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Additional Examples-Medical Technology Corporate Giving
Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), Inc.
- $1 million grant to American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
- For refractive lenticular science research, education programs
- $2 million donation to The Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine
- For development of programs, technologies and clinical solutions
- $118,201 - Product donations
- Used on 145 medical mission trips
- $41,500 - Contribution to Foundation Fighting Blindness
Boston Scientific Corporation
- $1 million donation - Doctors Without Borders (In celebration of Boston Scientific's 25th anniversary)
- Boston Scientific Foundation
- Health Disparities Initiative: Supports selected community health centers throughout the United States that serve the poor, uninsured and otherwise disadvantaged by encouraging innovative approaches to medical care using patient self-management.
C.R. Bard, Inc.
- "100 Acts of Kindness" Initiative (In celebration of 100th anniversary; global employee participation encouraged.)
- As part of Global Sales meeting, employees (including senior management) gave Primrose Center, a home for persons with developmental disabilities, a facelift, i.e., painting, landscaping, etc.)
- Matching Gift Program: 1:1 match of employee contributions to US organizations in areas of health and social welfare, education, arts and culture
- $391,867 employee gifts matched in 2006
- Product Donations
- To health care and humanitarian organizations worldwide
Edwards Lifesciences
- "Strengthen our Community" Program: Encourages employees to participate in at least one charitable/community activity per month, e.g. blood drives, donations of time (AHA Walkathons), clothes (Working Wardrobes) and food (community kitchens)
- $314,000 in product donations
- Through AmeriCares for indigent patients
- Edwards Lifesciences Fund: Supports advancements in knowledge and improvements in quality of life, with a focus on cardiovascular disease
- $1.1 million in 40 grants to charitable organizations
Hospira, Inc.
- $10 million in product donations
- To humanitarian relief efforts through the Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD) to humanitarian relief efforts
Medtronic, Inc.
- STAR: A program designed to stimulate and sustain the interest of young people in science.
- > 1 million students have benefited from 600 grants totaling $11 million.
- Medtronic TC Kids Marathon. A Twin Cities initiative designed to support healthy lifestyles, especially among children
- Promotes exercise, wellness and healthy lifestyles for kids and their families by providing online programs for parents and teachers and supporting regular running events.
- Medtronic Foundation
- $1.5 million invested in health initiatives in the Twin Cities
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Siemens Caring Hands Foundation: Disburses funds to encourage charitable activities, and encourages employees to donate time and talent to worthy causes.
- Caring Hands Day - Employee teams participate in community projects
- Generation 21/supported by Siemens Foundation - Supports educational initiatives to benefit next generation of scientists, engineers, and business leaders
- Siemens Science Day - Mentoring program, i.e., employees engage with students at local middle and grade schools
- Siemens Competition - A high school science and math research project competition, administered by the College Board, that rewards promising students
- Siemens AP Awards - Rewards students in each state earning highest AP scores in seven subjects, and teachers and schools in every state who demonstrate a notable increase in percentage of students taking AP math and science classes.
- Siemens Teacher Scholarships - Supports education majors enrolled at historically black colleges and universities
TYCO Healthcare
- Heart Care International
- Provides cardiac care to children in Latin America.
- Employee volunteer global health missions
- Provides cardiac treatment to children.
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