The Celebration in Minneapolis is the last in a series of celebration events hosted by World Savvy this spring to commemorate a decade of work in building a more informed, engaged, and globally competent generation of leaders and change-makers. World Savvy has reached more than 250,000 youth and 2000 teachers. The Minneapolis Celebration will feature entertainment by Sublime Curve, an open bar featuring craft beer from Finnegan’s, and global fusion cuisine provided by D’Amico Catering.

Dana Mortenson, the co-founder and Executive Director of World Savvy and a 2011 Ashoka Social Entrepreneurship Fellow, will give an inspirational keynote speech. Guests will participate in exciting silent and live auctions for a range of exclusive items including vacation packages, exclusive behind-the-scene tours, gift certificates to premier Minneapolis restaurants and limited edition designer jewelry.

Tickets are $100 for general admission. Guests also have the opportunity to purchase a “Champion” ticket which includes general admission for one plus sponsorship of one educator to attend the event.

For more information on event sponsorship, purchasing tickets, or donating to the live and silent auctions please visit http://worldsavvy.org/donate/10th-Anniversary-Celebrations/ or contact Charmagne Campbell-Patton at charmagne@worldsavvy.org or 612-564-6938.

About World Savvy:
With the mission to educate and engage youth in community and world affairs, World Savvy (www.worldsavvy.org) prepares the next generation of leaders to learn, work and thrive as responsible global citizens in the 21st century. It was founded in 2002 in response to the critical unmet need for youth to acquire global knowledge and 21st century skills and an absence of quality, mainstreamed global education opportunities for K-12 students and teachers.

World Savvy’s work supports systemic change in K-12 education to provide every student in every classroom with the content knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be leaders and change-makers in their diverse communities, locally and globally. Since 2002, World Savvy has worked with over 250,000 youth and 2,000 educators, through core programming including youth engagement, professional development, customized consulting, and educational E-resources.

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“DesignWise Medical is blazing a new path in social entrepreneurship as a non-profit medical device company and this can only be accomplished through the skills, experience and energy of our board of directors. The additions of Gwenyth, James, Al and Phil add to the breadth of experience and functional expertise of our board. I am more confident than ever that we will be successful in our efforts to bring needed products to children that will improve their health and quality of life,” said DesignWise Medical founder and CEO Brad Slaker.

One of the main activities of the board is the implementation of DesignWise Medical’s Charter Campaign, a sponsorship opportunity for individuals and organizations to provide financial support to DesignWise Medical and be permanently recognized as foundational partners. Individual project sponsorship opportunities also are available.

Dr. Fischer is a board certified pediatrician and 2010 Medical Device Center Innovation Fellow at the University of Minnesota, where she is completing a clinical fellowship in pediatric critical care. Fischer is a co-founder and Associate Director of Pediatric Innovation with the Minnesota Pediatric Devices Consortia, which will be actively developing and promoting pediatric specific technology starting in the fall of 2011. She received her bachelor’s degree at Vassar College in New York with a focus in cognitive sciences, and received her medical degree from Loyola University in Chicago. She completed a pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth before returning to Minnesota.

James Davenport is a partner with KPMG LLP and serves as the firm’s healthcare leader in the Upper Midwest. He serves clients in the payer, provider and medical technology sectors and is responsible for KPMG’s service strategy and delivery to this market. Davenport also serves on KPMG’s national leadership team for the managed care sector and authors an annual Managed Care Industry report that is distributed nationally. In addition to his professional work in healthcare, Davenport is the proud father of a daughter who spent three months in the neonatal intensive care unit and was the beneficiary of a number of pediatric medical devices. He also serves as the vice-chair of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities and is a member of the Neonatal Experience Team at Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota.

Al Emola has been in the healthcare industry for over 30 years and has served as president and CEO of several companies, including StentTech, Vital Images and FlexMedics. Emola began his career in marketing at Bristol-Myers/Squibb followed by marketing, strategic planning and business development positions at American Hospital Supply Corporation and St. Jude Medical. He has served on the boards of Vital Images, StentTech, Medafor and Enpath Medical. He holds an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and is currently consulting with medical device start-ups and turnarounds.

Phil Kading is the Client Strategy Director for OptumHealth’s Innovation Health Solutions group. Kading is responsible for delivering client performance reporting, client support, development of strategic client road maps, and driving innovative solutions in the health management solutions marketplace. Prior to OptumHealth, he worked for two years at OptumInsight as a Product Marketing Director, and six years at UnitedHealthCare in a combination of sales, business development and strategic marketing roles. Kading earned his BA and MBA from the University of St. Thomas and has been involved in health policy groups throughout the Minneapolis area and actively involved in the discussion around health reform strategies.

About DesignWise Medical:
DesignWise Medical is a unique, volunteer-based, nonprofit pediatric medical device organization that develops device-based solutions to children’s unmet medical needs. With its partners – pediatric clinicians, parents, sponsors, volunteers, students and technology companies – DesignWise Medical identifies, develops and delivers collaborative solutions to an under served population. The company is leveraging its unique business model to change the dynamics of the children’s medical device landscape by developing pediatric medical devices at a fraction of the cost of traditional product development.

For more information, visit: http://www.designwisemedical.org .

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This data is analyzed by a team of researchers who calculate a company’s CMUS Power Rating™. Only those that receive a 4-star to 5-star rating receive the CMUS Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award.

In business for more than eight years, Lyn Lake Chiropractic is owned by Dr. Kevin Schreifels, who has been practicing for more than 11 years and is also an associate clinic faculty member at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, Minn. In total, the practice includes three chiropractors, three certified massage therapists and a certified personal trainer. The practice treats neck, back, knee, ankle, foot, shoulder, elbow pain and more, with state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment to deal with a host of issues.

Achieving high ratings for customer service is just part of the everyday at Lyn Lake Chiropractic. “We offer same-day appointments, and walk-ins are always welcome since we have such a huge staff,” says Schreifels. “Plus, to make it easier to make an appointment, we have a 24-hour answering service, allowing any new or current patients to call any time to schedule an appointment. Furthermore, we accept most medical insurances, and we offer affordable cash prices.”

Lyn Lake Chiropractic also supports the community, local athletes and sports teams, including the Twin Cities United Way, the American Red Cross, the Minneapolis Firefighters-Burn Victims, the Twin Cities River Rats Ski Team, Team USA Minnesota and more. Additionally, the practice serves as the official chiropractor of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. In conjunction, it offers injury prevention seminars to numerous running groups and clubs around the Twin Cities.

“Our definition of an athlete is anyone that enjoys being active,” says Schreifels. “If you enjoy walking, biking, running, golf, tennis, yoga, lifting weights, walking the dog/cat or playing with your children or grandkids, you are an athlete. At some point, your body will need help keeping up with the ‘speed of life,’ and Lyn Lake Chiropractic wants to keep you moving.”

Lyn Lake Chiropractic is located at 2937 Lyndale Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN, 55408 and can be reached via phone at 612-879-8000 or online at www.lynlakechiropractic.com .

About the Award and Sponsors:
This is the third year CMUS, Talk of the Town News and Customer Care News have honored companies for achieving high levels of customer satisfaction. Among the types of organizations and professionals eligible to receive the award are hospitals, dentists, accountants, physical therapists, veterinarians, optometrists, insurance, chiropractors, lawyers, financial planners, restaurants, bakeries, event centers, home improvement companies, florists, spas, salons and mortgage companies.

For more information about the award or its sponsors, please contact CMUS and Talk of the Town News at 877-498-6405.

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“I am excited to surround DesignWise Medical with industry professionals like Patrick Donohue and his DealPen team. DealPen’s corporate experience will help us execute our mission of developing appropriate medical devices for children,” said DesignWise Medical’s founder and Chairman, Brad Slaker.

One of the first activities of DealPen’s involvement is to steer DesignWise Medical’s Charter Campaign. To launch this campaign, DesignWise Medical is holding a series of open house events at their headquarters in NE Minneapolis. The first event was held on January 13, 2011 where a full house saw exhibits of current pediatric medical device projects and heard Mr. Slaker speak about plans for 2011. The next open house will be held January 27, 2011 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Patrick E. Donohue, founder and CEO of DealPen commented, “DesignWise Medical is a beacon of light to solving critical solutions for children’s unmet medical needs. Establishing a financial base from which DesignWise can achieve its goals is our top objective.” Donohue went on to say, “I have already had several friends comment that DesignWise Medical’s products in development would have been crucial in their own circumstances. I am proud to align DealPen with DesignWise Medical’s mission as DealPen actively seeks to give back to the communities in which we work and live.”

For biographies on the full board of directors as well as key volunteers for DesignWise Medical, please visit our website.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting Brad Slaker, founder and CEO at: 612-385-2015 or brad.slaker@designwisemedical.org . You may also visit our website at: www.designwisemedical.org .

About DesignWise Medical:
DesignWise Medical is a unique volunteer-based nonprofit pediatric medical device organization focused on developing solutions to children’s unmet medical needs. Through the sustained involvement of pediatric clinicians, parents, sponsors, volunteers and students we are able to identify, create and deliver collaborative solutions to an under served population. DesignWise Medical lies within the heart of the world-renowned medical device industry of the Upper Midwest with access to the regions highly regarded children’s hospitals and engineering and technical schools.

DesignWise Medical is committed to changing the dynamics of the children’s medical device landscape by facilitating the collaboration of volunteer and philanthropic resources enabling us to develop pediatric medical devices at a fraction of the cost of the traditional approach to product development. By removing the predominant, financial barrier, we can ensure appropriate medical devices get made for children that need them.

About DealPen:
DealPen is a professional capital markets advisory firm providing conflict-free advice on navigating corporate lifecycle events. DealPen is an independent voice on best practices for executing growth and capital formation strategies.

DealPen was founded by Patrick E. Donohue, CFA and is dedicated to client-centric capital markets solutions. DealPen is committed to giving back to the community in which our team members work and live. Learn more at www.dealpen.com .

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“I am extremely excited and humbled to have these three very accomplished individuals join our board. As we move from a ‘proof-of-concept’ business to a ‘fully-implemented’ one, I am very confident that our newly expanded board will be invaluable in ensuring we are prepared for long-term success,” said DesignWise Medical’s founder and Chairman Brad Slaker.

Ann Johnson is the director of the Center for Nonprofit Management in the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas. She has 30 years of nonprofit leadership and management experience in addition to expertise in professional training and curriculum development. She has served as an executive for health care, education, advocacy and grassroots organizations. In addition to her director of research and public policy role, Ann is the director of the Institute for Executive Director Leadership cohort for nonprofit executives. She also is a recognized speaker and presenter offering keynote presentations and training seminars nationally, regionally, and locally with a focus on board and executive development and nonprofit effectiveness.

Jim Hartman served as the chief executive of Enpath Medical, Inc. and its predecessor company, MedAmicus, Inc., from 1994 to his retirement in January 2006. He served as board chairman from 1994 to 2007, at which time the company was sold. He also served as chief financial officer from 1991 until his retirement. Enpath developed and manufactured medical devices for the vascular and cardiology markets. Jim serves on the board of two publicly traded companies, NVE Corp, and WSI Industries, Inc. He has an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and is a non-practicing CPA.

Tom McGoldrick served as chief executive officer of Monteris Medical Inc. from November 2002 until he retired in November 2005. He has been in the medical device industry for over 30 years and was cofounder and CEO of Fastitch Surgical in 2000. Fastitch (Now Incisive Medical) was a startup medical device company with unique technology in surgical wound closure. Prior to Fastitch, Tom was President and CEO of Minntech, a medical device company offering services for the dialysis, filtration, and separation markets. Prior to employment at Minntech, he held senior marketing, business development and international positions at Medtronic, Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson. Tom is on the board of directors of two other startup medical device companies.

One of the first activities of the newly expanded board will be implementing DesignWise Medical’s Charter Campaign, a one-time sponsorship opportunity for individuals and organizations to join DesignWise Medical in developing appropriate medical devices for children. During the campaign drive, new sponsors will become permanent charter members of the DesignWise Medical legacy. The charter campaign is open from January 1, 2011 thru May 31, 2011.

Additional information on the current DesignWise Medical Board of Directors, as well as key volunteers, can be obtained by contacting Brad Slaker, Founder, and CEO at: 612-385-2015 or brad.slaker@designwisemedical.org. You may also visit our website at: www.designwisemedical.org .

About DesignWise Medical:
DesignWise Medical is a unique volunteer-based nonprofit pediatric medical device organization focused on developing solutions to children’s unmet medical needs. Through the sustained involvement of pediatric clinicians, parents, sponsors, volunteers and students we are able to identify, create and deliver collaborative solutions to an under served population. DesignWise Medical lies within the heart of the world-renowned medical device industry of the Upper Midwest with access to the regions highly regarded children’s hospitals and engineering and technical schools. DesignWise Medical is committed to changing the dynamics of the children’s medical device landscape by facilitating the collaboration of volunteer and philanthropic resources enabling us to develop pediatric medical devices at a fraction of the cost of the traditional approach to product development. By removing the predominant, financial barrier, we can ensure appropriate medical devices get made for children that need them.

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DesignWise Medical’s Overnight Pediatric Oxygen Delivery (OPOD) system is a fully non-contacting method of delivering supplemental overnight oxygen to children with chronic lung conditions. The OPOD System is comprised of a hood structure that effectively incorporates a number of strategically positioned gas ports that direct oxygen to a resting patient. The hood directs volume of oxygen flow through gas ports that are optimized by sensors, which detect patient position, facial orientation, or other environmental or patient conditions. The benefit of a non-contacting supplemental oxygen system is that it totally eliminates interference or difficulties with nasal tubing, facemasks, straps, tape, etc.

“Some infants and children have chronic lung conditions that require supplemental oxygen delivery at night to keep their blood oxygen levels within normal ranges. The supplemental oxygen is not for life support, but it is crucial to maintain normal growth and to prevent pulmonary hypertension, which is a common complication of chronic hypoxemia. The challenge is that most of these children do not comply well with having nasal tubes taped to their face, so this makes administering oxygen very difficult,” said Brad Slaker, Founder and CEO of DesignWise Medical.

DesignWise Medical is currently in the process of securing philanthropic funds from individuals, corporations and foundations to finalize the development of the OPOD System and continue developing several other pediatric solutions.

DesignWise Medical collaborated with the William Mitchell School of Law to draft and develop its patent application for the OPOD System. “DesignWise Medical exists because children’s needs are not being addressed in the mainstream medical device industry. We partnered with DesignWise on this project because we saw an opportunity to enhance our student curriculum, while also helping children resolve a critical healthcare need,” said Professor Jay Erstling, director of William Mitchell College of Law’s Intellectual Property Clinic.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting Brad Slaker, Founder, CEO at: 612-385-2015 or brad.slaker@designwisemedical.org. You may also visit our Web site at: www.designwisemedical.org.

About DesignWise Medical:
DesignWise Medical is a nonprofit pediatric medical device organization focused on developing solutions to children’s unmet medical needs. Through the sustained involvement of pediatric clinicians, parents, sponsors, volunteers and students we are able to identify, create and deliver collaborative solutions to an under served population.

As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization all donations are tax deductible. Our vision is that children’s medical needs will receive the same level of attention and applicable technology as adult medical needs. DesignWise Medical lies within the heart of the world-renowned medical device industry of the Upper Midwest with access to the regions highly regarded children’s hospitals and engineering and technical schools.

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STORY REFERENCES: Children’s Non-Profit DesignWise Medical Reaches Milestone by Filing its First Patent, William Mitchell School of Law, Brad Slaker, medical devices, patents, children, lung, breathe, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Overnight Pediatric Oxygen Delivery, OPOD system, 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Professor Jay Erstling

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“We’ve been using cloud-type hosting technologies such as load balanced server farms for our shared Web hosting environment for more than a decade,” says Andrew Auderieth, President, Datarealm. “However, the power to scale and manage these new Xen VPS servers is just unbelievable when compared to older, Web-hosting technologies.”

In a nutshell, VPS hosting features include: choice of 32 or 64 bit Linux OS, load your own kernel modules, automatically reimage your VPS, dedicated IP address, console access, and guaranteed RAM with Xen technology. Datarealm’s services include: shared Web hosting; dedicated servers; and VPS.

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About Datarealm Internet Services, Inc.:

Founded in 1995, Datarealm Internet Services was one of the first Web hosting companies in the world. Datarealm has maintained its position as an industry leader by staying on the forefront of Web-hosting technologies and offering unparalleled customer support. Datarealm’s services include shared Web hosting, dedicated servers, and virtual private servers (VPS).

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Information was meticulously analyzed and debated amongst the editors of MD+DI magazine until a short list of the “The Top 50 Companies to Watch” was compiled. The list is not a ranking, nor does it delineate the top, best, or most likely to succeed in the medical device industry – it is a list of companies making an outstanding contribution to healthcare and that are expected to continue doing so.

MMDI manufactures the Rebound HRD, which is intended to assist in the repair and/or reinforcement of hernia or other soft tissue defects where weakness exists and where the support of a nonabsorbable material is preferred. The Rebound HRD is the only self-expanding Nitinol framed hernia repair device that is ideally suited for laparoscopic or open incisional hernia repair. The super-elastic Nitinol frame allows the device to be folded and inserted laparoscopically or through a small incision. Once deployed, the device fully unfurls or “rebounds” back to its original shape – ready for quick and easy placement over the hernia defect. The Rebound HRD conforms to the anatomy while providing stability; eliminating the need for anchoring, which in turn, minimizes patient post-op discomfort and the risk of nerve/blood vessel injury.

“There are many companies within the list of top fifty that MMDI has admired as peers and fellow pioneers in their respective niche. It is truly an honor to be acknowledged by industry experts and readers as being among the best at innovating and contributing to improve the quality of healthcare – all over the world,” said MMDI Chief Marketing Officer, Steve Nuss. “In the United States alone, over 900,000 inguinal and ventral hernias are repaired annually using surgical meshes. Industry experts are predicting steady growth in that number as the baby boomer generation continues to age and the incidence of obesity increases,” he added.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting Steve Nuss, Chief Marketing Officer at 763-354-7105 or snuss@2mdinc.com. You may also visit our Web site at: www.2mdinc.com .

About MMDI:

MMDI was established in 2001 and is based in Plymouth, Minnesota. Located in the heart of Minnesota’s “Medical Alley,” MMDI has access to some of the world’s finest medical product development, manufacturing and marketing resources. The Company’s primary objective is to identify, develop, patent and manufacture unique medical devices that provide significant clinical benefits and market opportunities.

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