GUARD DOG BRAND DEVELOPMENT WINNERS OF TWO 14th ANNUAL COMMUNICATOR AWARDS

GLOBAL EXCELLENCE AND DISTINCTION IN CORPORATE IDENTITY ACKNOWLEDGED

New York, NY (May 27, 2008) - Guard Dog™ Brand Development (GDBD) has been twice-named winners of The 2008 Communicator Awards, as announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA). With over 9,000 entries from across the US and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring the creative excellence for communications professionals.

"Corporate identity is one of the most valuable assets of a company. As developers of award-winning corporate identity in the life sciences sector for our clients, Guard Dog is proud to be recognized for having developed an award-winning corporate identity for ourselves," stated Maria Casini, Co-President, GDBD. Linda Day, director of the IAVA noted "The incredible quality and diversity of this year's entries was an inspiration to the academy and all of our judges."

The Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by IAVA (www.iavisarts.org), a 200+ member organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. Current IAVA membership represents a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms including: Condè Nast, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Victoria's Secret, Wired, Yahoo!, and many others.

"We feel proud to have been honored for the best in creativity and execution from the foremost communications professionals in the business, with both our brandmark and our corporate brochure taking home Silver Communicator Awards," added Camille DeSantis, Co-President, GDBD.