Sopha moves to new U.S. digs

The U.S. subsidiary of French gammacamera vendor Sopha Medical is moving to new headquarters. Themove will enable Sopha Medical Systems to consolidate its headquarters,which currently are located in three buildings in Columbia, MD.Sopha will remain in Columbia.

Sopha's rapid growth over the last five years has caused thecompany to outgrow its facilities, according to president ColinMcNaught. The company's installed base in the U.S. increased by23% last year to nearly 1000 systems.

The new 40,000-square-foot site will permit Sopha to establisha new equipment service support center, Sopha Medical CustomerResponse Center. The center will be staffed with technical supportengineers and applications specialists and will provide on-linecomputerized customer support.