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IVD Technology Launches Virtual Conference and Tradeshow to Target Needs of In Vitro Diagnostic Market

 
Los Angeles, CA (August 23, 2010) – IVD Technology, the only trade media brand designed exclusively for manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic products, today announced the launch of its first annual Virtual Conference and Tradeshow to be held on September 28, 2010. The Virtual Conference and Tradeshow will give in vitro diagnostic OEMs multi-media, real-time access to leading suppliers and event speakers from anywhere in the world, without the stress and cost of travel.

As the only media provider dedicated exclusively to the in vitro diagnostics market, IVD Technology has the unique opportunity to be a bellwether for the market. Stephen Corrick, VP of Medical Device Media, said, “As leaders in the in vitro diagnostics space, our goal is to address the needs of this important audience across all relevant media channels. We had previously discussed an event of this nature as a someday project, but when our research showed that over 70% of IVD Technology’s audience was interested in attending a virtual event we knew that someday had to be today.”

Sponsors for IVD Technology’s Virtual Conference and Tradeshow are Biosearch Technologies and G&L Precision Die Cutting, LLC. Participating speakers include:

• Keynote speaker, Alberto Gutierrez, PhD, Director, OIVD
• Peter Lea, PhD, Founder and Chief Science Officer, SQI Diagnostics Inc.
• Robin, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry, University of Virginia
• Damon Getman, PhD, Senior Staff Scientist, Gen-Probe Inc.

IVD Technology’s Editor-in-Chief, Richard Park, commented, “The editorial team is thrilled to have a new media outlet to reach the in vitro diagnostics market. The experience and industry standing of each of our panelists augment the viability of this new medium to address the needs of our target audience. With the wide breadth of topics being covered – including regulation of IVDs, assay development, instrumentation and automation, and molecular diagnostics – this event is poised to be both an attention-getting and beneficial addition to IVD Technology’s industry outreach.”

Ron Wall, Senior Vice President for Publications at Canon, said that the virtual event technology provides a new channel for Canon’s Publishing Division to provide value for IVD Technology’s readers and advertisers. “This is a valuable tool for Canon Publishing, and we will closely monitor its effectiveness for possible use with other brands in our portfolio.”

IVD Technology’s Virtual Conference and Tradeshow platform was built on technology provided by Momentum Events. Stuart Bowen, President of Momentum Events, said, “We are extremely excited to be the enabling technology partner behind the IVD Technology Conference and Tradeshow. IVD Technology selected Momentum Events because, as a reseller of leading virtual event and stream media products including the expos2 Virtual-Expo platform, we could offer the best virtual event solution based on the objectives and budget of our client. IVD Technology has broken new ground with this event because no traditional trade show exists specifically to target manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic products and so a virtual event allows attendees to hear from leading experts, interact with sponsors and collect information, all without having to leave their office.”

About Canon CommunicationsCanon Communications LLC, a portfolio company of Apprise Media LLC, is the leading producer of trade events, publications, and electronic media for the $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry, including medical device, packaging, design engineering, process technology, automated assembly, electronics, quality control, and plastics processing.

Further information about Canon’s business-to-business publications, trade shows, and digital media is available at www.cancom.com.

Contact:
Michael Bartolomei
Canon Communications LLC
(310) 445-3765
michael.bartolomei@cancom.com

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Canon Communications Launches Behavioral Targeting Advertising Across its 45 Business-To-Business Websites

Initial test campaign using Google/DoubleClick’s Boomerang for Publishers yields 49% increase in click thru rate

Los Angeles, CA (August 17, 2010) - Canon Communications LLC, the leading producer of exhibitions and media brands serving the world’s advanced, technology-based manufacturing industries, today announced it is launching a new platform that enables behavioral targeted advertising and content opportunities across its 45 business-to-business websites.  Canon Communications is amongst the first B-to-B publishers to utilize Google/DoubleClick’s Boomerang for Publishers service that tracks user online actions and interests to deliver timely and relevant advertising and content.

The initial test campaign conducted by Canon Communications on EDN.com, a comprehensive information source for the EOEM (electronics original equipment manufacturer) segment, yielded a 49% higher CTR (click thru rate).  The first behavioral targeting campaign with multiple clients and campaigns will go live on EDN.com in August. 

“Canon continues to implement new tools to provide essential resources for advanced manufacturing managers and design engineers,” said Charles McCurdy, CEO of Canon Communications.  ”By targeting ads served based on demonstrated interests, our websites become more pertinent to our user base.  Suppliers to advanced manufacturers-our advertisers-can make marketing budgets more productive and receive more highly qualified, actionable leads.”

Powered by Google/DoubleClick’s Boomerang for Publishers, visitors to Canon’s media websites are tracked in real-time and quickly become segment members allowing for efficient building of pre-qualified audience groups.  These audience groups can be selected by advertisers to deliver pinpoint accurate marketing messages as they navigate through Canon’s websites-surrounding the visitor with relevant advertising regardless of the subject matter.

“Canon’s websites have over 29 million unique visitors each year,” stated Jason Brown, Vice President for Digital Media.  ”We are always looking for ways to connect these visitors with meaningful content and advertiser messages.  With our new behavioral targeting program, we can deliver relevant information to our audience, and our advertisers have the opportunity to engage with our users based on demonstrated technology, product or subject matter interest like never before.  Simply put, it’s delivering the right message to the right audience at the right time-a powerful equation and one we are excited to deliver across all our markets and media brands.”

For more information about Canon Communications’ behavioral targeting advertising programs, please contact Melissa Sauer-Kitchen at 303-254-4752.

About Canon Communications

Canon Communications LLC, a portfolio company of Apprise Media LLC, is the leading producer of trade events, publications, and electronic media for the $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry, including medical device, packaging, design engineering, process technology, automated assembly, electronics, quality control, and plastics processing.

Further information about Canon’s business-to-business publications, trade shows, and digital media is available at www.cancom.com.

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Media Contacts:

Melissa Sauer-Kitchen
Canon Communications
303-254-4752
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Marketcom PR
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Canon Communications’ Medical Device Brands Survey Identifies Media Preferences of the Global Medical Device Community

Survey tracks use of traditional media and e-media channels by nearly 4,000 medical device professionals worldwide

Los Angeles, CA (July 21, 2010) – Today, Canon Communications LLC’s Medical Device Brands released the findings of its Global Medical Device OEM Survey.  The study, which includes responses from nearly 4,000 members of Canon Communications’ worldwide audience of medical device professionals, is the largest, most comprehensive study of the medical device OEM community.

The study, conducted by Readex Research, surveyed medical device professionals in North America, Europe, Asia, and other emerging markets about their preferences for acquiring work-related information from different media sources, how they use these media channels during the product cycle, and how media is used to learn about emerging technologies and trends and ultimately during the supplier/product selection process.  In addition, the study looked at purchasing process trends as well as growth projections in an effort to measure the stability of the medical device market.

“The results of this survey conclusively demonstrate that traditional and e-media channels are highly-valued and utilized by medical device professionals around the world, during different stages in their careers and in each phase of the product cycle,” stated Stephen Corrick, Vice President of the Medical Device Brands Division at Canon Communications.  “Another important finding is that supplier/vendor websites are a significant source for information for medical device professionals, especially product-specific information.  Suppliers and vendors cannot underestimate how important it is to direct decision-makers to their websites via industry media channels and search, and to serve rich, credible and educational content via their websites.”

The most significant overarching theme from the findings is that medical device professionals, regardless of age or geographic location, are utilizing traditional media sources, including print trade publications and trade shows/conferences, in conjunction with e-media/digital media sources, including search engines, websites and e-newsletters/e-mail delivered media, to stay educated and informed about industry and technology developments.  The study also reveals that as medical device OEM professionals seek product information, they are linking to supplier/vendor websites and view this as an important source for research and product content.

Further results of the study are available by contacting Michael Bartolomei at michael.bartolomei@cancom.com.

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Canon Communications Announces Redesign of NutritionalOutlook.com to Better Address Needs of Manufacturers of Dietary Supplements and Health Foods 

Website relaunch in fall 2010 utilizes industry-leading content strategy to expand offerings to users

Los Angeles, CA (July 21, 2010) - Today, at the IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo, the largest annual food science forum and exposition in the world, Canon Communications LLC announced it is in the process of a redesign of NutritionalOutlook.com, the leading online resource for manufacturers of dietary supplements and healthy foods.  The website redesign, featuring new content, qualified supplier search, community-building tools, and nutraceutical industry resources, will launch in fall 2010.

“The NutritionalOutlook.com redesign is a significant undertaking for our team and we are working on a number of elements to increase the site’s appeal to visitors and advertisers alike in this top-to-bottom redesign,” stated Patrick Lundy, Senior Group Publisher of Nutritional Outlook,  ”We want our visitors to be able to quickly access relevant content, search for qualified nutraceutical suppliers, and have a bigger voice on NutritionalOutlook.com.”

The new NutritionalOutlook.com will adopt an entirely new content strategy geared at expanding traditional content offerings as well as serving visitors with relevant resources like white papers, webcasts, forums, blogs, and qualified supplier resources based on their search parameters and interests.  The redesigned NutritionalOutlook.com is built on a highly customized version of the Drupal open-source content management platform.  The flexible platform will allow for enhanced content experiences, powerful navigation and search, as well as tools designed to strengthen community and allow visitors to contribute to opinions, advice and content.  In addition, NutritionalOutlook.com will provide new and engaging advertising and sponsorship opportunities along with registration, analytics, website statistics, and user behavioral information.

One of the key new features will be the qualified supplier directory powered by industry-leading search capability.  Canon Communications has pioneered the latest in online directory technology with the introduction of its medical device qualified suppliers directory, Qmed, in April 2010.  The proven Qmed platform will be modified to relate to the nutraceutical industry’s requirements providing a powerful tool for the industry.  According to Patrick Lundy, “Nutraceuticals manufacturers will be able to pull targeted search results and listings of global suppliers who are GMP-registered, ISO certified, have GRAS status, and have been reviewed by our editorial staff.  It will be the only site with this type of vetted, targeted information.”

Ron Wall, Senior VP of Publishing commented, “In B-to-B media, content is still king.  The combination of Nutritional Outlook’s excellent editorial team and Canon’s industry-leading Digital Media group will deliver top-notch content and online marketing services for the nutraceuticals marketplace.  Our audience needs this community and when it is complete, the new NutritionalOutlook.com will provide it.  We are excited to invest in this important resource for the global nutraceuticals industry.” 

About Canon Communications

Canon Communications LLC, a portfolio company of Apprise Media LLC, is the leading producer of trade events, publications, and electronic media for the $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry, including medical device, packaging, design engineering, process technology, automated assembly, electronics, quality control, and plastics processing.

Further information about Canon’s business-to-business publications, trade shows, and digital media is available at www.cancom.com.

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Media Contact:
Patrice Aylward
Canon Communications LLC
(216) 283-1508
patrice.aylward@cancom.com

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Canon Communications Enhances Nutritional Outlook Multi-media Brand to Better Serve Robust Nutraceuticals Ingredients Market 

New Editorial Advisory Board Includes Industry Leaders 

Los Angeles, CA, July 19, 2010 - Canon Communications LLC announced several moves to enhance the capabilities of its media brand Nutritional Outlook.  Based on growth of the publication and its digital media portfolio, as well as rapid growth in the nutraceuticals industry, the investment responds to increasing communications needs in the robust nutraceutical ingredients marketplace.  According to industry estimates, global demand for nutraceutical ingredients will advance 6.2% annually through 2013 and ingredients will be a $21.8 billion worldwide market serving a $236 billion global nutritional product industry by the end of 2013.

Patrick Lundy, Senior Group Publisher for Canon’s Powder/Bulk Solids, Injection Molding Magazine, Modern Plastics Worldwide, and PlasticsToday.com, has assumed the publishing leadership for Nutritional Outlook.  ”I am delighted to have Patrick Lundy lead the Nutritional Outlook team as his 22 years in publishing will be beneficial to the continued strategic growth of Nutritional Outlook,” said Ron Wall, Executive Vice President of Canon’s Publishing Division.

Tim Baudler, previously the Sales Manager for Nutritional Outlook, has been promoted to Associate Publisher.  He will manage marketing and sales activities and play a key role in developing new strategies to ensure the media brand’s continued growth.  He joined Canon Communications in 2005 as an Account Executive, was promoted to Sales Manager in 2008, and has been the driving force behind Nutritional Outlook’s 50% advertising page growth since he joined Canon.

Reporting to Baudler, new team member Beth Berner has been named Account Executive for Nutritional Outlook.  Berner has been with Canon Communications since 2004, and has held media sales positions for Canon’s appliance and plastics media platforms. 

On the editorial side, Canon announced the expansion of its staff with the addition of Robby Gardner as Assistant Editor.  According to Editor Jennifer Kwok, Gardner has worked part-time for Nutritional Outlook for the past year, and is now on board full time.

Editorial Advisory Board

Jennifer Kwok has assembled an influential Editorial Advisory Board to further Nutritional Outlook’s connection to readers and the industry.  The guidance of distinguished industry experts will help the publication and digital products continue to stay at the forefront of the nutraceuticals industry and serve readers as the industry’s leading resource for science and news.

Members include: 

• Mark Blumenthal, Founder and Executive Director, American Botanical Council
• Elizabeth Campbell, Vice President, EAS Consulting Group
• Dallas Clouatre, PhD, Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, Founding Partner of Glykon Technologies Group LLC, Consultant to Jarrow Formulas
• Audra Davies, MS, Director, Nutrition Product Development, Nutrilite
• Steven Dentali, PhD, Chief Science Officer, American Herbal Products Association
  Daniel Fabricant, PhD, Vice President, Global Government and Scientific Affairs, Natural Products  Association
• Steven Foster, noted botanicals photographer, Steven Foster Group Inc.
• Andrew Shao, PhD, Senior Vice President, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition
• Irfan Qureshi, ND, Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Affairs, AIBMR Life Sciences Inc.
• Kerry Watson, Manager, SPINS Product Library

The expansion of the Nutritional Outlook team and addition of the Editorial Advisory Board enhances Nutritional Outlook’s ability to respond to the anticipated growth of the nutraceuticals industry.

About Canon Communications

Canon Communications LLC, a portfolio company of Apprise Media LLC, is the leading producer of trade events, publications, and electronic media for the $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry, including medical device, packaging, design engineering, process technology, automated assembly, electronics, quality control, and plastics processing.

Further information about Canon’s business-to-business publications, trade shows, and digital media is available at www.cancom.com. 

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Media Contact:
Patrice Aylward
(216) 283-1508
patrice.aylward@cancom.com

Los Angeles, CA (July 12, 2010) – Canon Communications LLC has appointed Rich Nass to the position of Director of Content for Medical Device Brands. In his new role, Nass will be responsible for maintaining Canon’s commitment to editorial excellence while ensuring that its medical device brands deliver content across multiple channels in a manner that best supports the needs of the global medical OEM community. He is also tasked with finding new opportunities that make use of various content types and elements in the medical media space.

Nass joins Canon having previously held the position of Director of Media/Content at EE Times Group, where his key responsibilities included setting the editorial direction for the various properties within EE Times Group, with a special emphasis on Design and Products, as well as the global Embedded Systems Conferences, ARM TechCon, DesignCon, and all custom events, including virtual events. Before taking on his role for EE Times Group, he oversaw the Embedded and Custom groups and the TechOnline DesignLine network of design engineering web sites. Prior to that, he spent six years as the Editor-in-Chief of Portable Design magazine, launching a magazine and technical conference in China. Nass holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

In response to the hiring Senior VP of Publishing, Ron Wall remarked, “Rich has over 20-years experience working with OEMs in the electronics space and we have every confidence he will be able to translate that experience into a successful run in the medical device space.  He understands the direction BtoB media is moving and how to best deliver content at every point of contact from web to print to conferences.  We are excited to have him on board.”

Nass is eager to tackle his new responsibilities saying, “Canon has the leading medical device media brands, and with the commitment they have shown to research and e-media development, it’s a “sky’s the limit” scenario as far as where we can take these brands and the OEM professionals they serve.  Audiences across the globe are becoming increasingly media savvy and increasingly diverse in their content consumption. As the primary brands serving the medical device industry, it’s our job to stay a step ahead by being both tech and thought leaders in this space.”

As Director of Content, Nass will oversee content development for the full Medical Device Brands division which includes; MD&DI, Medical Product Manufacturing News, European Medical Device Technology, Qmed, IVD Technology, OrthoTec, Medical Electronics Design, China Medical Device Manufacturer, and Japan Medical Design & Manufacturing Technology.

Editorial Contact:

Dan Cutrone
Canon Communications LLC
(310) 445 4200
dan.cutrone@cancom.com

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Canon Communications to Launch Trade Show Series for the $214 Billion Aerospace and Defense Industries
AeroCon to co-locate within nation’s largest advanced manufacturing events, powered by 1.4 million record master audience file and newly acquired media brands

Los Angeles, CA (June 29, 2010) - Canon Communications has announced that next year it will launch a trade show series specifically for the nation’s $214 billion aerospace and defense industries. The inaugural AeroCon Conference and Exposition takes place February 8-10, 2011 in the Anaheim Convention Center, where it co-locates with Pacific Design & Manufacturing, ATX (Automation Technology Expo) West, PrecisionTec, Electronics West, PLASTEC West, Green Manufacturing Expo, WestPack, DesignMed, and Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West, in the largest technology exhibition for the advanced manufacturing industry in the United States.

“AeroCon is a natural extension of our 375,000 net square foot Anaheim event. Although it is a full-facility event, we were able to make prime exhibit space available in Hall B between the design, automation, and medical manufacturing shows,” said Joshua Dome, sales director for Canon’s event division.   “Already, 5,200 west coast aerospace and defense industry professionals attend this 2,200-exhibitor event. California’s $30 billion aerospace and defense sector needs a dedicated industry show and AeroCon is it.”

Canon is projecting 200 exhibitors for the first AeroCon, showcasing the software, materials, components, sub-assemblies, contract services, electronics, and equipment used in the design and production of aerospace, aviation, and defense products. The AeroCon technical conference program will present the latest advances in design, materials, software technology, manufacturing processes, quality systems, and more, to design and manufacturing professionals from nearly 900 leading producers including Boeing, Northrop Grumman, United Technologies, Raytheon, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Textron, plus thousands of top tier suppliers.

Expanding at 4% in 2009 to $214 Billion and 500,000 employees, the U.S. aerospace and defense industry concentrates in three major geographic areas-California, the Southeast, and Texas-and Canon plans to be in each with its new industry show. In addition to Anaheim, AeroCon will co-locate within the company’s advanced manufacturing events in Orlando (2011) and Fort Worth (2012).

The AeroCon series will be sponsored and promoted by Canon’s suite of advanced manufacturing media brands such as Design News, Electronic Design News, Test & Measurement, Packaging Digest, and Injection Molding Magazine. “The reach of each show’s promotional campaign will be expanded by the marketing power of our Master Audience File, a new data resource that been several years in development,” said the company’s marketing director Dan Cutrone. “Through targeted queries of its 1.4 million records database containing the industry’s most engaged advanced design and manufacturing professionals, we can connect directly with the people our exhibitors most need to meet.”

About Canon Communications

Canon Communications LLC, a portfolio company of Apprise Media LLC, is the leading producer of face-to-face, digital, print, and online business acceleration products for the world’s $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry, including medical device, packaging, design engineering, process technology, automated assembly, electronics, quality control, and plastics processing.

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39 winners in thirteenth annual awards competition honored

New York (June 9, 2010) – The winning products in this year’s Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition, presented by Canon Communications, received their gold or silver recognition at a ceremony held today during the Medical Design & Manufacturing East (MD&M East) 2010 Conference and Exposition at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

MDEA is the premier awards program for the medical technology community. It recognizes the achievements of medical device manufacturers, their suppliers, and the many people behind the scenes—engineers, scientists, designers, and clinicians—who are responsible for the groundbreaking innovations that are changing the face of healthcare. MDEA-winning entries excel in the areas of product innovation, design and engineering achievement, end-user benefit, and cost-effectiveness in manufacturing and healthcare delivery. A comprehensive review of the entries was performed by an impartial, multidisciplinary panel of third-party jurors with expertise in biomedical engineering, human factors, industrial design, medicine, and diagnostics.  The 2010 jury selected 39 winners in 10 medical product categories, as follows:

2010 MDEA WINNING PRODUCTS (alphabetical by category):

CRITICAL-CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE PRODUCTS
• AccuVein AV300 portable, non-contact vein illumination device (Gold)
• Portex UniPerc percutaneous tracheostomy kits (Gold)
• Hamilton C2 ICU ventilator (Silver)
• LUCAS 2 chest compression system (Silver)

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
• PaX-Reve3D panoramic, cephalometric, and computerized tomography system (Gold)
• Vibringe sonic irrigation system (Gold)

FINISHED PACKAGING
• Cimzia Packaging (Gold)
• Orthopaedic Implant Skinpack Package for Femoral Hips (Silver)

GENERAL HOSPITAL DEVICES AND THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS
• Alice PDx recording device (Gold)
• HyGreen intelligent hand hygiene system (Gold)
• Littmann electronic stethoscope Model 3200 with Zargis Cardioscan heart sound analysis software (Gold)
• DivibaX mixing transfer device (Silver)
• FreeVac needlestick prevention syringe (Silver)
• Zio Patch continuous cardiac ECG (electrocardiogram) data recorder (Silver)

IMPLANT AND TISSUE-REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS
• Morphix suture anchor (Gold)
• AngelMed Guardian implantable cardiac monitoring and alerting system (Silver)
• Orbital tissue expander (OTE) (Silver)

IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS
• PREVI Isola high-throughput specimen and agar plate management system (Gold)
• ABL90 FLEX blood analyzer (Silver)
• Contour USB blood glucose monitor (Silver)
• Oragene•DNA self collection kit (OG-500) (Silver)

OVER-THE-COUNTER AND SELF-CARE PRODUCTS
• Vitala Continence Control Device (CCD) (Gold)
• GlowCap internet-connected pill bottle cap (Silver)
• Oralflo pill swallowing cup (Silver)

RADIOLOGICAL AND ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES
• DynaTRIM trans-rectal interventional MRI with DynaCAD digital imaging workstation for prostate (Gold)
• Vanguard breast imaging and interventional coil for Siemens MAGNETOM ESSENZA MRI scanner (Gold)
• SAVI breast brachytherapy applicator (Silver)
• TNT 12000 x-ray test device (Silver)

REHABILITATION AND ASSISTIVE-TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
• M320 AlterG anti-gravity treadmill (Gold)
• Computerized Prosthesis Alignment System (Compas) (Silver)
• Intel Reader digital reading device (Silver)
• Tibion Bionic Leg wearable rehabilitation device (Silver)

SURGICAL EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, AND SUPPLIES
• Ajust adjustable single-incision sling (Gold)
• RIO robotic arm interactive orthopedic system (Gold)
• SERENGETI Minimally Invasive Retractor System (Gold)
• Duet TRS Reload Tissue Reinforcement System (Silver)
• FinESS Sinus Treatment (Silver)
• Hydrodebrider endoscopic suction irrigator system (Silver)
• Quill SRS knotless surgical wound closure device (Silver)

The MDEA program is presented by Canon Communications and sponsored by Medical Device + Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) magazine. For 2010, corporate sponsorship was provided by major industry suppliers The MedTech Group Inc., Nordson EFD LLC, and Vante.
For more information about the Medical Design Excellence Awards—including additional details about the manufacturers and suppliers who created the 2010 MDEA-winning products—visit the MDEA Web site at www.MDEAwards.com or e-mail: mdea@cancom.com.

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June 8 session will focus on likely outcomes of landmark legislation

Los Angeles, CA (June 3, 2010) – Canon Communications and the Institute for Health Technology Studies (InHealth) are partnering to present a special session, “Innovation and Reform: What’s Next for Medical Technology Businesses?” on June 8 at Canon’s Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East Conference in New York City. The session will focus on the range of likely outcomes from healthcare reform, and how those outcomes might affect medical technology businesses–and the patients who rely on them.

The InHealth panel will facilitate discussion about the challenges facing U.S. healthcare reformers in the form of rulemaking and other tasks needed to implement the nation’s landmark reform legislation. It also aims to advance understanding of how new policies might affect the carefully balanced business environment that supports medtech innovation. Panelists for the session will include Scott Gottlieb, MD, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; William Homer, tax adviser in the life sciences and healthcare group of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu; Susan Reardon, director of medical device and diagnostics federal affairs and policy at Johnson & Johnson; Randel Richner; and Anthony G. Viscogliosi, founder, chairman, and CEO of Small Bone Innovations Inc., and cofounder and principal of Viscogliosi Bros. LLC.

“The medtech industry needs to be very clear that the innovations of the past 20 years have saved or radically improved millions of lives that would otherwise have been lost or created a huge financial burden on our healthcare system,” says Viscogliosi. “Proposed fees and actions that stifle innovation will restrict the availability of quality care–no question.”

MD&M East is the premier East Coast event for research and development, design, engineering, manufacturing, and regulatory affairs professionals within the medical manufacturing industry. This year’s conference will take place June 7–10 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York City.

About Canon Communications
 Canon Communications LLC, a portfolio company of Apprise Media LLC, is the leading publisher, trade show producer, and digital media company for the world’s $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry, including medical device, packaging, design engineering, process technology, automated assembly, electronics, quality control, and plastics processing.

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Los Angeles, CA (June 2, 2010) – Charles G. McCurdy, Chairman and CEO of Canon Communications LLC, today announced management changes designed to facilitate the company’s continued growth.   Michael P. Behringer, who is Vice Chairman of Canon, will add the title and operating role of Chief Operating Officer.  At the same time, Fred Gysi has been named Chief Financial Officer.  He succeeds Dan Koskovich, who is leaving Canon to pursue other interests.

Kevin O’Keefe and Ron Wall, Executive Vice Presidents of the Trade Show Division and Publishing Division, continue to report to McCurdy as will Gysi.

“Canon has more than doubled in revenues in the last five years,” said McCurdy.  “At the same time, we have broadened our product offerings beyond print and events into digital and data while greatly expanding our geographic focus into key international markets.  These management changes, both in personnel and structure, will allow Canon to continue its strong growth path.”

As COO, Behringer will focus on product development, business development, corporate development, operations, legal and corporate affairs.  He has worked with McCurdy for over 10 years at their investment company, Apprise Media LLC, and at Primedia, and has nearly 20 years of investment, product development and operational experience in the publishing, internet, event, and television industries. 

Gysi has a strong background in corporate finance and public accounting.  Most recently, he was CFO at Creativity, Inc., a Los Angeles-based crafts company.  Earlier, he was CFO at THQ, a publicly held developer and publisher of video games, and Stadco, a manufacturing company.   Gysi is also a former partner at Deloitte, where he established and directed the firm’s financial management consulting practice serving the unique needs of the CFO and the organization and operation of finance and accounting departments.

“Michael will increase his focus on expanding our operations,” said McCurdy, “and this additional title recognizes his long-standing role and contributions as a member of Canon’s senior management team.  Fred’s experience in corporate finance, acquisitions, international markets, and public company management deepens and broadens Canon’s leadership team and skill set.  I look forward to working closely with Michael and Fred as we move into the next growth phase for Canon.”

McCurdy also noted that Terry Pasteris has been named Vice President, Human Resources, after acting as interim head of HR.  

Behringer will maintain his role as Managing Director of Apprise Media LLC, an investment-management company focused on the media and information sector.

About Canon Communications
Canon Communications LLC, a portfolio company of Apprise Media LLC, is the leading producer of trade events, publications, and electronic media for the $3 trillion advanced, technology-based design and manufacturing industry, including medical device, packaging, design engineering, process technology, automated assembly, electronics, quality control, and plastics processing.
Further information about Canon’s business-to-business publications, trade shows, and digital media is available at www.cancom.com.
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