NU Tech 2010 to Feature Medical Device Demonstration
FAIN-Biomedical to Show Endovascular Evaluator used in Medical Training

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, January 15, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Nu Tech 2010, a one-day conference focusing on investing in collaborative technologies (www.nutechshowcase.org), will feature a demonstration by Japan-based FAIN-Biomedical, Inc. of an endovascular evaluator designed for use in medical training and surgical practice.

Known as EVE, The FAIN device is the result of more than 20 years of joint research between engineers and physicians. This endovascular evaluator is a model of the human vascular system created from CT and MRI data. A high-precision model, it provides a realistic simulation environment that can be used for surgery rehearsal, medical student training, as well as medical devices and procedural evaluation.

NU Tech 2010 will feature more than 20 breakthrough technologies from the fields of life science, biotechnology and engineering on February 10. Starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Sheraton Imperial, RTP, NU Tech 2010 will feature technology developments from Nagoya University, home to four Nobel Prize-winning professors in physics and chemistry (www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/), North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and East Carolina University. More than 30 representatives from Nagoya University and the Japan Science and Technology Agency will be present to network with area scientists and researchers.

Featured speakers include:
• North Carolina Secretary of Commerce, J. Keith Crisco
• Vice President of Eisai, Inc., Dr. Ray W. Wood
• Director of Aisin AW and President of EQUOS Research, Masao Ando
• Nagoya University President Dr. Michinari Hamaguchi
• President and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, E. Norris Tolson.

Registration for the event is free of charge and includes continental breakfast, lunch and reception. To register for the event and learn more about Nu Tech 2010, visit www.nutechshowcase.org.

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