PROTOMED SA Chooses HyperWorks to Simulate Implantable Medical Devices

CAE suite and use of finite element analysis streamline development processes
in the development of medical devices

TROY, Mich. and MARSEILLE, France, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair Engineering,
Inc., a leading global provider of simulation technology and engineering
services that empower client innovation and decision-making, and PROTOMED SA
announced today that PROTOMED SA has chosen Altair Engineering's
computer-aided engineering (CAE) software suite, HyperWorks, to enhance its
numerical simulation capabilities. PROTOMED SA continues to expand its medical
device R&D services by choosing Altair as its official computational software
partner. The products of the software suite, especially its RADIOSS solver for
implicit analysis tasks will be used within service projects of PROTOMED and
to develop new and innovative implantable medical devices. PROTOMED engineers
use CAE to predict physical responses of biological systems to known load
conditions and will use HyperWorks to model medical devices for various
applications, ranging from coronary stents to orthopedics implant.

"We were looking for a high-performance finite element analysis tool to assess
mechanical resistance limits in relation to our European device development
and test services activities," said Frederic Mouret, CEO and founder of
PROTOMED. "HyperWorks is an essential component of our fatigue simulation
efforts, computational fluid mechanics and trauma simulation capabilities. It
will reinforce our technical resources and our ability to anticipate the
behavior of new implants in their simulated biological environment."

Global healthcare is a dynamic and fast-growing industry. Designers and
manufacturers of medical devices are constantly challenged to improve product
performance, deliver quality and reliability and meet regulatory standards.
CAE tools are increasingly used in the biomed industry to meet design and
quality challenges and are gaining acceptance in validation processes.

"Altair Engineering is happy to work with PROTOMED in its use of simulation
for development of medical devices," said Joanne Zuzelski, director of
business development at Altair Engineering. "PROTOMED's leadership in the
advanced application of simulation technologies such as RADIOSS, provides
valuable, reliable solutions for the medical device market."

HyperWorks delivers complex models and procedures for biomedical applications
with high-fidelity simulation. From its capability to quickly and easily
model detailed geometry to the simulation of complex physical and biological
processes, HyperWorks is an enterprise simulation solution for the medical
device industry. HyperWorks includes best-in-class modeling, analysis,
visualization and data management solutions for linear, nonlinear, structural,
optimization, fluid-structure interaction and multi-body dynamics
applications. For more information, please visit www.altairhyperworks.com.

About PROTOMED
PROTOMED SA provides medical device companies with the best mechanical R&D
practices in the industry. Its ISO 9001 and 13485 certified services help
device manufacturers meet the highest standards in the industry in support of
FDA submission and CE mark certification. PROTOMED offers turnkey R&D
solutions for companies developing implantable and interventional devices. To
learn more, please visit www.protomed.fr.

About Altair Engineering
Altair Engineering, Inc. empowers client innovation and decision-making
through technology that optimizes the analysis, management and visualization
of business and engineering information. Privately held, with more than 1,300
employees, Altair has offices throughout North America, South America, Europe
and Asia/Pacific. With a 20-year-plus track record for product design,
advanced engineering software, grid computing technologies and enterprise
analytics solutions, Altair consistently delivers a competitive advantage to
customers in a broad range of industries. To learn more, please visit
www.altair.com.

SOURCE Altair Engineering

Altair Europe: Evelyn Gebhardt, Blue Gecko Marketing, +49 6421 9684351,
gebhardt@bluegecko-marketing.de; Altair US: Scott Cook, Airfoil Public
Relations for Altair, +1-248-304-1418, scott.cook@airfoilpr.com; Karim
MOUNEIMNE, PROTOMED, +33 4 86 68 68 12, Fax: +33 4 86 68 68 11,
k.mouneimne@protomed.fr