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Harris Nesbitt Hosts Focus on Healthcare Investor Conference

Harris Nesbitt Hosts Focus on Healthcare Investor Conference

Conference will Bring Together Leading Companies in Biotechnology, Medical Technology and Healthcare Services Sectors

NEW YORK, December 5, 2005 - Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will host its fifth annual Focus on Healthcare conference today from 8 am to 5 pm at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. The institutional investor event brings together experts from more than 40 leading companies who will present their views and insights on the biotechnology, medical technology and healthcare service sectors.

Highlights from today's conference include a keynote luncheon presentation by Tommy Thompson, the former Health and Human Services Secretary, four-term Governor of Wisconsin, current Chairman of the Deloitte Center for Heal th Solutions and partner at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Also of note, the conference will feature biotechnology panel discussions with 10 additional companies on the topics of pharmacogenomics and stem-cell based medicine

All presentations and panel discussions will be webcast live and archived on the Harris Nesbitt website:
http://www.harrisnesbitt.com/conferences/healthcare2005

Media are invited to attend and/or access the webcast. Reporters interested in attending are encouraged to call Mirette Ghanem at (416) 867-4924 to RSVP.

Harris Nesbitt equity research analysts Tom Schrader (Biotechnology), Joanne Wuensch (Medical Technology & Devices) and Erik Chiprich (Healthcare Services) will also be available for interviews by arrangement.

An up-to-the-minute agenda* with presentation times for the conference is available on the web site. Scheduled presenting companies include:

  • ActivBiotics
  • Advanced Medical Optics (EYE)
  • Alcon (ACL)
  • Arthrocare (ARTC)
  • Bausch & Lomb (CPTS)
  • BioVex Ltd
  • Conceptus (CPTS)
  • Cryocath Technologies Inc. (CYT.TO)
  • EpiCept Corporation
  • Extendicare (EXE)
  • Hythiam (HYTM)
  • Inogen
  • Kendle International (KNDL)
  • Laserscope (LSCP)
  • LCA-Vision (LCAV)
  • Medical Services Company
  • Medtronic (MDT)
  • Metamorphix
  • NationsHealth (NHRX)
  • NovaMed (NOVA)
  • Numoda
  • Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
  • Paragon Medical
  • RehabCare Group (RHB)
  • ResMed (RMD)
  • Respironics (RESP)
  • Rib-X Pharmaceuticals
  • SenoRx
  • STAAR Surgical (STAA)
  • Stryker (SYK)
  • TLCVision Corporation (TLCV)
  • TorreyPines Therapeuti cs, Inc.
  • Universal Health Services (UHS)
  • Zimmer Holdings (ZMH)
  • *Agenda subject to change.

    About Harris Nesbitt

    Harris Nesbitt is an investment and corporate bank offering clients access to a full range of products and services including investment and corporate banking, treasury services, market risk management, institutional investing and research. Harris Nesbitt is part of Harris, an integrated financial services organization providing more than 1.5 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing and financial management solutions. Harris Nesbitt is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please visit www.harrisnesbitt.com.

    Contacts:
    Kevin Windorf, New York, (212) 885-4111
    Mirette Ghanem, Toronto, (416) 867-4924

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