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ETSU Innovation Lab renovates and fills 4,000 square-foot addition

   JOHNSON CITY -- A 4,000-square-foot renovated addition to the East Tennessee State University Innovation Lab is now occupied by three new companies and the expansion of two existing incubator companies.
   The Innovation Lab is located at 2109 W. Market St., in the former United States Marine Corps Training Center. In addition to $200,000 in renovation monies, TVA provided the facility's conceptual design by TVA Technical Services. The TVA grant included planning, construction, equipment and furnishings for the project. The architectural design for the building space was created by Ken Ross Architects of Johnson City.
   Occupants of the new space include expansions of Yasoo Health Inc. and Banc Intranets. Yasoo Health Inc. is producing a line of research- and science-based products for the management and prevention of chronic diseases and the promotion of wellness. Banc Intranets is developing turnkey intranet software for financial institutions.
   New occupants of the Innovation Lab addition are MedPartners, Eagle's Landing Technology Solutions, Inc. and Orison Corp.
   MedPartners provides IT and IS service to the greater Tri-Cities medical health provider community. These services can include repair and maintenance of a simple PC; wireless and Internet connectivity and support; and medical software demonstrations and future business planning.
   Currently, MedPartners' range of services varies from a "very simple PC installation" for a dental practice to producing an extensive "cost analysis" for an area hospital.
   Eagle's Landing Technology Solutions Inc. is a company specializing in software design, network design and support, automated documentation options and traditional transcription. Incorporated in 1999, ELTS began as a medical transcription service. The company also sells EMR and EMR-lite software packages for medical practices, "helping clients move tradition to technology."
   Orsion Corp. is a medical equipment company founded to design, manufacture and market a proprietary ultrasound technology platform for early breast cancer detection and diagnosis.