Boston Scientific Corporation, a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, was honored as one of Fortune s Most Admired Companies in 2005. The company s mission is to improve quality and productivity in the health care industry through the development of less-invasive medical devices and procedures. This is accomplished by refining existing products and procedures and the investigation and development of new technologies that can reduce risk, trauma, cost, procedure time and the need for aftercare. The company is structured in nine divisions: electrophysiology, oncology, endoscopy, urology, interventional cardiology, neurovascular, peripheral interventions, vascular surgery and gynecology, each of which focuses on research and development in a given area. James R. Tobin has been the chief executive officer of Boston Scientific for more the seven years. He has been with the health care services company for over seven years. Tobin earned BA and MBA degrees from Harvard. Boston Scientific is based in Natick, Mass.

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