ConvaTec First Company Granted Ethical Business Logo by Eucomed

SKILLMAN, New Jersey, October 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced that the company is the first to be granted use of the newly launched Ethical Business Logo by Eucomed. The logo has been granted to ConvaTec because the Company has certified its commitment to the high ethical and professional standards embodied by the Eucomed Code of Ethical Business Practice.

(Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111026/NY92987LOGO )

"We are pleased to be the first company granted the opportunity to be identified as a company committed to ethics standards which are embodied by the Eucomed Code of Ethical Business Practice," said Paul Moraviec, President, EMEA, ConvaTec. "Now customers, patients and business partners will have another way to identify ConvaTec as a company they can trust to provide life-changing medical devices."

In addition to committing to the Eucomed Code of Ethical Business Practice, ConvaTec has established separate and internal policies and procedures consistent with the Code, and provides regular training and compliance requirements throughout the company.

The Ethical Business Logo was created with the intention to ensure and strengthen public confidence in the integrity of the industry and effectiveness of member organizations' compliance programs, built on the Eucomed Code of Ethics.

The logo intends to support companies in:

• Improving public trust in the MedTech business;
• Becoming the preferred choice of ethically concerned customers/consumers;
• Attracting investments from ethically oriented investors, and
• Drawing and retaining highly principled employees and improving employee morale.

For more information about the Eucomed Ethical Business Logo visit http://www.eucomed.org.

About ConvaTec

ConvaTec is a leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies that have helped improve the lives of millions of people worldwide. With four key focus areas - Ostomy Care, Wound Therapeutics, Continence and Critical Care, and Infusion Devices - ConvaTec products support healthcare professionals from the hospital to the community health setting. For more information, please visit http://www.convatec.com.

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