President and CEO to speak at sold out event for ACG Denver Chapter

LAKEWOOD, Colo.—January 6, 2009— CaridianBCT, a leading global provider of technology, products and services in automated blood collections, pathogen reduction technologies, therapeutic systems and whole blood processes, announced today that David Perez, president and chief executive officer of CaridianBCT, will be speaking at the Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. (ACG) Denver chapter event.

The sold out event will take place on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. at the Denver Athletic Club and will feature Perez speaking on: "Tides of Change: Thriving in an Economic Challenges; How Long-term Vision Creates Immediate Value".

The ACG is a global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Today ACG stands at over 12,000 members from corporations, private equity, finance, and professional service firms representing Fortune 500, Fortune1000, FTSE 100, and mid-market companies in 53 chapters in North America and Europe.

About CaridianBCT:
CaridianBCT is a leading global provider of technology, products and services in automated blood collections, pathogen reduction technologies, therapeutic systems and whole blood processes – specializing in blood collection, safety, component separation and technology.  The company is dedicated to developing and commercializing technology that serves customers in the blood banking and transfusion medicine industry. For more information, visit http://www.caridianbct.com/.

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Contact:

Lisa Hayes, Vice President of Global Marketing and Corporate Communications

Phone: +1 303.231.4201

press@caridianbct.com