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KCI Announces New Management Structure

KCI Announces New Management Structure

SAN ANTONIO – Saturday, January 28th 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)– The Board of Directors of the parent company of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. and LifeCell Corporation today announced that Ronald A. Matricaria has joined the Board of Directors and will serve as its Chairman. Matricaria will oversee the implementation of a new management structure under [...]

Roche Diagnostics to establish its Middle East regional headquarters in Jafza

Roche Diagnostics to establish its Middle East regional headquarters in Jafza

Diagnostics Company looks to expand current market share in MENA Region DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saturday, January 28th 2012 [ME NewsWire] Roche Diagnostics, diagnostic division of global healthcare company Roche announced that it will set up its Middle East headquarters in Jafza and commence operations next month. The announcement was made on the sidelines [...]

Boehringer Ingelheim Moves into Phase III for its Head and Neck Cancer Trial Programme for Afatinib*

Boehringer Ingelheim Moves into Phase III for its Head and Neck Cancer Trial Programme for Afatinib*

Two studies investigating afatinib* in patients with locally advanced or recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer are open for recruitment. INGELHEIM, Germany – Thursday, January 26th 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)– FOR NON-US MEDIA ONLY Boehringer Ingelheim announced today the initiation of two phase III clinical trials, LUX-Head & Neck 1 and LUX-Head & Neck 2. [...]

Capsule Expands Connectivity Solution in EMEA and Experiences Continued Growth at Arab Health – Dubai 23-26 January 2012

Capsule Expands Connectivity Solution in EMEA and Experiences Continued Growth  at Arab Health – Dubai 23-26 January 2012

Capsule, a French company, the leading global provider of medical device connectivity, today announced plans to expand its connectivity offering in Europe and the Middle East Regions. Building on their record growth in 2010, the company is currently focusing on expansion in EMEA through partnerships with leading healthcare information systems (HIS) vendors and biomedical device [...]

CHEMOSAFE AT THE HEART OF BIOSECURITY AT ARAB HEALTH 2012 in DUBAI

CHEMOSAFE AT THE HEART OF BIOSECURITY AT ARAB HEALTH 2012 in DUBAI

EuroBioConcept is a world-renowned French isolators designer and manufacturer as well as airtight transfer systems and PSM III for pharmacies, pharmaceutical industry and research laboratories. The company will unveil the new applications for its Chemosafe™ devices at the 2012 edition of the Arab Health tradeshow to be held on January 23rd to 26th in Dubai. [...]

Quintiles Launches Innovative Center of Excellence in Dalian, China

Quintiles Launches Innovative Center of Excellence in Dalian, China

Language, cultural knowledge and location ideal for Japan, China and Korean markets BEIJING & SINGAPORE – Wednesday, January 18th 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)– Quintilestoday announced the opening of a business process outsourcing (BPO) and project management center of excellence in Dalian, a major city in northeast China with a multilingual workforce and location ideally [...]

Doctors in UAE urged to avoid duplicate therapy of cough and cold medications for young children

Doctors in UAE urged to avoid duplicate therapy of cough and cold medications for young children

Dubai, UAE: In the United Arab Emirates, there have been a number of infants and young children harmed by accidental overdoses from cough and cold medications when a parent has mixed different medications together or gave too high a dose. As a precautionary measure, in March 2009, the UAE Ministry of Health (MoH) prohibited over-the-counter [...]

Smartphone Apps Mean Big Business for Healthcare in the UAE

Smartphone Apps Mean Big Business for Healthcare in the UAE

Dubai, UAE: In recognition of the growing importance of mobile health in the Middle East, international experts in healthcare and Information Technology are set to gather in Dubai for the leading m+Health Conference on 24th January 2012, as part of the Arab Health Exhibition & Congress from 23rd – 26th January 2012. Supported by du [...]

Ascom Miratel Oy Receives Largest Order Ever for Nurse Call System

Ascom Miratel Oy Receives Largest Order Ever for Nurse Call System

HELSINKI – Wednesday, January 11th 2012 [ME NewsWire] Long co-operation key to new agreement (BUSINESS WIRE)– According to an agreement made with Turku University Hospital (TYKS), Ascom Miratel Oy will deliver the IP-based Innova Nurse Call System to the new Turku University Hospital extension during 2012. The deal consists of equipment to almost 200 patient [...]

UAE hospitals vie for top spot at the 2012 Arab Health Awards

UAE hospitals vie for top spot at the 2012 Arab Health Awards

Dubai, UAE: The shortlist of nominations for the 2012 Arab Health Innovation & Achievement Awards has been announced with more than 50 healthcare facilities from the United Arab Emirates vying for the top spot in this year’s awards. With hospitals such as Corniche Hospital, Rashid Hospital and Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) making it [...]

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