46 Early-Stage Cardiovascular, Spine and Orthopedic, Drug Delivery, Imaging, Neuromodulation and Oncology, Among Other Companies Confirmed to Present at Medtech Insight's Upcoming ``Investment in Innovation'' Conference.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- October 10-11, 2005 The Westin Copley Place Hotel Boston, MA

Medtech Insight has announced that 46 promising early-stage medical technologies are confirmed to present at the company's upcoming "Investment In Innovation (In3) BOSTON: A Preview of Early-Stage Medical Technology Companies" conference. The event -- the company's 18th investment and networking conference -- is being held October 10-11, 2005 at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston program will feature presentations by up to 50 emerging medical technology companies seeking funding and/or strategic partnerships, as well as industry expert guest speakers, an industry panel discussion, and a networking dinner/product exhibition event.

Medtech Insight and its parent company, Windhover Information, have established a reputation as holding the premier forums worldwide for senior executives in the medical device, diagnostics, biotech, pharmaceutical and investment communities to preview promising early-stage life sciences companies in need of funding, acquisition and/or strategic partnership, and to network with key decision makers from all the major healthcare investment firms and medical technology companies.

Companies confirmed to present in Boston to date include: AerovectRx, AION Diagnostics, Angstrom Medica, Axial Biotech, Axya Medical, Biomedix, Biowave, CardioFocus, CVAC Systems, Energex Systems, FlowMedic USA, Genomic Profiling Systems, GlobalMed Technologies Europe, GMP Companies, HydroCision, InfraReDx, InfraScan, Inovise Medical, Intelligent Medical Devices, Intelligent Medical Implants, MedScanSonics, Medtrode, Microsulis, Misonix, Nano Interface Technology, ORTHOCON, OssTech, Paradigm Spine, Pathfinder Therapeutics, PeptiFarma, PhotoImmune Biotechnology, PlaCor, Resonant Medical, Respiratory Research, Rimon Therapeutics, Scientific Intake, Small Bone Innovations, Sphere Medical, Starion Instruments, SurgiQuest, TyRx Pharma, UltraDiagnostics, Ultrast, Urovalve, Vasogenix Pharmaceuticals, Visionsense, and Wicab (check the Medtech Insight website at www.medtechinsight.com for regularly updated details).

Rick Geoffrion, President & CEO of Accelerated Technologies, will give the opening keynote address in Boston entitled "The Problems with (and a Solution to) Physician/Start-Up Relations," and Jeffrey Barnes, General Partner at Oxford Bioscience Partners will open up the Tuesday program with a talk entitled "Medtech Investing 2005." Gary Abelev, a Partner at Dorsey & Whitney will speak on "Intellectual Property Due Diligence Investigations for Medical Device Companies," and Kevin Quinley, Sr. VP of Risk Services at Medmarc Insurance Group will present a talk entitled "Hot Areas of Medical Product Liability." The conference will be concluded with an informative and interactive Industry Panel Discussion titled "Challenges of Funding Medical Technology Start-Ups," with guest panelists to include Douglas J. Daniels, President & CEO of HydroCision; David Milne, General Partner at SV Life Sciences; and John L. Brooks, III, General Partner at Prism Venture Partners, among others. The session will be moderated by David Cassak, Managing Partner at Windhover Information.

Event co-sponsors include AdvaMed, Battelle, Business Wire, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Medmarc & The Hartford, PPD Medical Device, Reimbursement Principles, Ronald Trahan Associates, Teledyne Microelectronic Technologies, The MedTech Group, and Underwriters Laboratories. To register to attend, call Medtech Insight at 480-985-9512, e-mail [e-mail], or register at http://www.medtechinsight.com/in3-15.html.

Medtech Insight's next investment and partnering event, "IN SPINE & ORTHOPEDICS: Strategic Partnering and Investing in Musculoskeletal Technology," will showcase presentations from 50 early-stage orthopedic and spine companies, and will be attended by all the major decision makers in this space. The conference will take place November 2-3, 2005 in North Dallas, TX at the Westin Stonebriar Resort.

About Medtech Insight

Medtech Insight, a division of Windhover Information Inc., is the leading provider of business information and market intelligence for the medical technology marketplace. For more on the company's products and services, please see www.medtechinsight.com.