Marketwire Named Exclusive Media Sponsor for Elsevier, Inc. Business Intelligence’s ‘IN3' Conferences

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - June 23, 2009) - Elsevier Business Intelligence announced today that Marketwire is the exclusive media sponsor of ‘IN3 East’, the East Coast’s biggest annual strategic partnership and investment meeting for senior-level medical technology executives, to be held June 24th and 25th at The Westin Copley Place, Boston.

Hundreds of venture capital firms and medical technology companies are expected to attend IN3 East to hear about the latest innovations and investment opportunities from more than 50 emerging medical technology companies seeking funding and/or strategic partnerships.

“We are very pleased to be partnering with Marketwire to expand visibility for these important IN3 events,” said Kathy Beckman, Sr. Manager, Marketing Communications, Medical Device Business, Elsevier Business Intelligence. “Marketwire offers a wide variety of services that help emerging medtech companies communicate effectively and cost-effectively with its target audiences, and thus Marketwire’s participation in this event is a great fit for both our organizations.”

Today, prior to IN3 East, senior executives from Becton Dickinson (BD), Covidien, DePuy-Mitek/Johnson & Johnson, Integra LifeSciences Corp., Medtronic, Siemens Venture Capital, and Wright Medical Technology will make individual presentations at Elsevier’s Medtech Insight ‘Medical Device Investor Day’, which also will be held at The Westin Copley Place, Boston.

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For more information about ‘IN3 East’ and ‘Medical Device Investor Day’, visit www.medtechinsight.com, or contact Kristy Grimes at 480-985-9512, 888-290-2225 (U.S. toll-free), or email k.grimes@elsevier.com.