FREDERICK, Md., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioElectronics
Corporation (OTC Pink: BIEL), the maker of consumer medical
devices, today announced that its CEO, Andrew J. Whelan, was awarded the prestigious
National Humanitarian Technology Leadership Award by Chabad at
Johns Hopkins.
"We chose to honor Mr. Whelan because of his personal
philanthropy and his leadership in bringing to market a
breakthrough medical product," said Brian
Gelman, development director of Chabad at Johns Hopkins.
The award was presented at the 10th anniversary Grand
Annual Community Dinner on Tuesday, March
12 at the Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore. Other award recipients at the
evening's gala include global leaders in health-care, Dr.
Paul Rothman, Dean of the Medical
Faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Dr. Jeremy Levin and Allan
Oberman, respectively, President and CEO of Teva
Pharmaceuticals and CEO of Teva Americas Generics, the world's
largest producer of generic drugs.
About BioElectronics Corporation
Drugs and heat patches provide temporary minimal pain
relief by simply masking it but it always comes back.
ActiPatch provides 5x better pain relief and is 100% safer than
over-the-counter drugs. BioElectronics Corporation is an award
winning medical device developer and manufacturer of advanced
medical devices. Its products are ActiPatch® Therapy, for
over-the-counter treatment of back pain and other musculoskeletal
complaints, the Allay™ menstrual cycle pain therapy, and
RecoveryRx™ for surgical procedures and wound care and HealFast®
Therapy veterinarian line. The unique therapy delivery
system, using patented technology, provides a cost-effective
in-home option to reduce soft tissue pain and inflammation, and to
accelerate healing. For more information, please see
www.bielcorp.com.
About Chabad at Johns Hopkins
Chabad at Johns Hopkins, an
affiliate of Chabad Lubavitch, the world's largest Jewish
educational and social service organization, is a community-support
organization, which supports patients and students at Johns
Hopkins.
Media contacts:
For BioElectronics
Paul Knopick, E&E
Communications
940-262-3584
For Chabad Hopkins
Brian Gelman, Development
Director, Chabad at Johns Hopkins
410-861-0770
SOURCE BioElectronics Corporation