ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA) today announced the recipients of the 2009 SpotLight Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in fostering the growth of the medical device community in the Southeast U.S. Jamie M. Grooms, co-founder and CEO of AxoGen, has been selected as a recipient of the 2009 Spotlight Award for his groundbreaking work in the development of technologies to treat peripheral nerve damage. AxoGen, based in Alachua, FL, markets AVANCE Nerve Graft, the first allograft peripheral nerve that preserves the essential three dimensional structure and key biochemical components of natural nerve tissue.
