This year’s AANS-CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Meeting is expected to draw more than 350 U.S. and international pediatric neurosurgeons. The annual meeting is being held November 28 – December 1 in Houston, and IMRIS will be showcasing its new brand and consulting services. Experts from IMRIS will also be on hand to answer questions at Booth #107

Intraoperative imaging is improving patient outcomes like never before. This year alone, nearly 5,000 children in the United States will be diagnosed with a brain tumor. With life-saving iMRI technology, pediatric neurosurgeons will be better equipped to validate total resection of tumors during surgery, minimizing the need for follow-up surgeries that take both a physical and emotional toll on young patients and their loved ones.

Designing, creating and supporting this technology requires an unparalleled depth of knowledge and a team of skilled consultants. IMRIS is more than the creators of the world’s first and only moveable iMRI. They are the innovators, the visionaries, the global leaders of intraoperative imaging – and institutions everywhere are turning to IMRIS consultants for a complete, full-service solution that delivers:

• Better outcomes for patients
• Optimized workflow for clinical teams
• Maximum value for hospitals

At IMRIS, the future is all about making life better for the people we serve.

Because the future of IMRIS is the future of health. And the future of health is human.

Discover the future of IMRIS at AANS-CNS 2017: Booth #107.  Make an appointment by contacting Kelly Martin at kmartin@imris.com or (763) 203-6346

Our Executive Vice President of Operations explains the uniquely comprehensive solution of IMRIS’ new & expanded consulting services – and why this matters to the people we serve.

Our consulting services are more robust than ever. We’ve increased our staff, expanded our capabilities and redoubled our service commitment – leveraging years of intraoperative imaging solutions to bring our clients a comprehensive service-package unmatched in the industry.

Now, we’re partnering with surgeons & hospitals around the world to elevate not only the medical experience, but the human experience.

Discover consultants who stand with you.

IMRIS is the premier innovator in the intraoperative imaging market. In 2005, we revolutionized the industry by launching the world’s first and only moveable iMRI: an intraoperative imaging device that moves to the patient, rather than the other way around.

Now, our team of consultants are standing with neurosurgeons and hospitals around the world to provide an unparalleled full-service solution.

Click here to learn more about IMRIS’ consulting services and our 4-pillar process: Consult, Design, Create, Support.

BOSTON, Oct. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — IMRIS, the global leader in intraoperative imaging, unveiled its new corporate brand identity and its comprehensive consulting services approach during the 2017 Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting in booth #601. The new brand, “IMRIS: For the Human Experience,” goes beyond technology solutions to focus on the people impacted by IMRIS’ work – clinicians, hospital administrators and, most importantly, patients and their families. The brand was developed in part to communicate IMRIS’ new position in the industry: not only as a provider of the premier IMRIS Surgical Theatre, but as the world’s foremost provider of robust consulting solutions for the hybrid OR market. The news comes on the heels of the company’s two-year anniversary under new ownership and strong financial growth. Continue reading…

On October 7-11, neuroscience medical practitioners, administrators and innovators are gathering at The Congress of Neurological Surgeons – to learn about cutting-edge procedures, approaches and technologies in the field.

At this year’s event, the world is discovering the future of IMRIS.

EXPERIENCE A NEW VISION

Right now, all over the medical world, intraoperative imaging is improving patient outcomes like never before. But designing, creating and supporting this technology requires an unparalleled depth of knowledge and a team of skilled consultants.

We have a new vision for IMRIS: We are more than the creators of the world’s first & only moveable iMRI. We are the innovators, the visionaries, the global leaders of intraoperative imaging – and institutions everywhere are turning to our consultants for a complete, full-service solution.

EXPERIENCE A FRESH START

IMRIS is the global leader of intraoperative imaging solutions. Now, we’re leveraging our unparalleled depth of experience to lead the world into the future of health… a future where technology and design are always centered on humanity:

• Better outcomes for patients
• Optimized workflow for clinical teams
• Maximum value for hospitals

At IMRIS, the future is all about making life better for the people we serve.

Because the future of IMRIS is the future of health. And the future of health is human.

EXPERIENCE THE NEW IMRIS

At IMRIS, we see patients the way surgeons see patients. And as we create the world’s most advanced hybrid operating theatres, this human connection drives us to elevate not only the medical experience…

…but the human experience.

Consult. Design. Create. Support.

IMRIS: For the Human Experience.

Discover the future of IMRIS at CNS 2017: Booth #601.

The IMRIS team has a lot to be proud of and to look forward to as new growth opens the door for more talent and resources internally.

IMRIS has faced its fair share of challenges in the past, overcoming a reorganization in 2015, adapting to new ownership and shifting roles. A major turning point occurred for the team in August 2015 when they were acquired by Deerfield Management, a $6 billion parent company that knew the potential and value of IMRIS innovation – and the value of its talent. With the support and leadership of new CEO Andrew Flanagan, the team was able to begin narrowing its focus on a new operational plan that centers on clients and patients. Since then, they’ve achieved record earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) generation, 44 percent revenue growth in 2016, as well as 68 percent growth in 2017 year-to-date (YTD) contract bookings.

Since Sarah Fyfe, Vice President of Talent and Culture, came on board in 2016, she and the leadership team have spent a lot of time thinking about who they want to be both as a brand and a culture. “We’re focused on building a customer-centric organization that’s heavily concentrated on innovation – not just with our products, but in the way in which we operate, collaborate and work together cross-functionally,” Sarah says.

As part of its rebrand this year, IMRIS introduced a new four-pillared approach – Consult, Design, Create, Support – that leverages the unique skillset and depth of knowledge within the company to partner with clients in a way unlike anyone else in the industry. “It’s great to see employees self-identify with each of these pillars and see how their roles fit into the larger vision of the company,” Sarah remarks.

As IMRIS continues to see significant growth, they look forward to ways that they can develop employees internally as well as grow their team from just over 80 to close to triple digits by year end. Beyond technical skill, Sarah and the leadership team are looking for fellow collaborators, those who can think creatively and cross-functionally to carry forward the IMRIS legacy of innovation. And they’re looking for teammates who believe in the mission.

“Everyone at IMRIS realizes the direct impact they have, and that’s attractive to people,” Sarah says. The IMRIS team embraces the vision for how each member can make a difference in the lives of surgeons, hospital administrators, patients and their families. Sarah explains that employees appreciate being able to see the immediate influence their work and ideas have on IMRIS’ strategy and success. Among other attractive perks, IMRIS offers an onsite fitness facility and fully-staffed bistro that offers breakfast and lunch every day at a highly subsidized rate. “For a small organization like ours, we have a lot of big company benefits,” Sarah says.

IMRIS leaders know the future won’t be without challenges. In a fast-moving industry, they’ll face pressures of various kinds as they continue to set the bar higher. “We never want to lose sight of who we are and what we’re here for,” Sarah says.

Alignment, she notes, is critical. After a company-wide gathering this fall to unveil the new brand and strategic direction focused on “IMRIS: For the Human Experience,” Sarah and her team surveyed employees to gauge their perspective. As a result, more than 97 percent said that they are encouraged about the direction that IMRIS is headed. This level of internal alignment is covetable for organizations of any kind, but especially for this team that has overcome great obstacles. With a clear vision, winning solutions and the right team in place, IMRIS is poised for significant future growth together.

Interested in joining the rapidly growing IMRIS team? Please visit the Careers page online for more information on current openings.

On Tuesday, September 12, the entire IMRIS team gathered for a company-wide celebration of several major milestones: the two-year anniversary since being acquired by Deerfield Management, significant growth with record revenue generation, and the unveiling of a new brand identity.  

The evening began in a theater with a single violinist playing a striking melody, joined by a guitarist and a chalk artist standing beneath his 10-foot tall creation. In vibrant blues and purples stood the illustration of a human brain and a bold, caption that read, “We think. Therefore, we are IMRIS.” As a pair of narrators took the stage, they told an animated story of how IMRIS was born from a single thought, which became a symphony of thoughts, involving minds of all kinds working together for a single purpose.

Andy Flanagan, IMRIS President and CEO addresses IMRIS global employees.

The human mind is both the analogy and the literal representation of the story, and the new brand that was unveiled, “IMRIS: for the Human Experience.” The brain is the outcome that IMRIS exists for as well as the model for the unique, integrated and highly customized solutions they create.

“The human experience, to me, means never forgetting why we are here and what we can do to impact patients’ lives in a positive manner,” said IMRIS employee Mark R.

As the evening unfolded, the team celebrated an incredible corporate comeback story. Just over two years ago, under previous ownership, IMRIS was preparing for bankruptcy. In August 2015 through a reorganization and the backing of $6 billion parent company Deerfield Management, IMRIS emerged under a new LLC, leadership and focus. Since the acquisition, strong business growth and management execution has resulted in record EBIDTA generation and 44% revenue growth in 2016, as well as 68% growth in 2017 YTD contract bookings by winning multi-million dollar deals with hospitals around the world . In addition, IMRIS has and will continue to add a significant number of new employees to support current business as well as future growth.

As a proven leader once again in the intraoperative imaging space, the new brand establishes a deeper vision the company has to elevate not just the medical experience, but the human experience. IMRIS goes beyond technology solutions to focus on the people impacted by the work – physicians, clinicians, hospital administrators and, most importantly, patients and their families. The brand was developed in part to communicate IMRIS’ new position in the industry: not only as a provider of premier medical technology, but as the world’s foremost provider of robust consulting solutions for intraoperative imaging. With this new focus, IMRIS unveiled a new four pillar business process – Consult, Design, Create, Support – that will guide their services and product development going forward.

“We’re charting a new path around the human experience, because that’s what matters in the end,” President and CEO Andrew Flanagan said as he addressed his team. “If you want to know how I feel about something, think about how it impacts the humans involved – the neurosurgeons, the patients and their families – that’s the human experience.”

IMRIS Reports Strong Financial Growth Following Two-Year Anniversary 
Under New Ownership

Milestone Highlights Significant Progress, Investments for Future Success

MINNETONKA, MINN. (September 12, 2017) – IMRIS, the global leader in intraoperative imaging, recently celebrated its two-year anniversary under new ownership with strong financial growth and strategic investments for continued future success. Through a reorganization and the backing of parent company Deerfield Management in August 2015, IMRIS emerged under a new LLC, brand, leadership and focus. Since then, strong business growth and management execution has resulted in record earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) generation, 44 percent revenue growth in 2016, as well as 68 percent growth in 2017 year-to-date (YTD) contract bookings by winning multi-million dollar contracts with top-tier hospitals around the world. In addition, IMRIS has and will continue to add a significant number of new employees to support current business as well as expected future growth.

“We’re proud of the progress we’ve made in a short period of time which includes active investments in future growth opportunities that leverage our talent and expertise in consulting, designing, creating and supporting IMRIS Surgical Theatres,” says IMRIS President and CEO Andrew Flanagan. “We’re focused on building the most advanced intraoperative surgical theatres with optimized workflow for neurosurgeons, better outcomes for patients and maximum value for hospitals.”

The company’s flagship IMRIS Surgical Theatre solution features the world’s only moving ceiling-mounted intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) or computed tomography (iCT) imaging modality, allowing neurosurgeons to see critical anatomical detail while the patient is on the operating table. The IMRIS solution gives surgeons a way to bring advanced imaging technology to the patient rather than moving the patient in and out of the imaging system. The results are life-changing, giving neurosurgeons greater precision and accuracy during surgery, reducing the need for additional operations and eliminating exposing patients to possible infection when moving in and out of the OR.

Increasing numbers of neurosurgeons and administrators are now considering the IMRIS Surgical Theatre solution as standard of care in their hospitals resulting from the increased efficiency and accuracy it brings to neurosurgeons and hospitals, and improvements in patient outcomes. In the past two years, the company has expanded its customer base to more than 75 customers worldwide in some of the most prestigious hospitals globally including Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Beijing Tiantan Hospital. To date, more than 30,000 patient lives have been impacted by the IMRIS Surgical Theatre solution.

With tens of thousands of lives impacted so far, IMRIS is keeping a sharp focus towards the future – to further expand their offerings and empower surgeons and hospitals to elevate both the medical and the human experience. 

ABOUT IMRIS

As a leader in image guided therapy solutions, IMRIS offers the most advanced hybrid surgical theatres with the world’s first and only moving ceiling-mounted iMRI and iCT technology that gives neurosurgeons access to high-quality image detail pre-, mid- and post-operation. With a unique symphony of engineering and advanced imaging technology, the IMRIS Surgical Theatre is built for the human experience and inspired by the human mind. IMRIS serves leading hospitals worldwide, offering optimized workflow for surgeons, maximum value for hospitals and better outcomes for patients. As part of its four-pronged business model – Consult, Design, Create and Support – each IMRIS Surgical Theatre is custom-developed for the hospital and surgeons to uniquely compliment their workflow and intended use. For more information, call 763.203.6300, email info@imris.com or visit www.imris.com.

This year alone, nearly 5,000 children in the United States will be diagnosed with a brain tumor – a frightening experience for both children and their loved ones, who never imagine that they will be the ones to have to navigate this hardship.

For Willie and Pleshette Young, the news came unexpectedly – as it often does – after their six-year-old son, Willie, Jr. was rushed to the emergency room. When they arrived at the hospital, a CT scan detected a life-threatening tumor and Willie was sent to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami for emergency surgery.

It can be challenging for surgeons to distinguish with the naked eye between tumorous tissue and normal brain tissue to determine how much of a tumor has been removed in surgery for adults, let alone small children. Historically, it has often been necessary to perform multiple surgeries to ensure total resection of the tumor, that the doctor is only able to validate with high definition imaging that’s conducted after the surgery.

Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI), however, is changing that.

With the IMRIS Surgical Theatre, pediatric neurosurgeons can check their work as they go, to optimize their workflow and minimize the need for a second surgery – ultimately improving the outcome for the child.

According to several studies, surgeons using iMRI technology modified their procedure in 40 percent of all cases based on findings of the mid-procedure imaging. Additionally, surgeons increased their total resection rate for patients by more than 30 percent. Thanks to the IMRIS Surgical Theatre, the neurosurgical team at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami is able to quickly respond to life-threatening tumors and ensure the most effective surgeries possible for young children like Willie Young, Jr. 

To date, more than 30,000 patients have benefited from IMRIS’ intraoperative MRI and CT technology in more than 75 hospitals around the globe. With the IMRIS Surgical Theatre, hospitals can leverage this life-saving technology to streamline workflows, optimize their capabilities and give families like the Youngs the care and quality they need. For families and surgeons who have benefited from IMRIS, the outcomes are invaluable. As pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Toba Niazi stated, “this needs to be the gold standard.”

WFMZ-TV recently shared Willie’s story and how the IMRIS Surgical Theatre played a role in saving his life. To view the complete story, click here.