London, United Kingdom - Outstanding performances in Europe's healthcare industry were recognized at Frost & Sullivan's 2006 Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet held in London on 12th July 2006. Fourteen companies were presented Awards at this prestigious event.
Recipients were drawn from a range of healthcare sectors, including drug discovery technologies, healthcare and life sciences IT, medical imaging, patient monitoring and medical devices. Honorees were lauded for exceptional product innovation and differentiation, business development strategies, market leadership and penetration, entrepreneurial ability, technology innovation and, customer value. The awards were as follows:
Adobe Systems - 2006 Business Development Strategy Leadership Award
Aerotel - 2006 Patient Monitoring Company of the Year Award
Alcon Inc - 2006 Market Leadership Award
Astra Tech UK Ltd - 2006 Technology Innovation & Leadership of the Year Award
Barco n.v - 2006 Customer Value Award
BioMerieux Inc - 2006 Technology Innovation Award
Biomet Europe— 2006 Market Leadership Award
Ceapro Inc - 2006 Product Innovation Award
Inpeco S.p.A. - 2006 Entrepreneurial Company Award
Medcon - A McKesson Company - 2006 Product Innovation Award
R2 Technology Inc - 2006 Technology Innovation Leadership of the Year Award
Siemens Hearing Instruments - 2006 Product Differentiation Innovation Award
Tecan Group Limited - 2006 Vertical Market Penetration Leadership Award
Viterion TeleHealthcare - 2006 Marketing Strategy Leadership Award
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