MEDIA ALERT, June 1, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Straumann opens North American HQ:
WHEN: Wednesday, June 8, 2005 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. General Open House 7:00 p.m. - 7:40 p.m. Inauguration Speeches 7:40 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Official Ribbon Cutting 7:45 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Facility Tours WHERE: 60 Minuteman Park Andover, MA 01810 WHAT: Straumann, the world's second largest producer of dental implants and leader in dental tissue regeneration products, will inaugurate its new combined North American headquarters, training and production center in Andover, Mass. The 163,000 SF site houses Straumann's North American management team and a world-class training center with two dental operation suites. It also incorporates a state-of-the-art production and development unit to manufacture high precision implants for tooth replacement. The Andover facility will supply the North American dental implant market and complements Straumann's current production unit in Villeret, Switzerland. Straumann's new site will bring further new jobs to Massachusetts. SPEAKERS: -- Russ Olsen, President & CEO, Straumann USA -- Marty Spagat, Brickstone Properties -- Gilbert Achermann, CEO of the Straumann Group -- Reginal Stapczynski, Town Manager, Andover -- Barry Finegold, State Representative -- Thomas Taylor, Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, University of Connecticut and President of the International Team for Implantology -- Rudolph Maag, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Straumann Group MEDIA CONTACT: Phil Pennellatore Ashley Malagon (office) 617-646-3311 (office) 617-646-3317 (cell) 617-901-7136 (cell) 850-321-5421 phil@schneiderpr.com ashley@schneiderpr.com Mark Hill Corporate Communication Institut Straumann AG Peter Merian-Weg 12 CH-4002 Basel Phone: +41 61 965 13 21 Mobile: +41 79 320 24 77 Fax: +41 61 965 11 01 mark.hill@straumann.com Homepage: http://www.straumann.com