Fresenius Helios has developed a secure and highly effective process for purifying medical protective masks so they can be safely reused. It is being employed for FFP2- and FFP3-type masks, which help protect medical and care personnel who are treating COVID-19 patients. Going well beyond the safety standard set out by the Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s government agency responsible for disease control and prevention, the process allows the purified masks to be used by any staff member – not just the previous user. Starting immediately, Helios Germany’s hospitals can purify 8,000 masks daily using the process, which was developed with the support of Fresenius Vamed and Fresenius Medical Care. The company has chosen not to commercialize the process and is making complete information about it available online, free of charge.
To obtain and secure important data for research into SARS-CoV 2, Fresenius Helios has established a multi-center COVID-19 register. Since back in February a team of Helios experts, supported by the Brandenburg Medical School outside of Berlin, has been gathering pseudonymized data on patients treated for COVID-19 in Germany. The goal is to develop insights and knowledge for the battle against the new virus. First research findings from the project, which is scheduled to last a year and is financed by Helios, are now being readied for publication.
To obtain and secure important data for research into SARS-CoV 2, Fresenius Helios has established a multi-center COVID-19 register. Since back in February a team of Helios experts, supported by the Brandenburg Medical School outside of Berlin, has been gathering pseudonymized data on patients treated for COVID-19 in Germany. The goal is to develop insights and knowledge for the battle against the new virus. First research findings from the project, which is scheduled to last a year and is financed by Helios, are now being readied for publication.
Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s leading provider of dialysis products and services, has released an advisory calling for clinical care principles on access to be upheld for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease if a surge in COVID-19 infections overwhelms the available supply of facilities, caregivers and ventilators.
The Global Medical Advisory on Apportioning Care outlines the company’s position on how care should be allotted during and after the pandemic and addresses the differing care standards being articulated by various healthcare systems, groups and governments. It stresses the company’s commitment to maintaining uninterrupted healthcare delivery for patients around the world who require renal replacement therapy during the pandemic.
The advisory recognizes that capacity issues may become overwhelming to healthcare systems during the pandemic. However, it calls on “all authorities to recognize the need to make critical equipment, supplies, facilities and care delivery available to patients with advanced kidney diseases that need lifesaving therapy at all times, including during this COVID-19 disease pandemic.”
Dr. Frank Maddux, Global Chief Medical Officer of Fresenius Medical Care and member of the company’s Management Board, said the company stands firmly behind the clinical principle that despite the strain on healthcare resources caused by the pandemic, patients with End Stage Kidney Disease requiring dialysis should be able to continue with their prescribed dialysis treatment frequency. Furthermore, dialysis access surgery or interventions needed by some patients are “not elective procedures and should be delivered in a timely manner” to prevent potential complications, he added.
The advisory asserts that patients needing renal replacement therapy during the pandemic should still be offered the appropriate treatment that has been agreed in consultation with their physicians. “These discussions may include mechanical ventilation, dialysis, continuous renal replacement therapies and any other extracorporeal support” advised by a patient’s care team, it states.
“People with advanced kidney disease come in varied degrees of health and functional status, but they all want to be productive and active members of their families and communities, and we are doing everything in our power to support their desire for individual choices on the level of care they receive,” said Dr. Maddux. “We want to avoid population-based decisions on care that may not be in the best interests of the individual person.”
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, including changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. These and other risks and uncertainties are detailed in Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.
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- Production of critical drugs scaled up with priority supply for COVID 19 patients
- Commitment to price stability for essential drugs for COVID-19 patients during pandemic
Fresenius Kabi is responding to the significant increase in worldwide demand for essential drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, especially medicines used for sedation such as Propofol and pain management drugs. The company is maximizing supply with all compatible manufacturing capacity now dedicated to these vital drugs. Fresenius Kabi has made significant, future-oriented investments in recent years into both automation and capacity in its manufacturing facilities; these are now enabling treatment for more patients worldwide.
Fresenius Kabi will continue to align its manufacturing capacities to the dynamically developing demand resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fresenius Kabi is dedicated to protecting its workforce in all aspects and has introduced increased safety measures for employees across the organization. These safeguards will also facilitate continued operations at its production sites. To ensure uninterrupted access to the company’s medicines, devices and technologies Fresenius Kabi is working closely with governments and public health authorities around the world.
Stephan Sturm, CEO of Fresenius, said: “The COVID-19 pandemic poses particular challenges for our society. As a healthcare company whose mission is to offer better and affordable medicine to ever more people, we have a special responsibility that we will live up to also during these testing times. Irrespective of demand beyond our ability to supply, we commit ourselves to keeping prices for essential drugs for COVID-19 patients stable during this pandemic. My special thanks go to our employees around the world. I am very grateful for their extraordinary commitment.”
Mats Henriksson, CEO of Fresenius Kabi, said: “Our purpose is to put lifesaving medicines and technologies in the hands of healthcare professionals and to find answers to the challenges they face. This purpose has never been more important than today. We do whatever is possible to further increase manufacturing output and the supply of urgently needed products. I am inspired by the dedication of our employees who are committed to maintaining the supply of our medicines to patients and their families.”
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, e.g. changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, results of clinical trials, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. Fresenius does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.
- Production of critical drugs scaled up with priority supply for COVID 19 patients
- Commitment to price stability for essential drugs for COVID-19 patients during pandemic
Fresenius Kabi is responding to the significant increase in worldwide demand for essential drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, especially medicines used for sedation such as Propofol and pain management drugs. The company is maximizing supply with all compatible manufacturing capacity now dedicated to these vital drugs. Fresenius Kabi has made significant, future-oriented investments in recent years into both automation and capacity in its manufacturing facilities; these are now enabling treatment for more patients worldwide.
Fresenius Kabi will continue to align its manufacturing capacities to the dynamically developing demand resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fresenius Kabi is dedicated to protecting its workforce in all aspects and has introduced increased safety measures for employees across the organization. These safeguards will also facilitate continued operations at its production sites. To ensure uninterrupted access to the company’s medicines, devices and technologies Fresenius Kabi is working closely with governments and public health authorities around the world.
Stephan Sturm, CEO of Fresenius, said: “The COVID-19 pandemic poses particular challenges for our society. As a healthcare company whose mission is to offer better and affordable medicine to ever more people, we have a special responsibility that we will live up to also during these testing times. Irrespective of demand beyond our ability to supply, we commit ourselves to keeping prices for essential drugs for COVID-19 patients stable during this pandemic. My special thanks go to our employees around the world. I am very grateful for their extraordinary commitment.”
Mats Henriksson, CEO of Fresenius Kabi, said: “Our purpose is to put lifesaving medicines and technologies in the hands of healthcare professionals and to find answers to the challenges they face. This purpose has never been more important than today. We do whatever is possible to further increase manufacturing output and the supply of urgently needed products. I am inspired by the dedication of our employees who are committed to maintaining the supply of our medicines to patients and their families.”
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, e.g. changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, results of clinical trials, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. Fresenius does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.
Fresenius Medical Care North America has announced a collaboration with DaVita Inc. and other dialysis providers in response to COVID-19, which aims to support the broader kidney care community in the United States by offering isolation capacity for dialysis patients who are or may be COVID-19 positive.
Dialysis patients represent one of the most at-risk populations, particularly in the current difficult and rapidly evolving situation. To stay alive, they must receive treatment multiple days a week for three to four hours at a time. This presents a unique challenge for patients and their care teams when social distancing is required to reduce the risk of community spread and infection.
In this unprecedented time, Fresenius Medical Care North America is cooperating with DaVita Inc., U.S. Renal Care, American Renal Associates, Satellite Healthcare and other dialysis organizations. Together they are creating a nationwide contingency plan with a goal of helping to maintain continuity of care for dialysis patients by creating isolation cohort capacity that can be accessed by other dialysis providers.
A critical aim of this collaboration is to keep dialysis patients out of the hospital whenever possible, freeing up limited hospital resources. The companies are focused on ensuring there are enough nurses, social workers, dietitians, care technicians and available space to treat all dialysis patients, including those who are or may be infected with COVID-19, in a way that does not unnecessarily expose the hundreds of thousands of other patients who entrust them with their care.
Dialysis organizations have designated capacity in selected clinics across their national networks to create isolation units and shifts, which will treat patients who are or may be COVID-19 positive separately. This collaboration will help safeguard caregivers, conserve personal protective equipment and other important supplies, and create an environment that provides excess capacity for providers that may be overwhelmed by larger COVID-19 clusters.
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to various factors, including, but not limited to, changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, legal changes, regulatory approvals, results of clinical studies, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. These and other risks and uncertainties are detailed in Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.
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Fresenius today successfully placed bonds with a volume of €750 million. The bonds have a maturity of 7.5 years and an annual coupon of 1.625%. The issue price is 99.021% and the resulting yield amounts to 1.766%.
The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including refinancing of existing financial liabilities.
The bonds were drawn under the Fresenius European Medium Term Note (EMTN) Program and issued by Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA.
Fresenius has applied to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange to admit the bonds to trading on its regulated market.
Fresenius is a global health care group, providing products and services for dialysis, hospital and outpatient medical care. In 2019, Group sales were €35.4 billion. On December 31, 2019, the Fresenius Group had 294,134 employees worldwide.
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Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Registered Office: Bad Homburg, Germany
Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Bad Homburg, HRB 11852
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Gerd Krick
General Partner: Fresenius Management SE
Registered Office: Bad Homburg, Germany
Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Bad Homburg, HRB 11673
Management Board: Stephan Sturm (Chairman), Dr. Francesco De Meo, Rachel Empey, Dr. Jürgen Götz,
Mats Henriksson, Rice Powell, Dr. Ernst Wastler
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Fresenius today successfully placed bonds with a volume of €750 million. The bonds have a maturity of 7.5 years and an annual coupon of 1.625%. The issue price is 99.021% and the resulting yield amounts to 1.766%.
The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including refinancing of existing financial liabilities.
The bonds were drawn under the Fresenius European Medium Term Note (EMTN) Program and issued by Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA.
Fresenius has applied to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange to admit the bonds to trading on its regulated market.
This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, securities to any person in Australia, Canada, Japan, or the United States of America (the “United States”) or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States.
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This announcement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of securities in any Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA) will be made pursuant to the prospectus prepared by Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company and Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company in combination with the relevant final terms relating to such securities or pursuant to an exemption under Regulation (EU) 1129/2017 (the Prospectus Regulation) from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of securities. Neither Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company nor Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of securities in circumstances in which an obligation arises for Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Finance Ireland Public Limited Company and Fresenius Finance Ireland II Public Limited Company or any other person to publish or supplement a prospectus for such offer.
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Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s leading provider of dialysis products and services, postpones its 2020 Annual General Meeting, which was scheduled for May 19, to a later date this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The resolutions regarding the allocation of the distributable profit and the payout of the dividend will be postponed accordingly.
As soon as conditions allow again for a reliable planning and safe implementation of the Annual General Meeting, Fresenius Medical Care will announce the new date.
Rice Powell, Chief Executive Officer of Fresenius Medical Care, said: “The decision to postpone our Annual General Meeting was not an easy one for us to take. But the protection and health of our shareholders and employees is very important to us. In light of this exceptional situation, a postponement is the only sensible option.”
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, including changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. These and other risks and uncertainties are detailed in Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.