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Implanted Big Brother Micro-Chips Honored With 2010 Edison Best New
Product Award
/PRNewswire/ -- MicroCHIPS, Inc., a developer of intelligent implant
systems, today announced that it has received a 2010 Edison Best New
Product Award™ for its Illume™ product. The product was awarded Gold in
the Science and Medical Category, recognizing the benefit that it will
bring to millions of people with diabetes who must manage their blood
sugar intensively to stay healthy.
"We are very honored to receive this award, as it demonstrates our
innovative approach and the value that our product can bring to people
who struggle daily with the demands of insulin-requiring diabetes,"
said Ajit Gill, president and CEO of MicroCHIPS. "By applying our
unique microreservoir technology to create long-lived, in-body glucose
sensors, we believe we can help people manage their diabetes with much
more ease and with better results."
The Illume™ Continuous Glucose Management System is being created as
part of the next generation of consumer-focused diabetes management
tools. The system is a long-term, multi-sensor implant designed to
wirelessly deliver continuous, convenient, reliable and accurate
glucose measurements for a full year. Designed to be placed just under
the skin, this breakthrough product is currently undergoing testing
with the goal of reaching the market in the next few years.
"Innovation is more important now than ever," said Sarah Miller
Caldicott, great grand-niece of Thomas Edison and Chair of the Edison
Best New Product Awards. "The Edison Award winners are the moving parts
in the engine of economic growth. They inspire people to think outside
the box and improve the lives of people around the world."
About the Edison Awards
The Edison Awards, a peer-review honor similar to the Oscars, is voted
on by roughly 2,000 members of the not-for-profit Marketing Executives
Networking Group (MENG), America's top executives and academics. The
awards symbolize the persistence and excellence personified by Thomas
Alva Edison, inspiring America's drive to remain in the forefront of
innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy.
About MicroCHIPS
MicroCHIPS, Inc. is pioneering intelligent implanted devices designed
to improve the health of millions of people with critical conditions
that require careful monitoring and precise therapy. First developed at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MicroCHIPS' technologies use
microreservoir arrays to store and protect chemical sensors or potent
drugs within the body for extended periods of time. The reservoir
arrays are compatible with preprogrammed microprocessors, wireless
communications and sensor feedback loops to provide precise, dynamic
control of drug release and in-body biochemical monitoring. For more
information, please visit our Web site at
www.mchips.com.
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