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BioDevice Partnering 2007, Zurich, Switzerland - June 12-13, 2007, First Call to Journalists



    EBD Group (The leading partnering firm for the Life Science
    Industry) - and Eucomed (The Voice of the Medical Technology Industry
    in Europe) are pleased to announce the upcoming BioDevice Partnering
    2007.

    BioDevice Partnering will take place in Zurich, Switzerland, June
    12-13, 2007. The conference provides an interdisciplinary forum where
    international decision makers from the various healthcare industries
    can meet to initiate or develop cross-sector partnerships between
    their companies.

    This second edition of BioDevice Partnering will strengthen the
    use of organized partnering in the innovative areas of the medtech
    industry, particularly where there is convergence with biotech /
    pharma. The event will also explore links with other exciting
    technologies that are converging into the medical device space such as
    tissue regeneration, biomaterials and nanotechnology.

    The success of the first edition of BioDevice Partnering in June
    2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland, exceeded all expectations with 330
    attendees from 214 companies representing 21 countries and confirms
    BioDevice Partnering as the largest international drug-device
    combination event.

    BioDevice Partnering 2007 will include presentations by innovative
    companies from Europe and beyond aiming to attract leading medical
    device and pharmaceutical corporations, and investment companies, as
    potential clients and partners.

    In addition to plenary sessions and panel discussions featuring
    industry leaders, company presentations and informal networking
    opportunities, the event will offer EBD's fully searchable web-based
    partnering system which will allow delegates to select potential
    partners and pre-schedule one-on-one meetings in private booths.

    The event is sponsored by firms from the medical device,
    pharmaceutical, biotech, finance, legal, consulting and publishing
    industries. More information will become available over the coming
    weeks and we invite you to check regularly the conference website at
    www.biodevice-partnering.com.

    Entry to BioDevice Partnering 2007 is, as for other EBD
    conferences, free to media, giving full access to all sessions and the
    ability to request partnering meetings. Attending journalists will
    also receive a complimentary delegate pack, including the complete
    conference handbook.

    Please visit the BioDevice Partnering 2007 conference website at
    www.biodevice-partnering.com for detailed information on the event and
    online registration.

    If you are interested in attending the conference, or require
    further information, please contact: Sabina Stampanoni, EBD Group,
    Inc., Phone: +1 760 239 1291, Email: sstampanoni@ebdgroup.com.

    About EBD Group

    EBD Group is the leading partnering firm for the global
    biotechnology industry. For over 12 years, firms in the life sciences
    have leveraged EBD Group's partnering conferences, technology and
    services to identify business opportunities and develop strategic
    relationships that drive their business. EBD Group's conferences (run
    in collaboration with leading industry partners and international
    trade associations such as BIO and Eucomed) include: BIO-Europe, the
    world's largest stand-alone life science partnering conference;
    BIO-Europe Spring; BioEquity Europe, an investor conference
    co-organized with BioCentury Publications; and BioDevice Partnering, a
    convergent medical technology partnering conference. EBD's proprietary
    software system also powers partnering at numerous third-party events
    around the world. Outside of the conference format, EBD Group's
    consultants provide hands-on operational consulting for firms seeking
    to in- or out license products and technologies.

    EBD Group has offices in San Diego, Munich and London. For more
    information visit www.ebdgroup.com or www.biodevice-partnering.com for
    conference related issues.

    About Eucomed

    Eucomed is the voice of the medical technology industry in Europe.
    Eucomed represents directly and indirectly 4500 designers,
    manufacturers and suppliers of medical technology used in the
    diagnosis, prevention, treatment and amelioration of disease and
    disability. Small and medium size companies make up more than 80% of
    this sector. The European medical technology industry invests some EUR
    3,7 billion in R&D and employs near to 445.000 highly skilled workers.
    The mission of Eucomed is to improve patient and clinician access to
    modern, innovative and reliable medical technology. Visit our website
    at www.eucomed.org.