HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc. was founded on one simple premise. Save lives. With an initial foundation in chitosan based hemostatic solutions, they have evolved into a global medical products company encompassing a variety of innovative technologies, platforms and products serving the military, civilian and consumer medical markets. As a whole, the company works together to offer new and improved solutions to save and improve lives. In 2001, with funding from the U.S. Army and access to research by Dr. Kenton Gregory, Dr. Bill Wiesmann, the Oregon Medical Laser Center and Providence Health System, HemCon Medical Technologies was established.