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Alquest sponsors 2008 BayBio Medical Device Breakfast Series

October 4, 2007, Los Altos, CA –– Alquest, Inc. – the leading contract research organization (CRO) specialized in medical devices – announced today its sponsorship of the 2008 BayBio Medical Device Breakfast Series.

BayBio Medical Device Breakfast Series showcases up-and-coming Northern California medical device companies, exciting new technologies behind their work, as well as their pipelines of medical device products.

Beginning Feb. 12, BayBio Medical Device Breakfasts will be held on second the Tuesday of every month from 8 to 9:30 am at the law firm of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, in Palo Alto.

Each meeting will focus on up to three Northern California companies. Q&A, as well as networking time, will follow company presentations. Additionally, breakfast meetings will be devoted to a discussion of issues important to the healthy development of the medical device industry and its companies.

“Alquest is delighted to play a key role in BayBio’s growing support of Northern California device companies,” said Alquest President Ann Quinlan-Smith.

For more details, see www.baybio.org/wt/home/MedicalDeviceBreakfasts

About Alquest
Alquest, Inc. is an ISO-certified full-service contract research organization (CRO) specializing in medical devices, IVDs (in vitro diagnostics) and biologics. Since its inception in 1993, Alquest has served more than 350 medical device firms worldwide in the areas of regulatory strategy and submissions, clinical design and trial management, and compliance/quality systems. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., Alquest maintains offices in Los Altos, Calif., and Mumbai, India. For more information, see www.alquest.com or call +1.763.287.3830.

About BayBio
BayBio is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(6) trade association serving the life science industry in Northern California. The staff and services of BayBio are paid primarily through memberships, sponsorships, and event registration fees. BayBio provides these services through representatives in South San Francisco and through coalition partners in Washington, DC. See www.baybio.org

For more information, contact:
Tom Huyck
Business Development
763.287.3830
customercare@alquest.com