REED EXHIBITIONS SELECTS ABI TO PROVIDE MARKETING PR SERVICES TO GROWING LIFE SCIENCES PORTFOLIO

NEW YORK, NY - ABI, a global leader in business-to-business marketing public relations, has been selected by Reed Exhibitions' INTERPHEX™ and PharmaMedDevice™ conferences and exhibitions to provide strategic marketing and public relations services. Targeted primarily at the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and packaging/processing industries, these events add to ABI's vast expertise in marketing and promoting life sciences clients.

ABI's marketing public relations services will focus on positioning INTERPHEX and PharmaMedDevice as knowledge-driven events by leveraging the distinct universe of ideas, information and trends that are generated at each forum. With a growing list of exhibitors and attendees, PharmaMedDevice serves the burgeoning combination products market, while INTERPHEX continues to be a driver of trends in the dynamic pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

As the world's largest and most comprehensive pharmaceutical conference and exhibition, INTERPHEX will provide the launch pad for the premiere of PharmaMedDevice. PharmaMedDevice is the only comprehensive forum that fully illuminates the convergence of the medical device, pharmaceutical, and biologic industries. The co-located events will take place April 24-26, 2007 in New York.

"With extensive knowledge of and experience in the life sciences sector, ABI has proven to be an excellent choice to position these dynamic brands in the marketplace," said Kevin Richards, Group Vice President, Life Sciences portfolio, Reed Exhibitions. "Through effective and strategic communications, ABI will assist our teams in enhancing customer value and experience not only at the events but throughout the year."

"INTERPHEX continues to grow and thrive as the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries' largest conference and exhibition," says Kelly M. Howard, Executive Vice President of ABI. "Effective knowledge-driven positioning can extend INTERPHEX's value as an information resource year-round to drive up attendance. As the only forum dedicated to addressing the comprehensive needs of the combination products market, PharmaMedDevice is poised for a successful premiere. We are pleased to add this caliber of events to our portfolio of clients."

About ABI, Inc.
Founded in 1980, ABI, Inc. specializes exclusively in business-to-business marketing public relations. ABI provides global market support services to companies in diverse industrial and technology market segments. Offices in New York, London, and Singapore provide rapid response to business and publicity opportunities for clients.

For more information visit www.abipr.com or contact ABI at 212-529-4500.

About INTERPHEX
Entering its 28th year, INTERPHEX, the world's largest and most comprehensive pharmaceutical manufacturing conference and exhibition, Approximately 950 leading global companies serving the pharmaceutical and biotechnical industries will showcase the latest lines of equipment, technologies and services in the areas of PharmaManufacturing, PharmaSourcing & Services, PharmaIT and PharmaFacilities.

Presented by Reed Life Sciences, a division of Reed Exhibitions, the global INTERPHEX portfolio is aimed at helping pharmaceutical and biotechnical professionals develop critical skills to increase on-the-job performance. In addition to the United States (New York City), INTERPHEX holds events in Japan, Singapore, China, Mexico, India, and Puerto Rico. To learn more about INTERPHEX, visit http://www.interphex.com.

About PharmaMedDevice
PharmaMedDevice is the only comprehensive forum that fully illuminates the convergence of the medical device, pharmaceutical, and biologic industries. Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers will converge at these two events to find answers to their regulatory challenges, create new partners, and source solutions for new product development.

For additional information, visit www.PharmaMedDevice.com.

About Reed Exhibitions
Reed Exhibitions, which manages more than 460 trade shows annually worldwide, is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:RUK) (NYSE:ENL), a world-leading provider of information-driven services and solutions. Reed Elsevier offers integrated market access programs covering exhibitions, trade publications, direct marketing and the Internet to a database of 3.5 million in North America. Reed has North American offices in Norwalk, CT, Waltham,, MA, Palm Beach, FL, Las Vegas and Toronto, and sales operations offices worldwide.

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