MINRAD International, Inc. Announces the Start of the MINRAD International Distributor Meeting in Cape Town, So...( ORCHARD PARK N.Y. Feb. 29 /- MINR...),Health

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MINRAD International, Inc. (Amex: BUF) announced the start of the MINRAD International Distributor Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. The event will continue through March 2, 2008 and will include two days of presentations and panel discussions by distinguished physicians and researchers on topics related to anesthesia, conscious sedation and image guidance.

The Meeting will be opened with a presentation by Bill Burns, Chairman and CEO of MINRAD International, Inc. The focus of the presentation will be on future opportunities for MINRAD's distributors around the world and will include an update of the Company's new product opportunities, an update of first quarter 2008 backlog, and an outlook of 2008 revenue for the Company. A copy of the presentation can be found at http://www.minrad.com/vision2010.pdf.

The MINRAD International Distributor Meeting is being held in conjunction with the World Congress of Anesthesia ("WCA"). The WCA is held every four years and is one of the premiere events in the anesthesia space. At the WCA, MINRAD will be exhibiting both its inhalation anesthesia products and real-time image guidance products, and a number of exciting new products.

In commenting on the MINRAD International Distributor Meeting and the World Congress of Anesthesia, Bill Burns stated; "The WCA, allows MINRAD a great opportunity to not only strengthen our relationships with our partners around the world, but also to introduce several of the new products which we have in development. We think that our partners will be pleased when they see what the future of MINRAD will be."

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