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Frost & Sullivan Honors DSM with the Growth Excellence Leadership Award for Outperforming Competition in Medical Device Coatings
[August 20, 2014]

Frost & Sullivan Honors DSM with the Growth Excellence Leadership Award for Outperforming Competition in Medical Device Coatings


EXTON, Pa. --(Business Wire)--

DSM (News - Alert), a global leader in biomedical materials science and regenerative medicine, today announced that Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting firm, has honored the Company with the Growth Excellence Leadership Award for Medical Device Coatings. Based on its recent analysis of the Medical Device Coatings market, Frost & Sullivan (News - Alert) determined that DSM, through its strong brand recognition and customizable product offering, outperforms its competitors in six selected categories. These include, total customer experience, ownership experience, service experience, above-market growth, growth strategy excellence, and growth sustainability.

In a market with heavy competition, DSM has not only maintained top line growth above the industry average of 7 to 10 percent, but has done so rapidly, as it entered the medical device coatings market only 7 years ago. Frost & Sullivan also recognized DSM's unique positioning as a total solutions provider, working with customers throughout the complete continuum of medical device development. Further, the award distinguishes DSM as a company that is committed to addressing future market needs through its best-in-class technical performance, customer intimacy, and coating service plant support.

"We are delighted to receive the Growth Excellence Leadership Award by Frost & Sullivan and be recognized for our superior products, services and unwavering commitment to quality," said Dr. Hinke Malda, Global Director Medical Coatings, DSM Biomedical. "DSM will continue to set itself apart in the medical device coatings market by maintaining close relationships with our partners and staying ahead of the marketthrough the Company's resolute focus on innovation."



"DSM strives to optimize relationships with its customers and other players in the value chain. From strategic procurement of raw-materials to customer product evaluations and device maker collaborations, DSM addresses multiple links in the market," said Reuben Sequeira, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan.

According to Frost & Sullivan, DSM's customer-centric strategies are one of the key ingredients to its success. Coupled with its cross-functional expertise and its commitment to value-added partnerships and acquisitions, DSM is well positioned to remain the "total solutions provider" to the medical device coatings market.


For more information about DSM's Coatings portfolio please visit:

DSM - Hydrophilic lubricious and antifouling Coatings

DSM - Bright Science. Brighter Living.™

Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. By connecting its unique competences in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders simultaneously.

DSM delivers innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM's 24,500 employees deliver annual net sales of around €10 billion. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext. More information can be found at www.dsm.com.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best in class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best practice models to drive the generation, evaluation and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages more than 50 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from 40 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.


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