Okt 18, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The American pharmaceutical and medical device company Johnson & Johnson has seen a drop in profits in the third quarter of 2012 due to increased costs. The U.S. company announced that sales grew to $17.05 billion, compared to $16.01 billion for the same quarter...
Okt 18, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, transactions
The US-based medical technology company Stryker Corporation has acquired the company Surpass Medical for $100 million. An additional $35 million could also be paid in the course of various milestone payments. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, with a research...
Okt 18, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The French food producer Danone has announced that in the third quarter, it was able to achieve significant sales growth. Group revenues for the period were EUR 5.26 billion, up 9.4 percent on the previous year (previous year: EUR 4.81 billion). Here, growing markets...
Okt 17, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy
The growing surpluses in the health system should be reduced by a reduction in the contribution rate. This was demanded yesterday in Berlin, by the German Society for Health Economics (DGGÖ). „In ‚pay as you go‘ social systems, it is not the...
Okt 17, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, new products
The trans-o-flex Logistics Group is expanding its industrial know-how in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries and has therefore established a pharmaceutical centre of excellence for the entire group this month. „This will be our service department for...
Okt 16, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions
By 2030, according to recent estimates, there will be a million more dependent persons. Although Germany, considering the density of doctors, is one of the world’s best-served countries, there are already some rural areas that are underserved. This trend will...