NORCROSS, Ga., Jan. 15, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Gwinnett Innovation Park (www.gwinnettinnovationpark.com), an innovative facility in Gwinnett County uniquely designed to provide the flexibility and support that growing companies need, welcomes Mazor Surgical Technologies, Inc. to its complex. Bonnie Herron, Executive Director of the Gwinnett Innovation Park, announced that Mazor Surgical Technologies has chosen the Gwinnett Innovation Park as the company's base from which to launch its products and services into the U.S. markets.
Mazor Surgical Technologies (www.mazorst.com) provides image based robotic guidance systems used by surgeons in procedures such as spinal fusion operations. Having secured FDA approval, Mazor is aggressively rolling out its SpineAssist product to leading hospitals on the East Coast from its new Gwinnett County location. Mazor, which was founded and is headquartered in Israel, has completed cases in Germany, Israel, and Korea, as well as in the U.S.
According to Nancy Sousa, COO of Mazor, "The Gwinnett Innovation Park is an ideal location for our office and warehouse and allows our team to get to work immediately without having to deal with infrastructure hassles. We have the flexibility to expand as our business grows without having to make a long-term commitment or tie up capital. Personally, I also like the idea that there are other technology companies and entrepreneurs right down the hall that have experience with many of the issues that high growth companies like ours will deal with."
The Gwinnett Innovation Park also announced that, for the second year, it is a Catalyst sponsor for the Gwinnett Innovation Challenge 2007, a business plan contest open to companies, entrepreneurs and students with ties to Gwinnett County. As part of the $105,000 awards package, winners of the Challenge receive office space and mentoring at the Gwinnett Innovation Park. Contest details may be found at www.gwinnettinnovationchallenge.com. Entries are due by March 11, 2007, the final judging round is April 13 and winners will be recognized at an award ceremony at the Gwinnett Technology Forum on April 18th.
About Gwinnett Innovation Park
Gwinnett Innovation Park is a complex of approximately 150,000 square feet in Gwinnett County, Georgia that provides an affordable environment in which new and growing businesses can succeed. With flexible, short-term leases from 6 months to three years, entrepreneurs can focus on business development without wasting time and money on infrastructure. As a Launch Pad, the Gwinnett Innovation Park is ideally suited for growing companies with its "instant" office and manufacturing space for one to 15 employees complete with telecom and internet service, and the added benefit of being able to expand within the complex as they add more employees and operations. As a Landing Pad, the Gwinnett Innovation Park provides companies headquartered in other countries or regions of the U.S. with an easy, low risk way to explore new markets, launch a test market or set up U.S. operations without having to make long-term facility and location commitments.
Companies have access to the business expertise of on-site executives and benefit from peer interaction, shared services and an extensive network of resources. Sponsored by Intelligent Systems Corporation, an AMEX traded company (symbol INS) with operations principally in the technology area, the Gwinnett Innovation Park encompasses the former Intelligent Systems Incubator and continues its 15-year tradition. Information about the Gwinnett Innovation Park is available at http://www.gwinnettinnovationpark.com or email info@gwinnettinnovationpark.com.
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