MEDRAD to Recognize 39 Employee Inventors and Authors
 at Awards Dinner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For additional information contact:

Luanne M. Radermacher, Corporate Communications
412-767-2400 ext. 3184

Dan Dieter, Product Communications
412-767-2400 ext. 3726

INDIANOLA, Pa., May 23, 2006 – On May 25, 2006, MEDRAD will honor 39 employee inventors and authors who have collectively generated 22 medical device patents and technical publications, enabling the company to deliver on its mission to improve the quality of healthcare. The patents and publications represent MEDRAD’s commitment to research and development and were submitted by teams of scientists, engineers and marketers charged with forging the next generation of MEDRAD products.

"MEDRAD's growth is and has always been fueled by innovation and technological advancements. These thirty-nine inventors, through their collective creativity and ingenuity, have helped to improve the quality of healthcare and enable MEDRAD's continued growth. We owe a great deal to their talent, effort and contribution," remarked Joe Havrilla, chief technology officer.

MEDRAD has a long history of innovation, beginning with founder M. Stephen Heilman, M.D.’s invention of the first angiographic injector in 1966. An emergency room physician by day, “Doc” created a machine to power inject contrast agent into the vessels during an angiogram procedure, making it possible to better diagnose his heart disease and stroke patients. MEDRAD went on to develop the first injection systems for CT, MR and ultrasound and the first MR-compatible infusion system.

The annual recognition dinner will take place at J. Verno's Studio on Pittsburgh’s South Side with John P. Friel, President and CEO of MEDRAD, INC., as the keynote speaker. Other speakers include Joe Havrilla and Greg Bradley, executive director of corporate intellectual property.

Awards will be presented to these patent holders and authors:

Name	Title	Place of Residence
Alan D. Hirschman	Business Development Technical Director	Glenshaw, PA
Albert Song	Sr. Engineer Software	Pittsburgh, PA
Anthony R. Barbati	Marketing Technical Specialist	Pittsburgh, PA
Arthur E. Uber III	MEDRAD Fellow	Pittsburgh, PA
Arun Ranchod	Manager Business Development	Ellwood City, PA
Bradley J. Adams	Mechanical Project Engineer CT NPD	W. Leechburg, PA
Chris L. Swenglish	Project Engineer Mechanical	Connellsville, PA
Dale Poth	Senior Technician	Pittsburgh, PA
David M. Griffiths	Principal Research Engineer	Pittsburgh, PA
David M. Reilly	MEDRAD Fellow	Glenshaw, PA
Donna C. Feo	Clinical Specialist	Poland, OH
Edward J. Rhinehart	Principal Engineer Research	Monroeville, PA
Edward P. Liscio	Program Manager	Murrysville, PA
Eugene A. Gelblum	Program Manager Innovation	Pittsburgh, PA
Frederick Trombley, III	Staff Engineer Research	Gibsonia, PA
Gary Bastin	Global CV Sales Manager	Greensburg, PA
Gerald W. Callan	Executive Director CV NPD	Cranberry, PA
James A. Patterson	Senior Electrical Engineer	Claridge, PA
Jeffrey Evans	CT Associate Product Manager	Wexford, PA
Jeffrey H. Hicks	Senior Mechanical Technician	Jeannette, PA
Jeffrey Kelly	Executive Director Marketing	Sewickley, PA
Joseph B. Havrilla	Senior Vice President Corporate Innovation & CTO	Pittsburgh, PA
Karen Zelenski	HR Business Group Partner	Seven Fields, PA
L. Robert Crouthamel	Project Engineer Electrical	Mars, PA
Linda M. O’Meara	Software Staff Engineer	Pittsburgh, PA
Margaret Cavanaugh	Customer Support Business Process Analyst	Tarentum, PA
Michael J. Naughton	Senior Engineer Software	Pittsburgh, PA
Michael J. Yanniello	Senior Technician	Cheswick, PA
Michael Reichel	Principal Technical Associate	Pittsburgh, PA
P. Eric Pavlik	Mechanical Principal Technical Associate	Natrona Heights, PA
Page A. Cedarholm	Project Coordinator Cell Therapy Corporate Innovations	Pittsburgh, PA
Rhett A. Harper	Director Finance-Corporate Budgeting & Innovations	Monroeville, PA
Rosemary Almon-Martin	Vice President PEC & Marketing Services	Saxonburg, PA
Russell M. Evans	Global Sales Vice President	Natrona Heights, PA
Scott Griffith	Program Manager Nuclear Medicine	Delmont, PA
Terry A. Heagy	CT Clinical Specialist	Gibsonia, PA
Walter Grumski	Manager CV Technical Specialist	Pittsburgh, PA
William Baldwin	Program Manager	Pittsburgh, PA
William E. Bullis	Vice President NPD	Cranberry, PA

 

MEDRAD, INC. is a worldwide leading provider of medical devices and services that enable and enhance imaging procedures of the human body. Used in diagnostic imaging, MEDRAD’s product offerings include a comprehensive line of vascular injection systems, magnetic resonance (MR) surface coils and patient care products, and equipment services. Total 2005 revenues were $411 million. MEDRAD is a 2003 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the top honor a U.S. company can receive for quality and business excellence. The company’s world headquarters is near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States. MEDRAD is a U.S. affiliate of Schering AG, Germany (FSE:SCH; NYSE:SHR).

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