~14 awards in HIT, telemedicine, biotech, life sciences, pharma and medical technology

SYDNEY, Feb. 20, 2014  /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan today recognised Australia's best performers in the Australian healthcare industry at the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Australia Healthcare Awards luncheon held at the Hilton hotel in Sydney.

The Australia Healthcare Awards is part of the Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards which was founded in 2006, and honours companies that have demonstrated best practices and exemplary levels of excellence.

"The awards reflect the efforts of the recipients in taking Australian innovation to global platforms and Frost & Sullivan is immensely pleased to confer these awards in acknowledgment of these achievements. This year is the first time the Australia Excellence Awards has included a suite of awards within the healthcare industry and as Frost & Sullivan continues to identify companies deserving distinction, the Australia excellence awards will expand to include different healthcare categories of excellence in the future," said Rhenu Bhuller, Senior Vice President, Healthcare, Frost & Sullivan.

She added, "Despite the challenging economic situation, these award recipients have demonstrated innovation and growth, achieving success in their respective local and global markets. We are pleased to confer these awards to recognise their efforts and we hope these awards inspire them to continue to strive for greater success."

Award recipients for the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards were identified based on research conducted by Frost & Sullivan's analysts. Companies are assessed based on a variety of factors, including revenue growth, market share and product or service innovation.

Frost & Sullivan congratulates all the recipients of the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards.

2014 Frost & Sullivan Australia Healthcare Awards Recipients

For more details on the 2014 Australia Excellence Awards, log-on to http://www.frost-awards.com.au/

Asia Research News, iStart, Business Review Australia and Healthcare Global are the Media Partners for the 2014 Australia Healthcare Awards.

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