ACIST Medical expands headquarters, manufacturing plant.

ACIST Medical Systems Inc. has expanded its new headquarters.

The manufacturer of contrast media injection systems recently opened its new expanded corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility in Eden Prairie, MN. Company executives said the new facility was designed to create an improved environment for employees.

"Our new corporate facility was designed to create an overall positive environment for our employees; one that promotes teamwork, creativity and fosters innovation," said Fulvio Renoldi Bracco, ACIST chairman and CEO. "Our state-of-the-art research labs and engineering tools, together with our employees, will allow us to develop new medical devices that enable clinicians to provide the best patient care possible."

ACIST Medical expanded the building housing its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility by 25,000 square feet. Last fall, the company opened its new, 50,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility, which included a dean layout to accommodate future growth, a larger manufacturing area, and expanded product development capabilities. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Terry Bunge, ACIST president, said the new facility signified "an important step in Minnesota's biotech industry."

In April, ACIST acquired E-Z-EM's contrast delivery, contrast data management and point-of-care testing businesses. Bracco said the acquisition would enable ACIST to "offer customers a more comprehensive and integrated range of products and services that can potentially deliver a total patient management solution."

ACIST Medical Systems is part of the Bracco Group, an imaging agent provider based in Milan, Italy. ACIST operates in 40 countries, including the United States, Europe, Japan and China, and employs 220 people globally.