Nov 30, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, market knowledge, medical technology, wound care
British medical technology company Smith & Nephew announced on Wednesday, November 28th that it will take over Healthpoint Biotherapeutics, a US-based specialist for wound management for approx. $782m. According to company information Healthpoint will generate a...
Nov 30, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge, new business, pharmaceutical industry
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a thorne in the side of many pharmaceutical companies. Its effectiveness is in doubt and in competition with synthetically manufactured drugs. But this medical science – which includes herbal treatments and acupuncture – is...
Nov 30, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, market knowledge
A survey by management consulting group Deloitte has revealed the gaining significance of strategic human resources planning for German hospitals in the face of the ever-increasing shortage of doctors. But the topic is not on the hospitals radar, yet....
Nov 9, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge
After the electronic health card (eGK) has been shrunk to almost a normal insurance card, efforts are now being taken to be cautious when testing some simple telematics applications. The electronic prescription will not be introduced, but the updating of policy master...
Nov 8, 2012 | Allgemein, care, DE, homecare / nursing care @en, market knowledge
The UK healthcare company Care UK will pay £48 million for the provider Harmoni, which operates the state emergency hotline 111 for the NHS. The transaction is part of the strategy of Care UK to reduce its dependence on acute care. As part of the deal, Care UK...
Nov 6, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, general conditions, homecare / nursing care @en, market knowledge
The Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) will critically examine plans for mega-mergers in the German hospital market. „We are looking into this area very carefully,“ Bundeskartellamt President Andreas Mundt said Monday evening in Essen. (Quote...