SurgiQuest, Inc. Awarded "Most Promising Life Sciences Company of the Year" by the Connecticut Innovation Summit Council

News provided by

Dec 04, 2014, 08:03 ET

MILFORD, Conn., Dec. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SurgiQuest was awarded "Most Promising Life Sciences Company of the Year" due to its potential for growth, success and impact on the Life Sciences market in Connecticut. The company's flagship product, the AirSeal® System, improves patient outcomes, enhances perioperative efficiency, reduces costs and increases hospital profitability.

SurgiQuest, Inc. participated in the 8^th annual Connecticut Innovation Summit hosted by the Connecticut Technology Council on November 12, 2014. Among the attendees were over 450 entrepreneurs, investors and service providers, as well as representatives from 87 "Tech Companies to watch."

Kurt Azarbarzin, Founder and CEO comments, "It's a great honor to receive this award. SurgiQuest was founded in Connecticut and still remains a part of its Life Sciences community eight years later. We've been fortunate enough to experience tremendous growth in recent years which has not only positively impacted patients' lives globally, but also further fuels the local economy by bringing more jobs to our community."

Link to Connecticut Innovation Summit's Release: http://www.ct.org/press-releases/emerging-tech-companies-8th-annual-connecticut-innovation-summit

About SurgiQuest

SurgiQuest, Inc. is a privately held venture-backed company, founded in May 2006. The Company develops, manufactures and markets innovative access technologies for minimally invasive surgery. SurgiQuest's patented AirSeal® System provides unprecedented access to the abdominal cavity during minimally invasive surgery ("MIS"). Unlike conventional insufflation and trocar systems, the Company's breakthrough integrated platform ensures stable pneumoperitoneum, continuously evacuates smoke when energized instruments such as electrocautery, laser or harmonic medical devices are used and provides valve-free access to the abdominal cavity during both laparoscopic and robotic surgical procedures. Additional information about SurgiQuest products can be found at www.surgiquest.com.

Media Contact: Gary Tegan, 612-889-9490, [email protected]

Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140113/NY44266LOGO

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/surgiquest-inc-awarded-most-promising-life-sciences-company-of-the-year-by-the-connecticut-innovation-summit-council-300004686.html

SOURCE SurgiQuest, Inc.