Medical Device Leaders Recognized for Industry Achievements
The Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA), a non-profit trade organization that supports medical device innovation in the Southeast, today announced the recipients of the 2009 SpotLight Awards. The awards will be presented during SEMDA’s 2009 Conference, to be held Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Georgia Aquarium.
The SpotLight awards recognize outstanding achievement in fostering the growth of the medical device community in the Southeast, and are presented yearly to one professional and one medical device company. The 2009 award winners are:
- Jamie M. Grooms, co-founder, chairman and CEO of AxoGen, Inc., an Alachua, Florida company focused on peripheral nerve repair and regeneration. Grooms has extensive executive leadership experience launching, growing, and managing biotechnology companies.In addition to building AxoGen, he was co-founder and CEO of Regeneration Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of allograft and xenograft implants for surgeries.
- Wright Medical Group, a global orthopaedic medical device company headquartered in Arlington, Tennessee.The firm specializes in the design, manufacture and marketing of reconstructive joint devices and biologics, including large joint implants for the hip and knee; extremity implants for the hand, elbow, shoulder, foot and ankle; and both synthetic and tissue-based bone graft substitute materials.Wright Medical has grown to over 1000 employees worldwide.
“The members of SEMDA applaud the recipients of the 2009 Spotlight Awards and recognize the significant contributions they have made to the medical device industry in the Southeast,” said John Edwards, incoming president of SEMDA. “Both Jamie Grooms and Wright Medical Group exemplify the determination and expertise necessary to keep growth in our industry strong and companies in our industry competitive.”
For more information on the SpotLight Award winners or conference registration, please visit the SEMDA Investor Conference website at www.semda.net/conference.
About SEMDA
Created in 2004, the Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA) is a non-profit trade association that supports and promotes medical device companies in the Southeast. The association provides a unique resource and networking opportunity for medical device companies, inventors, physicians, and investors interested in accelerating the growth of the medical device industry in the Southeast. For more information, visit http://www.semda.net.
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