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NEWS & EVENTS optimizing outcomes, all the while ensuring the treatment's reputation for safety is maintained." The company is launching a U.S. advertising initiative in conjunction with the software upgrade to help spread the word about Ultherapy treatments. ALPHAEON ACQUIRES LICENSING RIGHTS TO TOUCHMD ALPHAEON Corporation, a lifestyle healthcare company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Strathspey Crown Holdings LLC, has acquired worldwide licensing rights to TouchMD, an interactive software platform that helps specialty physicians educate patients before, during and after practice consultation. The software was designed to increase practice conversion rates and enhance the patient experience. Starting in January 2014, ALPHAEON Corporation will be exclusively responsible for the sales, marketing and promo- tion of TouchMD, in both the United States and international markets. "We are excited to join together with TouchMD in offering best-in-class practice development solutions to specialty physicians around the world," said Robert E. Grant, CEO of ALPHAEON. "The TouchMD platform fits very well with our ALPHAEON 5 subscription services portfolio, a first-ofits-kind, fully-integrated, practice-centered suite of services designed to increase the efficiency, profitability and growth of physician practices in the self-pay sector." STERIGLIDE CANNULA NAMED "BEST INJECTION TOOL" The STERiGLIDE cannula from TSK Laboratory received the Anti-Aging & Beauty Trophy for "Best Injection Tool" in October 2013. The awards are presented by AMEC (Antiaging Medicine European Congress). Working together with key opinion leaders, TSK designed the STERiGLIDE with optimal gliding characteristics. Whatever you need, we've got you covered With our 3 creamy mineral foundations each with soothing zinc oxide, SPF 20, superior coverage and a natural looking fnish 1-916-939-9888 1-800-476-0226 toll free w w w. i l l u m i n a re c o s m e t i c s . c o m 56 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014 | MedEsthetics The cannula's newly designed protected tip and its proprietary surface treatment were developed to improve its gliding capabilities by up to 50% compared to traditional cannulas. The side-hole is positioned in the tip of the cannula rather than several millimeters away from the tip. Combined with optimal balance between flexibility and rigidity, the side-hole position—which is clearly marked on the safety hub—enables the practitioner to work with better precision when placing the filler. The STERiGLIDE cannula also features ULTRA Thin Wall technology for the lowest possible extrusion force. SENTE BOARD MEMBER CHOSEN AS FINALIST IN WOMEN WHO MEAN BUSINESS AWARDS Magda Marquet, PhD, a member of the Sente Skin Care Board of Directors, was chosen as a finalist for the San Diego Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business Awards. The Awards commemorate the dynamic women who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the MAGDA MARQUET, PHD workplace and their local communities, and have served as role models for other women and young girls. Marquet has more than 25 years of experience in the biotechnology industry. She is the founder and co-chair of Ajinomoto Althea Technologies; chairwoman of BIOCOM; Board Member of UCSD Moores Cancer Center, and the winner of the 2005 Regional Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Life Sciences Category