The Biomedical Engineering Alliance & Consortium (BEACON) announced today that Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has proclaimed Tuesday, September 9, 2008 as “New Medical Technology Innovation Day” in the state of Connecticut in recognition of the MEDi 2008 Medical Device Industry Conference and Exhibition at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
 
MEDi 2008 will be held September 9-10, showcasing the latest developments in nanomedicine, drug delivery vehicles, drug/device combination products, robotic surgery, orthopedic implants and prosthetic devices, artificial organs and eHealth.  The MEDi conference will address timely issues and business challenges related to the manufacture and commercialization of these devices.
 
“Connecticut is fortunate to have the skills and resources of many dedicated professionals committed to advancing the quality of healthcare,” said Governor Rell.  “Here, medical technology is constantly advancing through the collaboration of scientists, medical personnel, entrepreneurs and academics whose innovative medical inventions improve health delivery systems and provide vital services to the medical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology communities.”
 
Noting that leaders of the medical device industry from throughout the U.S. and the world will come to Hartford for the two-day event, Governor Rell saluted MEDi 2008 for “highlighting the latest medical devices, biotechnology, manufacturing, bioengineering and bionanotechnology instrumentation.
 
“The designation of September 9th as New Medical Technology Innovation Day” recognizes the significant contributions medical technology makes to the health of our people,” she said.
 
BEACON President Dr. Joseph Bronzino thanked Governor Rell “for recognizing MEDi 2008 and the important role it plays in Connecticut and in the global medical device industry.”
 
Information on sponsorship opportunities, exhibition space and conference registration for MEDi 2008 is available at +1-866-867-1933 and online at www.MEDi2008.com.