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The 2007 Excellence in Healthcare Awards will see the region's finest players in the healthcare and research industry. Held for the second consecutive year in this region's healthcare industry, this annual event is organized to recognize companies with outstanding leadership and excellence in growth and innovation in Medical Devices, Clinical Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Healthcare Technologies and Pharmaceuticals.
The awards will be held on Friday, June 8, 2007, at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. This prestigious affair will be officiated by President and Senior Partner of Frost & Sullivan, Mr Aroop Zutshi.
As the theme of the event suggests, the evening is all set to appreciate and honor the Healthcare industry and its contributions to the society. The 2007 Excellence in Healthcare Awards is also here to set the path for the development and excellence of this industry in Asia Pacific.
"Today we are honouring 28 companies who have contributed significantly to changing the face of healthcare in Asia Pacific. These companies have developed truly creative products to meet the challenges faced by the industry and identified emerging trends before they became the standard in the marketplace. Ultimately these discoveries and inventions are contributing to improving the standards of global healthcare. Asia Pacific is now spearheading these discoveries and technologies which is a phenomenal paradigm shift", says Ms. Reenita Das, Vice President of Asia Pacific Healthcare Practice, Frost & Sullivan.
The 28 prestigious titles will be awarded within six main categories, which include the Drug Discovery, Medical Imaging, Healthcare IT, Clinical Diagnostics, Biotechnology and Medical Devices.
Frost & Sullivan follows a rigorous measurement based methodology to select and short list leading companies in Asia Pacific for each Award category. The short listed companies are then evaluated based on actual market performance indicators. Some measurement parameters used in conducting the detailed evaluation of each include revenue growth, breadth of services and solutions and market share in specific category and growth in market share.
Our distinguished panels of judges are:
-- Prof David A. Stringer - Senior Consultant, National University Hospital
-- Fong Choon Khin - Group Chief Technology Officer, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (SingHealth)
-- Tham Wai Chung Linus - Chief Information Officer of the National Healthcare Group of Singapore
-- Dr. Cheong Yuet-Meng - Regional Director of Clinical Operations in Pfizer, Asia
-- A/Prof. Wang Shih-chang - Head of the Department, Diagnostic Radiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS
-- Mr Wong Yew Sin - Senior Advisor, Health Products Regulation Group, Health Sciences Authority (HSA)
-- A/P Lim Chu Sing, Daniel - Director of the Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Engineering Cluster, Nanyang Technological University
Sterling Life Sciences is the official sponsor for the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Healthcare Awards. Media partners include Medical Matters Asia, Greener Grass Communications LLP, Marshall Cavendish Business Information Pte Ltd, 1st Phase Operations and PharmaAsia.
28 awards that will be hotly contested are:
MEDICAL DEVICE
-- Upcoming Company of the Year - Taiwan
-- Upcoming Company of the Year - South Korea
-- Upcoming Company of the Year - Australia
-- Product Innovation of the Year - Asia Pacific
-- Technology Innovation of the Year - Asia Pacific
-- Monitoring Devices Technology of the Year - Asia Pacific
-- Orthopaedic Device Company of the Year - Asia Pacific
-- Cardiovascular Company of the Year - Asia Pacific
-- Medical Device Distributor of the Year - Asia Pacific
HEALTHCARE IT:
-- Product Innovation of the Year
-- Emerging Company of the Year
-- Company of the Year - Enterprise
-- Company of the Year - Clinical
BIOTECHNOLOGY
-- Company of the Year - Agricultural
-- Company of the Year
DRUG DISCOVERY
-- Emerging Company of the Year
-- Customer Service Leadership of the Year
-- Multinational Laboratory Services Provider of the Year
-- Asian Clinical Services Provider of the Year
-- Multinational Clinical Services Provider of the Year
MEDICAL IMAGING:
-- Product Innovation of the Year
-- Technology Leadership of the Year
-- Radiology PACS of the Year
-- Company of the Year
CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
-- Niche Company of the Year
-- Technology Innovation of the Year
-- Product Line Leadership of the Year
-- Company of the Year
About the Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Awards
The Frost & Sullivan Best Practices team of industry experts presents awards to companies demonstrating best practices in a variety of regional and global markets. These Best Practices Awards recognize the superior planning and execution of product launches, strategic alliances, distributing strategies, technological innovations, customer service and mergers & acquisitions. A host of other crucial marketing factors such as leadership. strategy, service, innovation, integration and development are also recognized. For more information please visit www.healthcare-awards.com
About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community, by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit http://www.frost.com
Source: Frost & Sullivan (Business Wire India)