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Coronado Industries Provides Update on European Activities; Clinical Trial Enrollment Begins in Italy.


FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. -- Coronado Industries Inc. (OTC OTC

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OTC

See over-the-counter market (OTC).
 BB: CDIK), the manufacturer of unique proprietary pneumatic devices for the treatment of glaucoma glaucoma (glôkō`mə), ocular disorder characterized by pressure within the eyeball caused by an excessive amount of aqueous humor (the fluid substance filling the eyeball). , provided today an update on European activities related to the marketing and shipment of PNT PNT Point
PNT Paint (MacPaint graphic file format)
PNT Patient
PNT Pentagon (Washington, DC; US DoD)
PNT Positioning, Navigation and Timing
PNT Prime Number Theorem
PNT Phenytoin
 equipment to Europe. As was reported previously, the company recently obtained 2A CE approval which now allows its distributors in Italy, Spain and Portugal to begin marketing and distribution activities.

The company's Italian distributor, Eupharmed s.r.l., is moving forward with their launch activities. The formal product launch will initially target the major glaucoma treatment hospitals and key opinion leaders across Italy. "The vast majority of glaucoma patients in Italy are referred by their community ophthalmologist ophthalmologist /oph·thal·mol·o·gist/ (of?thal-mol´ah-jist) a physician who specializes in ophthalmology.

oph·thal·mol·o·gist
n.
A physician who specializes in ophthalmology.
 to hospital-based glaucoma specialists for treatment," said Dr. J Noun 1. Dr. J - United States basketball forward (born in 1950)
Erving, Julius Erving, Julius Winfield Erving
.W. Sharkey, the company's director of operations. "Ensuring the availability of PNT at these centers is a key component to successfully launching the product within the Italian marketplace." In parallel to the product launch, Eupharmed will also initiate enrollment into a multi-center trial, which will further expand the available database on the benefits of using PNT in the overall management of the glaucoma patient. The selected trial sites, which will involve several leading glaucoma centers and key opinion leaders, will also further enhance the awareness of PNT with these important segments. As was previously disclosed, the agreement with Eupharmed allows Coronado to use the data generated from the trial to support the marketing efforts of their other distributors and also be used in support of additional product registrations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and elsewhere.

Launch activities are also underway in Spain and Portugal. Izasa S.A., Spain's largest medical device distributor, as well as Coronado's distributor in these countries, will formally launch the product in the next few weeks. "Unlike the Italian market, the majority of glaucoma patients in these countries are treated by office-based specialists. As a result, the launch strategies and activities required to successfully launch PNT in these markets are clearly different," said G. Richard Smith, Coronado Industries' 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. . "One of the key reasons for our decision to utilize local distribution partners within the EU was due to the significant differences in how glaucoma patients are managed across Europe. This decision has been confirmed as the correct one as we have seen the marketing and distribution strategies our partners have developed for their individual markets," he also said.

Activities are also well underway in identifying exclusive distribution partners in other countries within the European economic community European Economic Community (EEC), organization established (1958) by a treaty signed in 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany (now Germany); it was known informally as the Common Market. . This activity is being led by the company's head of European operations, Dr. Francesco Aspes. Discussions are underway with potential partners in key EU countries and the company remains optimistic that additional distributors will be on board soon.

Everything is starting to fall into place.

We have our 2A certification.

Aspes is negotiating new agreements.

Sharkey is moving us forward with our FDA FDA
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Food and Drug Administration


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n.pr See Food and Drug Administration.

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n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration.
 status and entrance into the U.S. market.

Based on these occurrences, and what appears to be a bright future, Smith and Sharkey will start traveling this week, and on a regular basis, to financial centers around the country to interact directly with analysts and the brokerage community to build a better awareness of Coronado Industries' position as a rising medical company and a public entity.

"Our 2A certification has given us the green light and we are going," said Gary Smith, corporation president.

Through its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
, Ophthalmic International, Coronado Industries focuses on the development of its patented procedure as a cost-effective alternative for the treatment of the most common types of glaucoma which are open angle and pigmentary.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products, increased levels of competition for the company, new products and technological changes, the company's dependence on third-party suppliers, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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