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Debiotech receives the 2004 Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA)
(June 16, 2004) |
Debiotech has been receiving the
2004 Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for the design of the
CT Expres, advanced Contrast Media delivery system for Diagnostic
Imaging.
As a winner, Debiotech’s spin-off company SMC – Swiss
Medical Care SA, has been attending the awards ceremony June 16,
2004 at the Medical Design & Manufacturing East 2004 Conference
and Exposition at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York
City.
"We are extremely proud that the CT Expres has been chosen
to receive this prestigious award," said Dr. Frederic Neftel,
Debiotech’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “This
Award is a major recognition for all the efforts of a very talented,
innovative and passionated team of engineers, technicians, radiologists
and nurses who have contributed to the development of the CT Expres
over the years. This is also an important step in Swiss Medical Care’s
life, where we can see already considerable success with the product
being introduced to the market “.
Medical Design Excellence Award
MDEA is the premier awards program for the medical technology community.
Sponsored by Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine and
organized by Canon Communications, it recognizes the many engineers,
scientists, designers and clinicians responsible for the groundbreaking
innovations changing the way healthcare is delivered. MDEA winners
are chosen based on excellence in product innovation, design and
engineering achievement, end-user benefit and cost-effectiveness
in manufacturing and healthcare delivery. An impartial multidisciplinary
panel of third-party jurors -- with expertise in biomedical engineering,
human factors, industrial design, medicine and diagnostics -- conduct
a comprehensive review of the entries. The awards were presented
today during the Medical Design and Manufacturing East 2004 Conference
and Exposition at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York
City.
About Debiotech:
Debiotech S.A. specializes in the research and development of innovative
medical devices in the field of drug delivery systems, drug eluting
stents, electronic infusion systems, dialysis, diagnostics and imaging
devices, implantable drug delivery systems and micro-systems for
insulin and peptide drug delivery. Debiotech has numerous exclusive
collaboration agreements with leading companies in the medical device
and pharmaceutical fields.

CT ExprésTM Injector

Contact:
Debiotech SA
Avenue de Sevelin, 28
CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
Phone: +41-21-623-60-00
Fax: +41-21-623-60-01
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