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Larry King Thanks Valve Seamstress for
'Gift of Life'
On January 10, 2008, Larry King visited Edwards Lifesciences accompanied by Gloria Briones, an underserved patient who received free cardiac surgery and an Edwards pericardial heart valve thanks to the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, The Edwards Lifesciences Fund and its other supporters. During their visit, Briones met the sewers of her valve and King addressed more than 1000 Edwards employees at a company meeting. This special event is detailed in an article published on January 11, 2008 in the Orange County Register.

Saving Lives Despite Low Profits
In an article in the Orange County Register on December 19, 2007, Carlyn Solomon, corporate vice president, Critical Care, and others discuss the development of the PediaSat oximetry catheter. The article focuses on the passion of Edwards employees to develop this product to help save the lives of critically ill children despite the comparatively small market opportunity and less than compelling economics.

Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock" highlights Edwards Edwards' CEO, Mike Mussallem, appears on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock" on Dec. 6, 2007, to discuss the company's legacy of leadership in heart valve therapy and critical care, Edwards' transformational transcatheter heart valve technology and the company's primary areas of focus and growth prospects for the future.

Race Against Time Treating Patients with Sepsis Community MedWatch, produced by Community Medical Centers and shown on KSEE Channel 24, discusses how the use of Edwards PreSep oximetry catheter helps in treating patients with Sepsis and features a unique patient story. This 4:20 minute segment of the television show was featured in November 2007.

Edwards' partners Starr, Carpentier receive 2007 Albert Lasker Award
Dr. Albert Starr (near right) and Prof. Alain Carpentier, M.D., (far right) have been honored for their development of artificial heart valves with the 2007 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, as detailed in The New York Times and USA Today. Dr. Starr, working with the late engineer and founder of Edwards Lifesciences, Lowell Edwards, invented the first successful artificial heart valve in 1958; Prof. Carpentier's work in the 1960s with porcine-tissue valves led to the adoption of using animal valves in humans. The Lasker Awards are the United States' most distinguished honor for outstanding contributions to basic and clinical medical research, as well as for outstanding public service on behalf of medical research.

Follow three principles to innovate
Stan Rowe, Corporate Vice President of Advanced Technology at Edwards Lifesciences, discusses the three things to understand for successful innovation at the first Orange County Biomedical Day, as detailed in "Biomed exec: Follow three principles to innovate," an article in the September 20, 2007, Irvine World News.

Fostering a culture to drive profitability and growth at Edwards
Mike Mussallem, CEO of Edwards Lifesciences, is profiled in "The heart of innovation," the cover article for the September 2007 issue of Smart Business Orange County. The article explores Edwards' culture of innovation and ownership, and how Mussallem fosters an environment that encourages risk-taking and avoids the "blame game."

Medtech leaders adapt and thrive in changing environment
Corinne Lyle, Corporate Vice President of Global Operations at Edwards Lifesciences, is profiled among this year's featured leaders in the "2007 Medtech Executive Profiles: Evolving Roles," an article in the July/August 2007 issue of MX Magazine. The profile discusses her experience in spearheading a lean initiative at Edwards, as well as improving Edwards' quality and manufacturing systems.

Edwards develops a cutting-edge workforce Edwards' Corporate Vice President of Human Resources, Rob Reindl, participates in a Q&A for "View from the Learning Executive," an article in the July 31, 2007, LX Briefing. The discussion centers on strategies for developing and maintaining Edwards' workforce -- a critical element for innovation and growth.

Progress on new type of heart valve Edwards recently started a key trial for a new type of heart valve inserted via a catheter, with an eye toward gaining FDA approval around 2010, as detailed in "Edwards Progresses on New Type of Heart Valve," an article in the July 16, 2007, Orange County Business Journal.

Finding the right talent for critical jobs
Edwards' CEO, Mike Mussallem, and Corporate Vice President of Human Resources, Rob Reindl, discuss talent management in two articles in the February 2007 issue of the magazine Training & Development.

Edwards' Mussallem sees success in failure Edwards' CEO, Mike Mussallem, shares his leadership experiences and advice in "Unconventional Wisdom," an article in the May 24, 2007, Orange County Register. The online feature includes a short video tour of Edwards' headquarters and audio of his advice.

Edwards changes how valves are implanted Larry Wood, Corporate Vice President of Transcatheter Valve Replacement at Edwards Lifesciences, discusses the technology used in implanting the company's replacement heart valves through a catheter in a March 15, 2007, Orange County Register article, "Heart Repair Overhaul." The online article includes an animation of how the Edwards transcatheter implantation process works.

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