Genadyne Biotechnologies is Awarded 5-Year Veteran Administration Contract

Contract will cover negative pressure wound therapy and therapeutic support surfaces.

2010-08-29

GREAT NECK, NY, August 29, 2010 (Press-News.org) Genadyne Biotechnologies a US based developer and manufacturer of negative pressure wound therapy systems, non-powered and powered pressure relieving therapeutic surfaces, has been awarded a new multi-year contract by the Department of Veteran Affairs.

The five-year contract will cover veterans for support surfaces and negative pressure wound therapy systems.

"We are very enthusiastic in being able to offer our product line to help our troops at home and abroad," says Shahzad Pirzada, President of Genadyne Biotechnologies.

Contract #: V797P-4316B
Effective Dates: September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2015

Genadyne Biotechnologies Inc. is a US based developer and manufacturer of negative pressure wound therapy systems, non-powered and powered pressure relieving therapeutic surfaces, wireless telemedicine solutions, wireless and wired weight scale systems and more. The mission of Genadyne is to promote wound healing, decrease wound recurrence and maintain the dignity, independence, comfort and pain control of the wound care patient through our products and through education.

Shahzad Pirzada
Shahzad has 14 years of experience developing and bring to the market a wide array of respiratory products -- primarily CPAP and BIPAP technologies and portable oxygen delivering systems. Shahzad is a founder of Genadyne Biotechnologies, Inc., an international company with distributors across North America and Europe. He holds 11 patents - and - multiple-pending on air flotation surfaces, non-powered air surfaces, wireless weight scale systems and blood circulation devices. Shahzad is a pilot by training, with a background in avionics and aeronautical engineering from The College of Aeronautics in New York.

Genadyne Biotechnologies Inc. is a US based developer and manufacturer of negative pressure wound therapy systems, non-powered and powered pressure relieving therapeutic surfaces, wireless telemedicine solutions, wireless and wired weight scale systems and more. The mission of Genadyne is to promote wound healing, decrease wound recurrence and maintain the dignity, independence, comfort and pain control of the wound care patient through our products and through education.

For further education please contact us at 516 487 8787 or at http://www.genadyne.com/.

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