Canon Communications purchases former Advanstar UK unit.Canon Communications (Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA), a unit of Apprise Media (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ), has acquired Octo Media Ltd. (London), a trade magazine and event organizer and a former unit of Advanstar Communications. No terms of the deal were given. Canon said that the integration of Octo's properties will "signicantly expand Canon's portfolio of media products serving the worldwide medical device manufacturing industry. Octo Media was formed on Jan. 1, 2004 in a management buy-out from Advanstar. Its products cover the medical device technology and contamination control Procedures to avoid, reduce, remove, or render harmless (temporarily or permanently) nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination for the purpose of maintaining or enhancing the efficient conduct of military operations. and cleanroom sectors. "Medical Device Technology" magazine is published nine times a year and focuses on the technical and applications-oriented aspects of medical manufacturing, including product design and engineering, production, regulatory compliance, marketing and distribution. Established in 1990, it has a controlled circulation of 18,000 medical device and IVD (Interactive VideoDisc) See interactive video. manufacturers and complements Canon's "European Medical Device Manufacturer" magazine. The company also produces the "Medical Device Technology Buyers Guide" in print and online, MDT MDT abbr. Mountain Daylight Time MDT (in the US and Canada) Mountain Daylight Time MDT n abbr (US) (= mountain daylight time) → Sourcing, a medical device marketplace, the Medical Device Technology 2006 European Exhibition and Conference, the MDT European Roadshow, the Contamination Control & Cleanroom Products show and the MDT Innovation Forum. New Canon chairman/ceo Charles McCurdy Charles Albert McCurdy (1870 – 1941) was a British Liberal Member of Parliament and minister in the Lloyd George Coalition Government. McCurdy was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. said the deal "makes Canon the dominant provider of media services to the high-growth medical device manufacturing field in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and China. It Also demonstrates Apprise Media's ongoing support for Canons successful program of expanding effective offerings for the sectors it serves and closely related sectors." Canon will continue to expand through "selective, complementary" acquisitions, McCurdy said. Canon magazine titles include "Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry," Medical Product Manufacturing News," "IVD Technology" and "Medical Electronics Manufacturing," among others. |
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