Frost & Sullivan Honors Leaders in Medical Devices and Healthcare.PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Frost & Sullivan honored industry leaders for outstanding performance at last week's annual Excellence in Medical Devices & Healthcare Awards Banquet held in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] . The banquet recognized companies for innovative developments in medical devices that have made significant improvements in healthcare today and are predicted to encourage the most significant growth in their industries. The keynote speaker, Dr. Alfred E. Mann Alfred E. Mann (born 1925, Portland, OR), who is also known as Al Mann, is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is a billionaire. Born and raised in Portland, his father was English and mother Polish. , recognized the importance of the Frost & Sullivan banquet to the healthcare industry by saying, "There are numerous award ceremonies honoring a vast number of industries and talents, but it is gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to have one that recognizes healthcare and the people who work in this industry. The companies in this room have and continue to save lives as well as improved the quality of living for a countless number of people and they deserve to be recognized." A 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. Roundtable Discussion preceded the banquet earlier that day, moderated by Steve Halasey, Editor-in-Chief of MX Magazine. This executive panel addressed the challenges and dynamics in this constantly evolving industry. Roundtable participants included: Peyton Anderson, CEO, Affinergy Inc.; Sherry Brereton, MSM MSM - Micronetics Standard MUMPS , MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration , Care-Tech Laboratories Inc.; Kathy Odell, CEO, Inogen; John Nash, Vice President of New Technologies, Director, Kensey Nash Corporation; William Dendiu, Executive Vice President, Marketing & 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 , Oralbotic Research Inc.; and Rupert Northcott, Managing Director, Ritract Limited. An open networking session followed, allowing the recipient companies to develop and strengthen business relationships. Awarded companies included: Dr. Alfred E. Mann, Chairman & CEO, Advanced Bionics Corporation; Chairman & CEO, MannKind Corporation -- Healthcare Lifetime Achievement Award Aesculap Academy -- 2005 Medical Professional Education Institution of the Year Affinergy Inc. -- 2005 Medical Coatings & Biocoatings Technology Innovation of the Year Aksys Ltd. -- 2005 Medical Devices Enabling Technology of the Year AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. Optics Inc. -- 2005 Ocular Diagnostic Devices Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Bioject -- 2004 U.S. Emerging Injectable Drug Delivery Product Differentiation Product Differentiation A source of competitive advantage that depends on producing some item that is regarded to have unique and valuable characteristics. Innovation of the Year BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) The software distribution facility of the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California at Berkeley. Medical Corporation -- 2005 Cancer Therapy Devices Technology Innovation of the Year Care-Tech Laboratories Inc. -- 2005 Medical Devices Entrepreneurial Company of the Year ConvaTec -- 2005 Advanced Wound Management Technology Innovation & Leadership of the Year Fresenius Kabi -- 2005 World Clinical Nutrition Clinical nutrition The use of diet and nutritional supplements as a way to enhance health prevent disease. Mentioned in: Naturopathic Medicine Competitive Strategy Leadership of the Year Inlet Medical Inc. -- 2005 Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Technologies Company of the Year Inogen -- 2005 Oxygen Therapy Product of the Year InterCure Inc. -- 2005 Hypertension Treatment Technology Innovation of the Year Kensey Nash Corporation -- 2005 Cardiology Embolic embolic /em·bol·ic/ (em-bol´ik) pertaining to an embolus or to embolism. em·bol·ic adj. 1. Relating to, or caused by an embolus or embolism. 2. Relating to emboly. Protection Solutions Excellence in Technology of the Year Midmark Diagnostics Group -- 2005 Patient Monitoring Diagnostic Devices Competitive Strategy Leadership of the Year OmniCorder Technologies Inc. -- 2005 Medical Imaging in Cancer & Vascular Disease Diagnostics Product Leadership of the Year OmniSonics Medical Technologies Inc. -- 2005 Mechanical Thrombectomy thrombectomy /throm·bec·to·my/ (throm-bek´tah-me) surgical removal of a clot from a blood vessel. throm·bec·to·my n. Excision of a thrombus. Technology Innovation of the Year Oralbotic Research Inc. -- 2005 Oral & Dental Care Product of the Year Philips Medical Systems -- 2005 External Defibrillator defibrillator, device that delivers an electrical shock to the heart in order to stop certain forms of rapid heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). The shock changes a fibrillation to an organized rhythm or changes a very rapid and ineffective cardiac rhythm to a Business Development Strategy Leadership of the Year Protana Inc. -- 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Growth Strategy Leadership in Biomarkers in Clinical Trials ResMed -- 2005 Sleep Therapy Product Quality Leadership of the Year Ritract Limited -- 2005 Disposable Surgical Instruments Technology Innovation & Leadership of the Year Schick Technologies Inc. -- 2005 Digital Radiography Technology Leadership of the Year Servier -- 2004 U.S. Osteoporosis Therapeutics Industry Innovation & Advancement Award TomoTherapy Inc. -- 2005 Radiotherapy Solutions Excellence in Technology of the Year Tyco Healthcare Group -- 2005 Medical Devices Company of the Year Viking Systems Inc. -- 2005 Surgical Visualization Systems Technology Innovation of the Year Frost & Sullivan holds annual awards banquets for the information and communication technologies, industrial technologies, and healthcare industries. For further information on the award banquets or recipients or for digital photos, please contact Stacie Jones, 210-247-2450, Stacie.Jones@frost.com. About Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company founded in 1961, partners with clients to create value through innovative growth strategies. The foundation of this partnership approach is our Growth Partnership Services platform, whereby we provide industry research, marketing strategies, consulting and training to our clients to help grow their business. A key benefit that Frost & Sullivan brings to its clients is a global perspective on a broad range of industries, markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. With a client list that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, as well as the investment community, Frost & Sullivan has evolved into one of the premier growth consulting companies in the world. For more information, visit www.frost.com. |
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