FierceMarkets’ PharmaTech Opens with Exceptional Pharmaceutical Industry Reception

Andover, MA -- October 7, 2009 -- JAZD, the leader in online B2B directory service platforms, and premier media partner FierceMarkets’ announced today their new online pharmaceutical industry marketplace FierceMarketplace: PharmaTech, provides the industry’s most comprehensive online supplier and buyer destination. In the first two months over 10,000 unique visitors chose PharmaTech to meet their pharmaceutical research and decision-making needs.

PharmaTech, powered by the JAZD directory platform, provides global chemicals buyers a cutting-edge interactive online destination, combining comprehensive supplier microsites with detailed company information, product specifications, whitepapers, videos, webinars, Request-a-Quote and robust discussion forums. PharmaTech hosts over 1,700 suppliers and distributors listed with full company and product marketing microsites for buyers to explore in Pharma’s hottest categories including Clinical Trial Management and Drug Discovery.

“The launch of the PharmaTech Marketplace has really filled a niche in the Pharmaceutical industry,” said Jamie Bedard, Founder and CEO at JAZD.  “We’ve found a dedicated and loyal base of buyers and supplier looking for a place they can find the tools to make their job easier, and find like-minded professionals to network with.”

“As a supplier of Antibodies, we find that FierceMarkets’ PharmaTech Marketplace is a great resource for researchers,“ said Diane Gaige, Senior Product Manager, eMarketing at EMD Biosciences, a division of EMD Chemicals Inc. “The Marketplace is a great benefit to researchers, allowing them to see not only relevant products, but also supporting content and related information.”

About JAZD Markets

JAZD is the leading B2B directory-driven marketing-as-a-service company for B2B publishers, headquartered in Andover, MA. JAZD combines directory placement, display advertising, lead generation, content integration, social media and vertical search into an innovative directory platform where advertisers can measure and optimize their ROI. Learn more about JAZD at http://www.jazd.net.

About FierceMarkets

FierceMarkets was acquired in January 2008 by Questex Media Group, Inc. (www.questex.com), a global, diversified business-to-business integrated media and information provider headquartered in Newton, MA. FierceMarkets provides information and marketing services in the Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Healthcare, IT, and Finance industries through its portfolio of e-mail newsletters, Web sites, webinars, and live events. Every business day, FierceMarkets' wide array of publications reaches more than 730,000 executives in over 100 countries.



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