Wadsworth Medical Technologies management has annonced that they have replaced its two out-of-state manufacturers and suppliers with companies based in Massachusetts. The Westborough-based medical device company has hired Baril Corporation of Haverhill and G&F Industries of Sturbridge to produce and distribute DermaLOC, its non-invasive, needleless wound closure system. Wadsworth hopes that its decision will help create jobs in Massachusetts and increase the tax base in these communities. "The decision to relocate our manufacturing and distribution operations to Massachusetts was a no-brainer," says Dr. Andrew Fox, president & CEO of Wadsworth Medical Technologies. "There are so many networks within the Commonwealth to support the growth and development of small life sciences companies like Wadsworth that it didn’t make sense to deal out-of-state." Last year, Wadsworth Medical Technologies received an Accelerator loan from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, a quasi-public agency tasked with stimulating the life sciences sector in Massachusetts. Fox says he sees this decision to support Massachusetts manufacturing and supply companies as a way to "pay it forward." "We at the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center are very pleased that our investment in Wadsworth Medical Technologies has been able to bring business to other parts of the state," says Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, president & CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. "Massachusetts is a great place to do business for life sciences companies at every stage, and a great place for skilled manufacturing to take place as well." Daniel Baril, president of Baril Corporation comments, "This program showcases the breadth and depth of medical innovation and manufacturing capability that resides here in Massachusetts. This is a great example of how the support of a group like the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center can make a real difference in stimulating commerce in our state." "Partnering with other Massachusetts companies to bring a new product to market is exciting," said John J. Argitis, President of G&F Industries. "The wide scope of expertise, from concept and design to manufacturing, in Massachusetts is unique and offers tremendous opportunity for businesses in the Commonwealth."