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BALTIMORE, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CEOs and companies from Maryland's biotech community were honored today by the Greater Baltimore Committee as winners of the sixth annual Maryland Bioscience Awards. The awards were presented during a breakfast ceremony at the University of Maryland, Baltimore BioPark.

Winners of the 2011 Bioscience Awards are:

* Best New Product or Progress: Steven J. Kubisen, Ph.D., President and CEO Seguro Surgical, Inc., Columbia. The core technology for Seguro Surgical's first product was licensed from Johns Hopkins University in September, 2009. In less than one year, Seguro completed the commercial product development, established manufacturing capability, established sales coverage and launched the Lap Pak. The product is a one-piece, silicone "bowel packing" device for use in abdominal surgery, saving operating room time and reducing the risk of complications from the surgery.

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