we have developed a very soft gel that we have produced and sold on
medical devices since 1998 and we have a lot of history behind it. now
we have developed a mask for cosmetic using this gel which increases
the blood flow to the epidermis and contains antioxidants and some
other ingredients, with obsrvable  beneficial effects for the
appearance of the skin overall. in fact this is what we have  observed
over the last 8 years or so especially on diabetic patients who tend
to develop ulcers( this was a side benefit of the gel, which is used
mostly for the cushioning chahraxterisics).
 we know how to market medical devices but we would like to find
someone with credibility who is willing to evaluate these masks and if
he likes them spread the word.
these masks are unlikely to be endorsed by dermatologists nor beauty
salons because they are so effective and easy to use and inexpensive
that dermatologists and beauty salon would lose the customer they sell
the mask to.
in the medical device industry we are bable to find champions who care
about patients and are not "hired guns", then in turn when these
champions do lectures or workshops they include the features of thos
prodcuts that they think are of superior performance and if a certain
manufacturer product is considered to be superior in performance or
functionality, then that product is mentioned in more or less detail
depending on the degree of superiority with respect to others.
the fact that we are not kown in the cosmetic or health and beauty
industry works against us.
we want to find some champions
can you suggest where and how to look?

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 17 Oct 2006 15:10 PDT

Have you considered hiring a firm that might place samples of your
product in the hands of celebrities?

Hi! Thanks for the question.

I think people who will care about your industry and at the same time,
have an unbiased look, are those who dedicate their careers for
research on biomedical engineering. I think the best way to lead you
to these people will be to contact leaders of organizations that cater
to this field.

Personalities who are behind the scientific journals within this
industry will be good as well.


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ORGANIZATIONS:

Biomedical Engineering Society
http://www.bmes.org/officers.asp

American Society of Biomechanics
http://www.asbweb.org/html/exec/exec_board.html

International Society of Biomechanics
http://isbweb.org/o/content/view/77/78/ 

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (Click on
the links to see different committee members)
http://www.aimbe.org/staff/index.php
http://www.aimbe.org/content/index.php?pid=51
http://www.aimbe.org/content/index.php?pid=56
http://www.aimbe.org/content/index.php?pid=77
http://www.aimbe.org/content/index.php?pid=52
http://www.aimbe.org/content/index.php?pid=62
http://www.aimbe.org/content/index.php?pid=63
http://www.aimbe.org/content/index.php?pid=85

Society for Biomaterials
http://www.biomaterials.org/Welcome/welboard.htm
http://www.biomaterials.org/Welcome/welvl.htm



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Journal Writers and Editors.: (Click on the links to get the names of
people behind the publications. COntacting contributors will be good
as well.)

BioMedical Engineering Online
http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/edboard/ 

Critical Reviews? in Biomedical Engineering
http://www.begellhouse.com/ii/4b27cbfc562e21b8.pdf

Annals of Biomedical Engineering
http://www.springer.com/west/home/biomed?SGWID=4-124-70-35587680-detailsPage=journal|editorialBoard

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1025-5842&linktype=5

Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering
http://www.annualreviews.org/people/peopleedcom.aspx?series=bioeng 

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Journal of Biomechanical Engineering - Editorial Staff Email

Editor: Frank Yin - yin@biomed.wustl.edu
Washington University in St. Louis

Associate Editors

Andrew A. Amis - a.amis@imperial.ac.uk

Ellen M. Arruda - arruda@umich.edu 	
University of Michigan
		
Philip V. Bayly - pvb@me.wustl.edu 	
Washington University
		
Cheng Dong - cxd23@psu.edu 	
Penn State University
		
David FitzPatrick - David.FitzPatrick@ucd.ie 
University College Dublin
		
David Fyhrie - david@fyhrie.com 	
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
		
Clark T Hung - cth6@columbia.edu 	
Columbia University
		
Jacques M. Huyghe - j.m.r.huyghe@tue.nl 	
Eindohven University of Technology
		
Christopher Jacobs - crjacobs@stanford.edu 	
Stanford
		
Fumihiko Kajiya - fkajiya@md.okayama-u.ac.jp 	
Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Okayama University Graduate
School of Medicine and Dentistry
		
Noshir A. Langrana - langrana@rutgers.edu 
Rutgers The State University of NJ
		
Yoram Lanir - yoram@bm.technion.ac.il 	
Technion
		
B. Barry Lieber - blieber@miami.edu 
	
Susan Margulies - margulies@seas.upenn.edu 
University of Pennsylvania
		
Andrew D McCulloch - amcculloch@ucsd.edu 	
University of California San Diego
		
Avinash Patwardhan - apatwar@lumc.edu 
LUMC
		
Michael Sacks - msacks@pitt.edu 
		
Elaine P. Scott - scottep@vt.edu 
Virginia Tech
		
Lori A. Setton - setton@duke.edu 	
Duke University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
		
David A. Steinman - steinman@mie.utoronto.ca 
	
Jennifer S. Wayne - jswayne@vcu.edu 
Virginia Commonwealth University
		
Jeffrey A. Weiss - jeff.weiss@utah.edu 	

Ajit Yoganathan - ajit.yoganathan@bme.gatech.edu 

Source: http://scitation.aip.org/ASMEJournals/Biomechanical/


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Request for Answer Clarification by aldol-ga on 20 Oct 2006 04:44 PDT

that is a really good idea. how do we go about finding such firms?

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Request for Answer Clarification by aldol-ga on 20 Oct 2006 04:47 PDT

i am not sure i understand what you propose. 
opinion leader in our industry already know about the benefits of this
gel. we need to get women opinion leaders who will try the masks and
then espress their opinion about them

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Clarification of Answer by easterangel-ga on 20 Oct 2006 05:25 PDT

Hi!

Google Answers Researchers can work only on the premise of your
original question. There was no indication on your original question
that you need women opinion makers. You said you were looking for
those in the academe that will champion your cause.

Anyway, maybe there was a misunderstanding on that and based on your
answer to my colleague pinkfreud, here are some companies that could
help you.

Celebrity Endorsement Network
http://www.celebrityendorsement.com/

Westport Entertainment
http://www.westportentertainment.com/

Celebrity Access
http://www.celebrityaccessinc.com/

Celebrity Service
http://www.celebrityservice.com/

Celebrity Plus Inc.
http://www.celebritiesplusinc.com/

Brooks International
http://www.brooksinternational.com/endorsements.htm

All American Speakers
http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/Celebrity_Corporate_Consulting.php


I hope these would be of help to you.

Thanks.

i won't use this answer.
i need something i can use. this answer probably cna be argued to be
in line with what i requested but the fact is that i asked to find
opinion leaders in the cosmetic, toiletries type of field . in the
medical device industry we already have a bunch of opinion leaders on
our side

Thanks for the tip.