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Medical Microinstruments Launches New Simulator for Robotic Microsurgery

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4 years ago

May 26, 2022

Symani Simulator to accelerate the expansion and adoption of robotic microsurgery

PISA, Italy, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Medical Microinstruments (MMI) SpA, a robotics company dedicated to improving clinical outcomes for patients undergoing microsurgery, today announced the launch of its Symani Surgical System Simulator developed by VirtaMed. The simulator will improve, expand, and digitize the pathways for Symani training as surgeons prepare to expand their microsurgical skills through robotics.

“It was a priority for our company to offer our surgeons a simulation solution so they can practice robotic microsurgery in a more convenient way,” said Mark Toland, CEO of MMI SpA. “By training on the simulator, surgeons will be even more prepared for their first Symani patient or for a challenging case.”

“We were looking for a way to provide surgeons with a Symani experience without needing to transport the system,” said Jamie Milas, VP of Marketing at MMI SpA. “We selected VirtaMed as our trusted partner because of their shared passion for improving patient care and because we knew that they could develop a fully customized simulator that would emulate our device and showcase the advantages of Symani microsurgery.”

VirtaMed was incorporated in 2007 and is a world leader in surgical training solutions and data-driven medical education. VirtaMed develops world-class and educationally relevant virtual reality simulators for various medical disciplines such as orthopedics, obstetrics, gynecology, urology and laparoscopy. The VirtaMed LaparoS™ offers an experience that looks and feels real to the users, including correct physical behavior of internal organs and true to life interactions of surgical tools with those organs.

“We’re thrilled to partner with MMI to address this new frontier of robotic surgery,” said Stefan Tuchschmid, Co-CEO at VirtaMed. “MMI’s technology provides tremendous value for the surgical community and the patients they serve. We’re proud that our collaboration has led to a simulator that’s so realistic that surgeons can immediately begin suturing on Symani after just a few minutes of practice on the simulator.”

Incorporating simulation will also accelerate MMI’s product development process by enabling new solutions to be tested in a virtual environment for efficacy and usability.

MMI’s Symani Surgical System is the only robot dedicated to microsurgery that offers wristed instruments designed to improve a surgeon’s ability to access and suture small, delicate anatomy. Its platform provides motion scaling and tremor reduction to allow surgeons to make precise micro-movements. With Symani, surgeons can perform suturing, ligation, anastomoses and coaptations.

MMI will exhibit at the European Association of Plastic Surgeons, May 26-28 in Naples, Italy and at the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Congress, June 1-4, in Cancun, Mexico. Demonstrations of the Symani Simulator and Symani Surgical System will be available at the MMI booth.

About MMI SpA

Medical Microinstruments S.p.A. (MMI) was founded in 2015 near Pisa, Italy to enhance surgical performance through the development of a robotic system that enables surgeons to achieve better outcomes in microsurgery. The Symani Surgical System combines proprietary innovations including the world’s smallest wristed microinstruments as well as tremor-reducing and motion-scaling technologies. Together, these powerful capabilities allow more surgeons to successfully perform microsurgery while expanding the field of supermicrosurgery. MMI is backed by international medtech investors including Andera Partners, Panakes Partners, Fountain Healthcare Partners and Sambatech.

About VirtaMed

VirtaMed believes medical education is powerfully delivered through data-driven simulation solutions. Since 2007, we have developed the leading solutions for training outside the operating room because we believe healthcare professionals should never have to perform a procedure for the first time on a patient. VirtaMed’s simulators provide the most realistic and cost-effective training available for laparoscopic surgeons.

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Solventum to Participate in the 2026 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference

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20 minutes ago

September 2, 2026

EAGAN, Minn., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Solventum (NYSE: SOLV) announced today that management will participate in a fireside chat at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, beginning at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT in Boston, MA.

A live and archived replay of the fireside chat will be available on the company’s website at investors.solventum.com.

About Solventum
At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients’ lives for the better — while empowering healthcare professionals to perform at their best. See how at Solventum.com.

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Etsy to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

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20 minutes ago

September 2, 2026

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Etsy, Inc. (NYSE: ETSY), which operates the Etsy marketplace that connects millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world, today announced that its executives will participate in the Goldman Sachs Communacopia and Technology Conference in San Francisco. There will be a webcast fireside chat on September 9, 2026 at 10:50 a.m. PT, which investors can listen to on our investor relations website at investors.etsy.com.

About Etsy

Etsy, Inc. owns and operates the Etsy marketplace, the global destination for unique and creative goods, connecting millions of creative entrepreneurs with buyers around the world. In a time of increasing automation, it’s our mission to keep human connection at the heart of commerce. That’s why we built a place where creativity lives and thrives because it’s powered by people. We help our community of sellers turn their ideas into successful businesses. Our platform connects them with millions of buyers looking for an alternative—something special with a human touch, for those moments in life that deserve imagination.

Etsy was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Etsy has used, and intends to continue using, its Investor Relations website and the Etsy News Blog (etsy.com/news) to disclose material non-public information and to comply with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, you should monitor our investor relations website and the Etsy News Blog in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts.

Investor Relations Contact:
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Media Relations Contact:
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ICF to Present at the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference

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September 2, 2026

RESTON, Va., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading global solutions and technology provider, today announced its participation at the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference in New York City. ICF Chief Executive Officer John Wasson and Senior Vice President of Digital Modernization and Experience David Birken will participate in a fireside chat at 8:50 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 9.

A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available at https://event.summitcast.com/view/e82pfcbT4UwH79PoqVE5jB/bAAMdsp63mf7QVVFqYCEZ7. The replay will be available for 90 days following the conference.

About ICF
ICF is a leading global solutions and technology provider. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn more at icf.com.

Caution Concerning Forward-looking Statements
Statements that are not historical facts and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such statements may concern our current expectations about our future results, plans, operations and prospects and involve certain risks, including those related to: the government contracting industry generally; our dependence on contracts with U.S. federal, state and local, and international government clients for the majority of our revenue; failure by Congress or other governmental bodies to approve budgets and appropriations in a timely fashion, reductions in government spending, and the impact of a lengthy federal government shutdown; the current Administration’s policy changes, executive orders, and failure to spend Congressionally mandated appropriations, including the resulting effect on government audits and contract terminations; changes in federal government budgeting and spending priorities; our ability to estimate and control costs under our fixed-price contracts; the realization of our backlog; the dependence of our commercial work on sectors of the global economy that are highly cyclical; and our ability to acquire and successfully integrate businesses. These and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements are described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date hereof, and we specifically disclaim any obligation to update these statements in the future.

Investor information contact:
Lynn Morgen, AdvisIRy Partners, lynn.morgen@advisiry.com, +1.212.750.5800
or
David Gold, AdvisIRy Partners, david.gold@advisiry.com, +1.212.750.5800

Company information contact:
Lauren Dyke, ICF, lauren.dyke@icf.com, +1.571.373.5577

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