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Los Angeles, CA (April 2, 2013) - Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) has announced the finalists of the 15th Annual Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA), the MedTech industry’s premier competition for medical device design and innovation. MD+DI’s April print issue is due out in two weeks and will highlight the finalist companies and the awards program. Winning products will be announced at the 2013 MDEA Ceremony on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 4:30 pm inside the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown hotel. The ceremony is held in conjunction with the 30th MD&M East event at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, June 18-20. (more...)

Los Angeles, CA (May 15, 2013) – UBM Canon’s Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA), the MedTech Industry’s Premier Awards Program, has announced Dr. Robert Langer as the recipient of the 2013 MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award. This award goes to an individual whose contributions over a long career in the MedTech industry have had a significant and demonstrable impact on technological, business, and cultural advancements in the world. Each year, the UBM Canon Medical Content Team and the MD+DI Editorial Advisory Board select an industry pioneer to receive the MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the crucial role they have played in medical device innovation. Previous recipients include Dr. Thomas Fogarty and Alfred E. Mann. (more...)