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ELITE GROUP OF EMERGING MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES SEEKING NEARLY $1B IN NEW FINANCING

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.-July 2007--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life Science Intelligence (LSI) announced this week that over 75 new privately-held emerging medical device companies have recently been added to the company's Emerging Medical Technology (EMT) Database. The EMT Database provides venture capitalists and large medical technology companies with an online resource allowing them to discover, partner and capitalize on opportunities in early stage medical technology companies. According to LSI, the new companies in the EMT Database are collectively seeking nearly $1B in financing. Most of the companies are early stage, privately held, and are on average seeking $10M-13M in series A through C rounds. Many of the companies are also actively pursuing strategic partnerships and licensing deals with large medical device companies. Various segments are represented by startups in the EMT Database including aesthetics, biomaterials, cardiology, cardiac surgery, cell therapy, drug delivery, directed energy systems, endoscopy, heart failure, neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, orthopedics, spine, minimally invasive surgery, imaging, robotics, vascular surgery, wound closure, and much more.

Information on the EMT Database along with a complete list of startups and new technologies can be found at http://lifescienceintelligence.com/emt.php

Firms and companies that have invested in or partnered with companies in the EMT Database include: Accuitive Ventures, Advanced Technology Ventures, Aesculap, Affinity Capital Partners, Alta Partners, Baird Venture Partners, Battelle Ventures, Bay City Capital, Boston Scientific, Canaan Ventures, Conmed, CR Bard, Delphi Ventures, Domain Associates, Edwards Lifesciences, Essex Woodlands, Frazier Healthcare Ventures, Galen Partners, Heidelberg Innovation, JJDC, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan, Medtronic, Microsoft, Morgenthaler Ventures, MPM Capital, NASA, Onset Ventures, Oxford BioScience Partners, Path4 Ventures, Prism Venture Partners, Rivervest Venture Partners, Sanderling Ventures, Sapient Capital, Schroder Ventures, Sofinnova , Split Rock Partners, St. Jude, Stryker, SV Life Sciences, Sycamore Ventures, Trialthlon Medical Ventures, Tyco Healthcare, Versant Ventures, and Welch Allyn.

Company presentations and executive summaries in the EMT Database are captured at the cutting edge Medtech Insight Windhover "In3" Conference Series.

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Life Science Intelligence (LSI) delivers high quality market data and information to medical technology executives, entrepreneurs and investors. LSI produces the Emerging Medical Technology Database and provides custom research services including market assessments and physician surveys. In addition, the company partners with top tier information companies to distribute their high end information products. www.LSintelligence.com .