Another year is about to end, and another is about to begin…and what a year it’s been at MediPurpose!

As at most small companies—and especially a medical product company such as ours—every day is exhilarating, and 2011 was especially filled with many achievements, milestones and notable events. Here are some of the top headlines at MediPurpose in 2011:

MediPurpose goes virtual: We started the year by formally announcing that we had become a virtual company. Although we still maintain physical offices in Singapore, London and Atlanta, we made ambitious and active strides with embracing online technology to both reduce our operational expenses and to expand our sales and marketing teams.

MediPurpose honors long-service employees: Later in January, we honored three MediPurpose employees that have faithfully served our company for at least five years.

MediPurpose launches MediPlus Advanced Wound Care Products and gets 510(k): In March, we announced our latest medical product offering, MediPlus. In September, we received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for our soon-to-be launched Silver (Ag) Foam dressings. In October, MediPlus became available for distribution, and earlier this month, we expanded our independent sales force.

New team members and promotions: In June, we welcomed Shelly Philips to our sales team. Later than month, Michael Riddle was promoted to Vice President–Advanced Wound Care, and Derek Rudnak became the Director of Marketing.

SurgiLance gets a new look: Our flagship product, the SurgiLance safety lancet, got new packaging in November. Along with adoption of new GTIN bar code standards, packaging language was expanded into 11 translations.

Giving back: MediPurpose recognizes its responsibility to be a socially responsible company, and it demonstrated this by donating medical products to (among others) the American Diabetes Association and the Summer Medical Institute, as well as a cash donation to the Rally Foundation.

And as sensational as 2011 was, just wait for 2012. We’ve got some very exciting announcements that we’ll be making early in the year.

All of us at MediPurpose wish you happy holidays and a safe and prosperous new year!