Palo Alto’s Varian Medical Systems prioritizes hiring veterans
In the midst of a nationwide White House and media campaign to help veterans find jobs, Palo Alto’s Varian Medical is credited for being a military-friendly employer.
Palo Alto’s Varian Medical grows, provides cancer treatment globally
Palo Alto-based Varian Medical Systems, a medical device and software manufacturer specializing in cancer treatment and X-ray imaging, has acquired two other medical companies in six months.
Medical technology startups face funding and FDA approval challenges
Biotech startup founders gathered at Stanford Tuesday for Entrepreneurship Week. They advised student entrepreneurs about funding challenges, FDA approval and how to build products that will make a difference in the medical world.
Mountain View schools team up with LGBTQ education group
Outlet, a Mountain View-based nonprofit advocacy program, is targeting school districts across the Peninsula to help educate students in middle school and high school about issues in the gay community.
Varian Medical beat analyst earnings expectations, but not revenue
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR) released its earnings on Jan. 25 for the first fiscal quarter ending Dec. 30 and reported a decline in profit but increase in revenue compared to the same quarter a year ago.
Mountain View may ban smoking within 25 feet of restaurants, bars, other buildings
Mountain View bans smoking inside public buildings and within 30 feet of playgrounds. Now a proposed ordinance may extend restrictions to outdoor areas within 25 feet of any publicly accessible building.
Dummies that teach — San Mateo firefighters train using high-tech mannequin patients
Firefighters from San Mateo County trained to treat children with medical emergencies. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital provided realistic mannequin patients that had their own heartbeats and lung function.