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Forj Medical Appoints Jeff Kelly as Chief Commercial Officer
Forj Medical, a CDMO with deep expertise in system and component design, microelectronics, precision molding, and automation, has appointed Jeff Kelly as its chief commercial officer. With more than two decades of experience leading commercial teams…

Intricon and Minnetronix Medical Combine
ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (Oct. 8, 2025) – Intricon and Minnetronix Medical, two prominent contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) serving the medical technology industry, have combined to form Forj Medical. Forj Medical offers end-to-end capabilities — from concept through…

CEO Jeremy Maniak reflects on positive response from customers about the new Forj Medical
Star Tribune, the news authority for the Medical Alley of Minneapolis-St. Paul, had an exclusive interview with new Forj Medical CEO Jeremy Maniak. Learn more about how customers responded positively to the union because it…

Medical Design and Outsourcing spreads the news about Forj Medical
Leading industry media covering the latest developments in med tech are spreading the news about Forj Medical – from 24x7 to TechNation and Medical Products Outsourcing to Medical Design & Outsourcing. Read the article

Daniel Friedrichs Presents at ECCE Power Electronics Conference in Birmingham
Daniel Friedrichs, Ph.D., Senior Principal Engineer for Surgical Energy at Forj Medical, was the keynote speaker at the Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE Europe) in Birmingham, U.K. in September. Friedrich’s presentation, Connecting Power Electronics to…
Daniel Friedrichs Latest in Ablation Article Featured in Medical Design Briefs
Daniel Friedrichs, Ph.D., senior principal engineer for surgical energy at Forj Medical, was featured in the July 2025 issue of Medical Design Briefs for his article on the latest trends in ablation technology. The article,…

Forj Medical Earns 2025 Product Innovation of the Year Award
Forj Medical (formerly Minnetronix), along with partner Conavi Medical, have been named the winner of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Product Innovation of the Year award for the 2025 Minnesota Manufacturing Awards cycle. Forj is manufacturing the…

Andrew Garnett Article on Threat Modeling Featured in MD+DI
Forj Medical Software Engineering Manager Andrew Garnett was recently featured in Medical Design and Diagnostics magazine for his article on threat modeling and its role in medical device cybersecurity. The article covers how contract manufacturers…

Andrew Garnett Covers FDA Cybersecurity Guidelines on Medical Design Briefs Podcast
FDA cybersecurity guidelines on for medical device manufacturers are continuously evolving, creating new challenges for OEM’s and service providers alike. Andrew Garnett, Software Engineering Manager at Forj Medical, recently joined the Medical Design Briefs podcast to…

Systems-Level Thinking is Key to Success in Ablation Device Development
This article on systems-level thinking in ablation device development was contributed by Forj Medical's Daniel Friedichs to Medical Design & Outsourcing (MD&O). Read the full article below, or at MD&O here. ~~~ Companies developing new…