIMH and NCI grants - for the electronic component design work performed in conjunction with MGH, to expand the imaging capabilities in up to 32 lasers and 32 detector channels.
For additional information about our collaborators at MGH and Harvard University, please view the following web links:
Dr. David Boas, Photon Migration Lab at MGH, Harvard University.
http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/PMI/
For recent MGH publications, using NIRS and CW systems
http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/PMI/publications.htm
Contact Us
Email: NIRS@techen.com
Call TechEn: 508-478-004
Visit www.techen.com to learn more about the company and its other service business.
