Bacchus Vascular Selects Loomis Group for Advertising and Public Relations Services.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2002 Bacchus Vascular has selected high-tech strategic communications agency Loomis Group to provide advertising and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most services. Based in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , Bacchus Vascular is an emerging company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for cardiovascular and peripheral vascular occlusive occlusive /oc·clu·sive/ (o-kloo´siv) pertaining to or causing occlusion. oc·clu·sive adj. 1. Occluding or tending to occlude. 2. disease. "As Bacchus Vascular continues to develop and introduce advanced devices for the management of vascular occlusive disease, it is imperative that we partner with a communications agency that has a proven track record in the medical devices industry. Loomis Group has extensive experience and expertise in this market, which will support our efforts to strategically address our advertising and public relations needs," said Nick Fravala, vice president of sales and marketing, Bacchus Vascular. "We are excited to welcome Bacchus Vascular as the newest addition to our growing medical technology practice. Through this partnership, Loomis Group will utilize its integrated communications strategies to position Bacchus Vascular as a market leader," said Jeff Loomis Jeff Loomis (born in Appleton, Wisconsin, September 14 1971) is the lead guitarist for the Seattle progressive metal band, Nevermore. He has listed guitarists such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Jason Becker and Marty Friedman as his influences. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Loomis Group. About Bacchus Vascular Bacchus Vascular is an early stage, private and venture-funded company focused on advancing medical device technology. The current product portfolio includes catheter mediated technology for debulking of the vasculature vasculature /vas·cu·la·ture/ (vas´ku-lah-chur) 1. circulatory system. 2. any part of the circulatory system. vas·cu·la·ture n. and pharmaco-mechanical systems for the dissolution of occlusive material. The company was founded in 1999 by Thomas J. Fogarty, M.D. Bacchus Vascular has recruited a management and research and development team with extensive experience in bringing interventional medical devices to the medical community. The company has assembled a broad intellectual property portfolio allowing them to continue to pursue next-generation devices. With a strong regulatory and clinical team in place, the company has secured the necessary U.S. and O.U.S. approvals for their first device. About Loomis Group Founded in 1987, Loomis Group is a high-technology strategic communications agency with offices and key affiliates worldwide. The company builds integrated marketing campaigns for clients in the semiconductor materials Semiconductor materials are insulators at absolute zero temperature that conduct electricity in a limited way at room temperature (see also Semiconductor). The defining property of a semiconductor material is that it can be doped with impurities that alter its electronic properties and capital equipment, emerging technologies, and medical technologies industries. Headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , the company maintains offices in Austin, Boston, and Paris, with key affiliates in Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo. Additional information is available at 415/882-9494 or www.loomisgroup.com. |
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