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Inviro Medical Devices Names Prominent Healthcare Leader Alan Weinstein To Infection Control Company's Board
ATLANTA – May 16, 2007 – Alan Weinstein, founder and former
president of Premier, Inc., the country's largest group purchasing
organization, has been named to the board of directors of Inviro Medical Devices, a leading manufacturer of infection control products, including the InviroSNAP!® Safety Syringe.
During his 30-year healthcare career, Weinstein focused on developing
startup businesses that provide services to hospitals through shared
programs intended to achieve greater economies of scale.
As a board member, Weinstein will provide strategic guidance to
Inviro Medical Devices. "I look forward to supporting this seasoned
management team and offering insights gleamed from my years of working
with GPO organizations and large hospital systems," says Weinstein.
"Impressive contracts with Premier and MedAssets have already been
secured, and I plan to continue cultivating future opportunities on
behalf of Inviro."
Weinstein retired from Premier in 2000 and currently consults with
early- and growth-stage companies, providing sales and marketing
guidance about how to approach and supply hospital systems and GPO
organizations. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the American
International Health Alliance and on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Advisory Committee for the Executive Nurse Fellows Program.
"Attracting an industry leader, such as Alan Weinstein, to our board
is another noteworthy accomplishment for this company," says Gareth
Clarke, chief executive officer of Inviro Medical Devices. "His stature
and experience will benefit our management team, as well as have a
positive impact on our product line, which now helps address both
employee and patient safety. Weinstein’s appointment, together with the
recent board additions of Fred Brown, Todd Patrick and Tony Holler
demonstrate Inviro's ability to attract a world-class board of
directors."
In addition to enhancing its board of directors, Inviro Medical
Devices continues to make significant strides with its sales strategy,
recently securing its second Group Purchasing Organization contract.
Effective May 1, 2007, Inviro Medical entered into an agreement with
Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, providing members of the Premier
alliance access to Inviro's extensive infection control product line.
In addition, as of March 1, 2007, the company provides MedAssets Supply
Chain Systems' customers access to Inviro's portfolio of safety
hypodermic needle and syringe products.
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About Inviro Medical Devices
Founded in 1988, Inviro
Medical Devices engineers and markets safe medication delivery systems,
including the patented InviroSNAP! Safety Syringe. After years of
research to develop its patents and refine its product designs, the
company is addressing the growing $1.6 billion safety syringe market
and introducing its breakthrough infection control technology in North
America. Headquartered in Atlanta, Inviro Medical Devices is becoming a
leading industry champion in the quest to increase infection control
awareness and to protect healthcare workers, patients and the
environment with innovative medical devices. For more information,
visit www.inviromedical.com.