News Alert: BioDevice Partnering 2007 Zurich, Switzerland - June 12-13, 2007

30/05/2007 - 10:43

EBD Group, the leading partnering firm for the Life Science
Industry, and Greater Zurich Area AG, the marketing association of the
Greater Zurich Area business region, are pleased to jointly announce
the upcoming BioDevice Partnering 2007 in Zurich, Switzerland.

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, and encourage convergence with biotech/pharma. The event
will also explore links with other exciting technologies such as
tissue regeneration, biomaterials and nanotechnology that are
converging into the medical device space.

BioDevice Partnering 2007 will build on last year's success. The
2006 event saw 330 attendees from 214 companies representing 21
countries take part in what has become the largest international
drug-device combination partnering event.

BioDevice Partnering 2007 is expected to surpass last year's
event, and bring together a large number of medical device,
pharmaceutical corporations and investment companies in the vibrant
and collegial setting of the Greater Zurich Area. This Swiss region in
the heart of Europe is known as a hotbed for medical technologies and
life sciences with a highly skilled workforce and particular strengths
in R&D and finance.

The event will feature presentations by leading-edge companies
from Europe and around the globe, plenary sessions, panel discussions
with industry leaders and informal networking opportunities. BioDevice
Partnering will also utilize a state-of-the-art web-based partnering
system enabling delegates to quickly identify and engage potential
partners.

Entry to BioDevice Partnering 2007 is 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, and for an overview of the many firms from the
medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, finance, legal, consulting
and publishing industries sponsoring the BioDevice Partnering 2007 in
the Greater Zurich Area.

If you are interested in attending the conference, or require
further information, please contact:

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Sabina Stampanoni
EBD Group, Inc.
Phone: +1 760 239 1291
Email: sstampanoni@ebdgroup.com

Lukas Huber, Director Zurich MedNet and VP Swiss Biotech,
Greater Zurich Area AG
Limmatquai 112, 8001 Zurich / Switzerland
Phone +41 44 254 59 08
lukas.huber@greaterzuricharea.ch
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About EBD Group

EBD Group is the leading partnering firm for the global life
sciences industry. For over 12 years, numerous firms 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 Greater Zurich Area AG

The Greater Zurich Area AG, a nonprofit organization, is the
marketing association for the Greater Zurich Area business region. It
recruits international companies abroad and assists them with setting
up companies and making investments in the Greater Zurich Area. Its
sponsor is the "Stiftung Greater Zurich Area Standortmarketing," a
public-private partnership that was established in November 1998.
Since that time, its membership has grown to include the cantons of
Aargau, Glarus, Graubunden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn and
Zurich, the cities of Zurich and Winterthur, and several businesses.