VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2003--Mr. Myeong, President of Meridian Co., Ltd. (“Meridian” or the “Company”) (OTCBB:MRDAF), is pleased to announce that the Company has opened a new wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Meridian Medical Inc.
Mr. Myeong has signed an agreement with Meridian Medical Inc. for the licensing and distribution rights to North America in order to increase the Company’s global presence. The new office of Meridian Medical Inc. is located in Vancouver, British Columbia and is in the process of hiring a national distributor for the United States and Canada. The Company is excited at the prospect of launching its products in Canada, due to Meridian’s Korean-based office in Los Angeles, which has been enormously successful in selling the company’s products within the Korean-speaking market.
With the incorporation of Meridian Medical Inc. it will now be possible to have North America-wide representation in conjunction with its U.S. partner to effectively promote its products throughout North America.
Meridian is a leading supplier of medical devices to the integrative medicine industries. Meridian combines Eastern and Western medicine, modern science and electronics technology to produce state of the art medical devices.
Meridian’s products successfully cross all boundaries of health care disciplines and are useful in the practice of orthodox western medicine, chiropractic, osteopathy, homeopathy, naturopathy and acupuncture. Meridian is engaged in the research, development, sales and marketing of 5 exclusive FDA-approved medical devices.
Head Office MERIDIAN CO., LTD. 9F1., Seoil Bldg. 222 Jamsilbon-dong, Songpa-gu Seoul, Korea
U.S. Office MERIDIAN AMERICA MEDICAL INC. 11075 Knott Ave. Cypress CA USA 90630 Tel: 714 889 3055
Canadian Office MERIDIAN MEDICAL INC. 16F-543 Granville St. Vancouver, BC V6C1X8 Tel: 1-866-802-1222
This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals, assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated.
Contacts
Meridian Co., Ltd. Craig Auringer, 1-866-802-1222 Email: info@meridian.co.kr or For North American Distribution: Meridian Medical Inc. Anna Brazier, 1-877-802-1222 E-mail: annabrazier@shaw.ca
