Halifax-based consumer health products company recognized as a world technology leader

January 22, Halifax – Origin BioMed Inc., a privately-held Canadian consumer health products company, today announced that it has been awarded as one of the Red Herring Top 100 Global Companies.

Red Herring Top 100 Global Companies are chosen from winners and finalists of the previous competitions for North America, Europe and Asia Red Herring Top 100 Companies.  Out of 1,800 successful and highly eligible companies, the Red Herring editorial team deployed a detailed process to drill-down the best companies first to 200 finalists, then to the top 100 winners of this global award. Evaluations were made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy, and ecosystem integration.

The announcement of the winners was made at the Red Herring 100 Global taking place in San Diego from January 14-16, 2009. Present among the finalists were elite executives and venture capital leaders from around the world.

“We were so pleased to announce Origin BioMed Inc. as a Red Herring Top 100 Global Company,” commented Red Herring publisher Alex Vieux. “Origin BioMed has proven to be a company excelling in their industry and its ripples have turned into waves.  It was difficult for us to narrow down, but we are pleased to have included Origin BioMed in our list of promising companies.  We look forward to the changes it makes to the non-prescription drug industry in the future.”  Origin was one of only 4 Canadian companies to receive the Award, with companies from 25 other countries also receiving the award.