Dr. Elisabeth Hager, Chairman and CEO of Balan Biomedical, Inc. announced that St. Jude Medical, Inc (SJM) renewed its contract for a range of engineering services from Balan. The members of Balan’s Engineering Division support the internal R & D projects of SJM, allowing optimization of resources while providing cost effective expertise.

“Our relationship with SJM has grown over the years and we enjoy working collaboratively on key projects with the SJM staff as we work to make our client as competitive as possible in this global marketplace” explains Michael Pyszczek, VP of Technology. “The continued growth of the Balan Engineering Division is reflected in our recent staff expansion which allows us to offer even greater value to our clients.”

Mr. Michael Pyszczek to lead broad-based team of battery experts.

Dr. Elisabeth Hager, Chairman and CEO of Balan Biomedical, Inc. announced the formation of the Balan Biomedical Battery Consulting Group. The newly created consulting group, reporting to Balan’s Engineering Division, will be led by Mr. Michael Pyszczek, Balan’s V.P. of Technology. Joining Mr. Pyszczek will be Dr. Christopher R. Feger (Biomedical Systems and Materials) and Dr. Kenneth C. Syracuse (Statistical Analytics and Mathematical Modeling). The group will operate out of Balan’s USA Headquarters located in Rochester, New York.

Balan’s team members have a combined 65 years of experience in the battery industry with expertise covering a broad spectrum of technology, from high-performance commercial batteries to high-reliability batteries for implantable medical devices. Services will include Battery Application Review, Educational Training, Technology Assessment, Patent Searching and Analysis, Quality Systems Review and Development, Materials Sourcing, Manufacturing Process Review, Safety & Performance Assessment, Data Analysis, and Documentation Support (ISO, GMP, and FDA).

“We’ve been working on a number of battery related projects over the last few years and have helped our customers; battery manufacturers, OEMs, and end-users; solve their power source problems,” explains Dr. Hager. “Our team has successfully provided help with overseas manufacturing, data analysis, safety and handling practices, and performance issues. We’ve identified, through our work on these projects, a need within the industry for a broad-based Battery Consulting Group and we’re pleased to be able to offer our expertise in this area.”

Understanding the importance of conveying a clear and concise message to its existing and potential clients Balan Biomedical announces the launch of its redesigned website. Not only does the new site convey a fuller understanding of Balan’s capabilities and services, many enhancements were made to ease of navigation and performance. “As a Biomedical Intelligence company we understand how important it is for a visitor to easily get the information they need from our website. We’ve made this redesign an integral part of our operational improvements,” said Elisabeth Hager, Chairman and CEO of Balan Biomedical.

Balan expects to continue to make improvements to their website both on the business side and in its extensive collection of Medical Professional Network pages tailored specifically for members. ##

Balan Biomedical announced today the addition of Dr. Christopher Feger Ph.D. to its team. Chris Feger earned his degrees in chemistry from MIT and Ohio State University. Dr. Feger previously served as Principal Scientist at St. Jude Medical involving various projects where he utilized his expertise in project management, and process and quality system development. He has published several papers in the field of solid state materials and has been awarded eleven patents. ##

On August 13th Balan Chairman and CEO Elisabeth Hager, M.D. was invited to the Los Angles studios of Sky Radio in order to be interviewed as part of their 21st Century Healthcare Forum. The Sky Radio Network provides business, technology, health and entertainment programming to some of the largest airlines in the world, including United, American, Delta, Northwest, US Airways and America West. The mission of the Sky Radio Network is to produce high-quality business and technology programming which educates, informs and entertains airline passengers. Sky Radio is proud to deliver unparalleled programming, which addresses the needs and interests of the Executive Business Traveler and contributes to making each passenger’s flight an enriching experience.

The interview with Dr. Hager will be run during the month of November, 2008. ##

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