Sep 9, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
Home appliance manufacturer Miele, of Güterslohe, has announced a rise in sales for the year 2011/12, up 3.1% to EUR 3.04 billion. In this business family, Miele Professional is renowned for manufacturing laundry equipment and dishwashers for commercial use, as well...
Sep 8, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, transactions
Siemens Healthcare has announced that it will assume virtually all the assets of Penrith Corporation. The company, based in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, USA, manufacturers integrated ultrasound systems. With this acquisition, Siemens is expanding its offerings in...
Sep 7, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge, pharmaceuticals
In the pharmaceutical industry, the European association EFPIA has decided to make the financial benefits of doctors and medical research institutions open to view by all. Similar to the „Physician Payment Sunshine Act“ in the USA, the association wants to...
Sep 7, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The public sick fund DAK Gesundheit could play a future role in the bid for discount agreements for service provider GWQ ServicePlus AG. This presumption emerges from a special report by specialist portal „Apotheke Adhoc“. Although there are no concrete...
Sep 7, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge
The Bundeskartellamt has prohibited the merger between Klinikum Worms (555 beds) and Agaplesion Hochstift Krankenhaus (141 beds). With the merger, competition authorities decided that it would result in too strong a market position in the region for acute health care....
Sep 6, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
Martin Siebert is a new board member at Rhön Klinikum AG. The 51 year old was most recently CEO at Median Kliniken, whose leadership he assumed early in 2010. Siebert had previously worked for 16 years as Group Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of the Board at...