1.0Life Science Washingtonhttps://lifesciencewa.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="w6EhQ0icIv"><a href="https://lifesciencewa.org/2020/12/07/how-culture-and-leadership-helped-ventilator-maker-ventec-meet-huge-demand-in-covid-19-response/">How culture and leadership helped ventilator maker Ventec meet huge demand in COVID-19 response</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lifesciencewa.org/2020/12/07/how-culture-and-leadership-helped-ventilator-maker-ventec-meet-huge-demand-in-covid-19-response/embed/#?secret=w6EhQ0icIv" width="600" height="338" title="“How culture and leadership helped ventilator maker Ventec meet huge demand in COVID-19 response” — Life Science Washington" data-secret="w6EhQ0icIv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://lifesciencewa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/lsw_newsupdates_ventec_1203-1-Geekwire.jpg600361Bothell-based Ventec Life Systems, one of the few ventilator manufacturers in the U.S., pulled off a massive feat earlier this year when it partnered with General Motors to increase production of ventilators critical for COVID-19 care. All in all, the two entities ended up shipping out 30,000 ventilators, and Ventec grew from 120 employees to nearly 1,000 in the course of a few months. Ventec CEO Chris Kiple attributes the company’s successes this past year to a strong culture and teamwork.